Cold Moon Journal

a small box of things he left behind I hold on a little while longer to what was lost Alvin B. Cruz

breaking the ice on New Year’s Eve crème brulee Paula Sears

cemetery from cross to cross crow Daniel Birnbaum

moonless night always assuming the worst John Pappas *   harvest moon what to do with the time we get John Pappas *   dri...

wedding bouquet... children tickle each other with pampas grass Hassane Zemmouri

all bundled up walking atop snowbanks headed for school Richard Bailly *   sunflowers gathered in light seeking fields of joy Ric...

lone chrysanthemum floating in the winter fog your red nose so bright Curt Linderman *   hedge trimmed he r...

magnets on fridge I plan my next adventure Priti Khullar

hot pants the frayed borders of the past Mark Gilbert * wondering what has gone wrong robinsong Mark Gilbert

2023 first thing to do buy the crickets Barbara Anna Gaiardoni

home alone I'm starting to believe again in Santa Claus Mircea Moldovan

Along aisles of tales, she was raised by the women: real and fictional Regina Florene Tan

empty nest — a parrot flies past the setting sun Amoolya Kamalnath

empty chair on the front porch his echos remain Tuyet Van Do

dwindling in the daylight... luna moth Adele Evershed

candelabra we discuss our options Joshua St. Claire

i ntoxicating giddy fragrance of mock orange brings thoughts of springtime to my still cold heart Pat Geyer

ship masts in a windstorm the way we keep each other at a distance   Reid Hepworth