Cold Moon Journal

night dog barking away the moon from my window Joshua St. Clair e

Darkness cocoons me At the gloaming of the day My butterfly self Jennifer Gurney

times square pigeons and sparrows bask on different ledges Wai Mei Wong

Recap February was a busy month at Cold Moon Journal. Of the 85 poets published, 17 appeared here for the first time. Congratulations to al...

shadows circling the night rises in the eyes of the wounded deer Mirela Brailean

prey waits in shelter for the arriving hunter cold wrapping them both Ed Ahern

refrigerator hum—    the sound    of silence  M. R. Pelletier * yard sale—    she gets rid of things    he never needed M. R....

fo g-shrouded field . . . silver birch stands unseen Bipasha Majumder (De) * lakeside walk . . . a salmon sips the ...

end of quarantine – the smell of cherry blossoms retest my senses Mihaela Babusanu

masonry nails repeatedly hammered splitting my head Aaron Bn *   moonlight seeps through branches of sleeping giants r...

winter piazza chestnuts wrapped in yesterday's news Helen Ogden *   church tour the beggar on the steps extends his hand H...

half moon – part-time lover Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

fishing a haiku in the wild labyrinth of my mind Sreenath *   shadows on the churchyards graveyard shift begins ... Sreenath

sunny side up other days scrambling to find the light Bonnie J Scherer

river rocks skirted with ice . . . still grieving Kristen Lindquist *   spring wind a door creaks open in the hemlock grove Krist...

spring vase dry leaves unfolding butterfly wings Mike Gallagher *   dawn light peering through mist dim stars Mike...

quiet breeze a hummingbird dances with falling leaves Chris Langer *   black coat along the fine stitching small s...

deep winter— an icicle at the tip of his beak Rupa Anand