Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Saturday, October 19, 2024

By Paula Sears

day moon

slipping off her fairy wings

for naptime

Paula Sears


 

dawn curled in the field a fawn

Paula Sears



riding

the train wind . . .

seeds of wildflowers

Paula Sears



orchard sundown . . .

the porcupine nibbles

a dropped apple

Paula Sears



fiddlers’ festival

a kick of hickory

in the pulled pork


Paula Sears

Friday, October 18, 2024

By Nicoletta Ignatti

low tide —

adding a day

to my years

Nicoletta Ignatti



autumn deepens —

the many varieties

of shadows

Nicoletta Ignatti

By Brad Bennett

milkweed pods

the jagged path

of a monarch

Brad Bennett


 

crossing the state line

in a pickup truck

a boulder

Brad Bennett

By Melissa Leaf Nelson

dry corn stalks

creaking in the wind

ghost stories


Melissa Leaf Nelson


 

still pond

a dragonfly

stitches the cattails


Melissa Leaf Nelson

By Sébastien Revon

the same wind yet not the same autumn equinox

Sébastien Revon



a hearse passes by…

my child asks a question

we cannot answer

Sébastien Revon

Thursday, October 17, 2024

By Deborah A. Bennett

now i am the age

my brother never was —

frost moon dawn

Deborah A. Bennett

By Diane Funston

noble juniper watches

centuries of dryness

deep prayer to rain gods


Diane Funston

By DJ Tyrer

thunder

tension breaks

coolness

DJ Tyrer

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

By Mona Bedi

rocking chair

dad's last summer

on the porch


Mona Bedi



woodsmoke

the memory of you

in each corner


Mona Bedi



riverside meditation

the Ganges meanders

through me


Mona Bedi

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

By Stacy Taylor

traffic jam

he tells me

he may walk

Stacy Taylor



thin apartment walls

trying not to sleep

with strangers

Stacy Taylor



wearing

my mother’s gold ring

the weight of it

Stacy Taylor



after the funeral

missing

my freeway exit

Stacy Taylor

By Katherine E Winnick

the Mediterranean the distance between us


Katherine E Winnick



inner alchemy the moment I saw you


Katherine E Winnick



midnight moon I plant my dreams


Katherine E Winnick

By Vandana Parashar

forest walk

how many did it take

to forge the trail

Vandana Parashar


 

grey dawn the dream of a life beyond

Vandana Parashar



if he doesn't care

neither do I

mockingbird

Vandana Parashar

Monday, October 14, 2024

By J. D. Nelson

half-moon soon this nightly walk will require a jacket

J. D. Nelson



who are you trying to fool moon you’re not full

J. D. Nelson



it’s been a year now forgotten stars

J. D. Nelson

Sunday, October 13, 2024

By Stephanie Zepherelli

excess baggage

carrying the weight

of old photographs

Stephanie Zepherelli



city streets

intersecting shadows

without faces

Stephanie Zepherelli



riptide

fighting currents

of loneliness

Stephanie Zepherelli



washing windows

treasured moments

of clarity

Stephanie Zepherelli