by Mary E. Lowd
March 9, 2021
Dogs and snow!
On adventures they will go!
Roll in powder,
Taste the flakes,
Staying inside today,
Would be a great mistake. Continue reading “Snow Day”
Tag: poem
Indoor Cat
by Mary E. Lowd
March 7, 2021
Oh cruel glass,
Doth block the way,
Tween youthful cat,
And yonder play.
What shall a cat do?
So sadly restrained… Continue reading “Indoor Cat”
The Dog Interview
by Mary E. Lowd
March 11, 2021
No one likes to be interviewed
Not even a dog
So grumbling and whining
Trying not to be rude
The hopeful candidate
Wades through this slog Continue reading “The Dog Interview”
The Lion and the Turtle
by Mary E. Lowd
March 12, 2021
The lion stops
For a simple drink
A pause in his day
A moment to think
But alas!
An interruption! Continue reading “The Lion and the Turtle”
Puddle Portal
by Mary E. Lowd
March 21, 2021
What is this?
What is this?
No mere mud puddle!
Not to be understood by you,
Mere mortal! Continue reading “Puddle Portal”
Flowers and Cats
by Mary E. Lowd
March 11, 2021
Bouquets of flowers
Bouquets of cats
Arranged in rows
Arranged in vats
Which is prettier?
Who can know Continue reading “Flowers and Cats”
Superhero Dog
by Mary E. Lowd
March 9, 2021
Sleeping soundly,
Like a log,
This good dog,
Flies through skies,
Rich with clouds,
O’er stars and rainbows,
Their four paws bound, Continue reading “Superhero Dog”
The Cat and the Box
by Mary E. Lowd
March 12, 2021
Silky black
Like the night sky without stars
Or the depths of a cave without torches
The cat’s fur gleams
Wrapped in paper
Swaddled in cardboard Continue reading “The Cat and the Box”
Four Horses
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”
Two Roses
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”