Cold Moon Journal

church stained glass window the Virgin set ablaze by the rising sun John J. Dunphy

thunderhead… the nearing disaster’s flashing brilliance Rob McKinnon *   sparkler… child’s delight writing her name in the dark R...

three hens gobble up bits of peanuts from my hand— heat advisory J. D. Nelson *   blue skies follow rain— after the children’s p...

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