An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
by Mary E. Lowd
March 8, 2021
Four horses on a grey and gloomy day,
Stop to drink some water on their way,
Shall they ride to battle?
Shall they ride to glory?
Perhaps they’ll simply wander,
Hooves sloshing marshes, Continue reading “Four Horses”
by Mary E. Lowd
June 5, 2019
Two roses—
The full rose, petals pale with age,
The rosebud, petals bright with youth,
—both perfect, in their way. Continue reading “Two Roses”
by Mary E. Lowd
February 22, 2018
Be brave,
Little daffodil;
The cold
won’t last.
by Mary E. Lowd
March 11, 2021
As small as an apple
This vole samples
Seeds and grains and scraps
Not worrying about any traps
Living its small life
Avoiding any strife
Just going about the day
Not getting in anyone’s way
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From the book: Some Words Burn Brightly: An Illuminated Collection of Poetry
Next poem: Echidna
Previous poem: Pygmy Marmoset
by Mary E. Lowd
March 22, 2021
Spiny backed
And pointy nosed
Toddling along
Wherever it goes
Not a hedgehog
Not a bird Continue reading “Echidna”
by Mary E. Lowd
April 1, 2021
Fuzzy & funny
The owl skews an eye
Giving a quizzical look
The Wise One wonders
Why you choose to reside
Trapped inside Continue reading “Owl”
by Mary E. Lowd
March 31, 2021
With the round face of an owl
Tiny hands & tiny tail
The pygmy marmoset
Is all set
To dig in
One green grape is the size
Of a watermelon Continue reading “Pygmy Marmoset”
by Mary E. Lowd
March 11, 2021
Seek and you may find
A blaze of red
Quick and bright
Darting o’er the grass
A fox, dancing
Your heart, singing Continue reading “Fox in Motion”
by Mary E. Lowd
March 3, 2021
Foxes in parables
Are always clever fools
Tricking and taunting
Winning their way
But sometimes a fox
Gets just what they want Continue reading “Fox in Stillness”
by Mary E. Lowd
May 5, 2021
Oh, hippo!
Lo and behold, hippo!
Thou art so small
No taller art thou
Than a Wellington boot Continue reading “Hippo”