Cold Moon Journal

my mother that flash of forever in her eyes Kath Abela Wilson

lost I return home to grandmother's iris Marilyn Ashbaugh

evening rain my son wants me to stop the lullaby Maya Daneva

your fragrance eclipses the moon . . . night jasmine Veronika Zora Novak

scream of a newborn baby over noise of bombs Mirela Brăilean

first kiss — the fresh taste of chewing-gum Antonio Mangiameli

moonlight — a stray dog follows my bike David He

obituary column my old teacher’s name in the register John Hawkhead

for every experiment we choose… a monkey Kamrun Nahar

receding waves wipe out all the footprints... his dementia Ram Chandran

anger management my father's broken pencils   Alvin B. Cruz

hazy moon... Dad's tobacco smoke mists my face David He

softly falling rain we look out the same window in opposite directions Alvin B. Cruz

full moon the deepest silence of the night in your grave Nani Mariani

waxing gibbous moon dangling on the edge of space the fullness of life Shane Huey

clothes flung on the floor — summer heat Lafcadio

Truck sputters exhaust front seat replete with crushed Coors lilac scent long gone Yash Seyedbagheri

solitary pawn alone on a chessboard where are all the others? John Grey