Cold Moon Journal

monsoon night . . . side-by-side on the porch my old dog and me Chen-ou Liu

a monk meditates in the moonlight on his hut an owl hoots David He

in the moonlight desert campfire rajasthani girls in colourful skirts twirling to folk music Sreenath

fil rouge — the cold wind in your silence Angiola Inglese

still reeds in the sunblue pond the heron's sudden beak Robert Witmer

in the cornfield the solitary elm — i have grown old beside it Deborah A. Bennett

cherry to apple blossoms betweens Mariel Herbert

century-old tree… the whole family gathers under its shadow Diana Teneva

empty nest — on the ground her lifeless body Tuyet Van Do

forgotten cemetery crumbling tombstones held together by poison ivy John J. Dunphy

abstract painting full moon replacing the water lily Nudurupati Nagasri

hometown seafood dishes Chinese New Year restaurant on the beach beautiful folded memories Nani Mariani

what does it take to leave you Wile E. Coyote gets another rock dropped on his head Susan Burch

starlight the time it took for me to find you Bryan Rickert

new moon the grandfather clock strikes good night   Brad Bennett

the gatherings becoming smaller … another family funeral Joseph P. Wechselberger

cemetery visit — beside grandpa's headstone forget-me-nots Ram Chandran

wrapping them in mine her tissue paper hands Tony Williams