by Mary E. Lowd
Written on Twitter, 12/18/2023
There are tiny birds
In the leaf-barren trees
Outside my window
Tag: poem
Sculpting with Words
by Mary E. Lowd
Composed on Threads, 12/16/2023
Creating images
Through conversation
Adjectives for a paintbrush
My chisel is verbs Continue reading “Sculpting with Words”
I Wrote a Poem While Walking on the Beach
by Mary E. Lowd
A Deep Sky Anchor Original
I write down my words
And save them carefully
This is me
And I value me
These words are a snapshot
Of myself in this moment Continue reading “I Wrote a Poem While Walking on the Beach”
A Drop of Blood
by Mary E. Lowd
Composed on Threads, 12/16/2023
That feeling when
Every possible thing
You could do seems too hard…
Except for writing poetry Continue reading “A Drop of Blood”
Follow the Rules to Ruin
by Mary E. Lowd
Composed on Threads, 12/16/2023
We make up rules
To help survive the chaos
But when the chaos
Changes the world
So the rules no longer make sense Continue reading “Follow the Rules to Ruin”
The Cosmos’s Dog
by Mary E. Lowd
Composed on Threads, 12/15/2023
We are all the cosmos’s dog
Companion to the universe
Small, short-lasting flickers
Of friendship
And exuberance Continue reading “The Cosmos’s Dog”
The Multitudinous Conversation
by Mary E. Lowd
A Deep Sky Anchor Original
The universe is a machine
For generating conversations;
When every possible conversation
Has been had,
The multi-verse will be complete. Continue reading “The Multitudinous Conversation”
Several Octopuses in a Trench Coat
by Mary E. Lowd
A Deep Sky Anchor Original
If you look under my skin
You’ll find a collection
Of several octopuses
Trying awkwardly to cooperate
To steer this human-skeleton-mecha-thingy Continue reading “Several Octopuses in a Trench Coat”
I am a Zoo
by Mary E. Lowd
A Deep Sky Anchor Original
My stomach is a confused bunny
Poor rabbit, hopping in circles
Weak and afraid
My brain is an angry cat
Stalking, lurking, judging
Ready to hiss
Ready to slash Continue reading “I am a Zoo”
Ode to an Artisanal, Limited Release Plushie
by Mary E. Lowd
A Deep Sky Anchor Original
I.
I don’t know if you would
Have made me happy
But your absence
Makes me sad
We’ll never know if you would have
Been my favorite Continue reading “Ode to an Artisanal, Limited Release Plushie”