by Mary E. Lowd
Cool, pale, sunlight-yellow
A cheerful veneer
Hiding the anger
Wrapping up the fiery, fearsome
Burning red within
Tempering, protecting
Keeping the spark safe
For a day—
—someday—
with less wind
An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
by Mary E. Lowd
Cool, pale, sunlight-yellow
A cheerful veneer
Hiding the anger
Wrapping up the fiery, fearsome
Burning red within
Tempering, protecting
Keeping the spark safe
For a day—
—someday—
with less wind