Cold Moon Journal

war death toll climbing roses Alvin B. Cruz * an eye for an eye in war nothing but darkness Alvin B. Cruz

white chrysanthemum carried by the dove the sad ink Francoise Maurice * black saturday the massacre of innocents on ...

chipped red paint— my horseshoe resting on yours Mark Forrester

first raindrops nothing fancy just keeping time Mark Gilbert

daybreak the shimmering masts of anchored yachts Mark Miller

moonbeam lighting my inner thoughts Stephen Jarrell Williams

war puzzle peace into pieces Marjorie Pezzoli *   lead should surround stain glass not children   Marjorie Pezzoli

Turning back the clocks I go back in time As if it doesn’t exist Anthony Ward

election debate the cat drags a dead mouse out of the bush Vandana Parashar *   falling asleep to the sound of snore...

grey skies and yet, a new road Amoolya Kamalnath

I'm a sack of rusty bones, sweet moon Mircea Moldovan * games between mature people harvest moon Mircea Moldovan

wet cobblestone street the open sign blinks on and off Kerry J Heckman

her tired face how many leaves on the ground Maria Concetta Conti

paper thin our penpal friendship over the years Bonnie J Scherer * crushing grapes — the stain of my sin Bonnie J Scherer

winter funeral our plumes of breath drawing veils John Hawkhead

2 am a toddler's fixated gaze unsmiling Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo

solar eclipse splashing black ink up to the sky Xiaoou Chen *   inundation floating markets in downtown Xiaoou Chen

early morning— she wakes to the sound of splintering glass Lafcadio *   resurrecting buried memories the past won't stay h...