Cold Moon Journal

thick clouds make the short day even shorter Kamil Plich

fallow fields the faraway sorrows of childhood Ash Evan Lippert   * winter crows power lines divide the sunset Ash Evan Lippert

moon gleam on pine needles whippoorwill Robert Witmer   * a child on tiptoes pointing to a star Robert Witmer

cut up watermelon sunset sky sinking into the ocean Elena Malec

road coast that smells of strawberry metal roofs Barbara Anna Gaiardoni *   the sun inside bye-bye sadness goodbye Barba...

old street— beneath the asphalt layers my childhood footsteps A.J. Anwar   * flea market— the haggles for something priceless A....

rain of leaves drought Mirela Brăilean   *   first date his cheap smell of desire Mirela Brăilean

the discourse on crooked toes   ageism Arvinder Kaur   * house sale the wicket gate moans one last time Arvinder Kaur

mending socks — mom heels a broken heart Bonnie J Scherer

the tinkle of my baby's laughter this night of stars Chen-ou Liu   * a drift of blossoms my Birman sleeps away her...

suburban autumn leaf blowing away the season Barrie Levine

august drought she asks about daffodil bulbs David Kāwika Eyre * in one hop the grasshopper becomes grass David Kāwika Eyre

Saigon downpour children swim in the streets Jimmy Pappas *   plugged into the earth . . .   daffodil yellow   Jimmy Pappas

magic hour the clop of hooves down the road Stephen C. Curro  * alpenglow a golden moon in silken clouds St...

high school scrubbing insults off bathroom stalls Cloris Shi

summer sunset I catch my breath in the lake’s reflection Mona Bedi   *   deep winter — mom’s lullaby sneaks into my dream Mona ...

rainy moon mourning flowers around the world for Queen Elizabeth II Nani Mariani

power lines hum in the wind all day an old hymn stuck in my head Herbert Shippey