Cold Moon Journal

rock paper scissors joy happiness pleasure joy beats pleasure Ray Spitzenberger

midnight only half there Keith Evetts

frantic u-turn across the living room and back what just happened Barrie Levine

morning sun the fold in your pillow casts a shadow Joseph P. Wechselberger

i in the moonlight sequestered self Devoshruti Mandal

flowerless magnolias postcard from Kyiv Mircea Moldovan

grief her presence even in this stillness Nisha Raviprasad

spring twilight… a gull stalls on  a wall of wind Joe Sebastian

c uckoo in spring –   the universe makes a sound from a willow tree Deborah A. Bennett

pilgrimage I climb the mountains  within Priti Khullar

war-torn field a sheep dog wanders back and forth Pat Davis

w ar-wounded  the girl puts a bandage  on her doll’s head Maya Daneva

quiet dinner the crystal clear sound of the salt shaker Alvin B. Cruz

Academy Awards a slap shocked the world Nani Mariani

s pring restoration – green covers cracks in the statue Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

full moon of worms – the echo of a farewell forgotten Maria Teresa Sisti

snowflakes on outstretched palms – my childhood Zoran Doderović

crossing cultures an acceptance that people are people Susan Bonk Plumridge