Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Friday, March 1, 2024

By Kelly Moyer

shipwrecked

a gale

of free-floating grace

Kelly Moyer


 

pearls the loneliest bird tethers to the nest

Kelly Moyer



wishing well

a stone

for every sorrow

Kelly Moyer

By Timothy Daly

early morning

the storm

under my skull

Timothy Daly



yoga class

trying to balance

commitments

Timothy Daly



the fallen pine

needles stab me

nostalgia

Timothy Daly

By John Pappas

funeral lilies

the young father learns

to french braid

John Pappas



between

that and this

winter rain

John Pappas



flood watch

she tells me again

it is what it is

John Pappas



white asters stay and wild a while

John Pappas



root rot

another far-off war

on television

John Pappas

By Robert Witmer

frogspawn

black holes

in a rippled universe

Robert Witmer



tricycle tracks

all the branches

of the human tree

Robert Witmer



crime novel

an old parking ticket

marks the page

Robert Witmer

By Brad Bennett

still

in slippers

spring morning

Brad Bennett


 

sunlight

through the skylight

by way of the moon

Brad Bennett



bird tracks

the call

of a snowplow

Brad Bennett