Cold Moon Journal

ebbing tide — children play with the child I was Sébastien Revon

first morning of honeymoon — we share this autumn road to ourselves Steliana Cristina Voicu

winter fireplace waiting for a light Stephen Jarrell Williams

moonlit river ... this incessant flow of thoughts Chen-ou Liu

telling the tomcat he’s pretty because he is Tony Williams

middle age a shadow appears between the elms Shane Coppage

November dusk turning the clocks back antidepressant sales rise Ellen Kom

Little bee On my bonnet Along for the ride Nicola Schaum

hills — my rising debts Chittaluri Satyanarayana

putting a crown on my memoji — long live the queen Susan Burch

dog-eared pages lessons i’ve learned gathering dust Stephanie Zepherelli

work party a colleague arrives wearing an elf costume Tuyet Van Do

Richard Wright’s asleep. In his eyes the cold rain drips. Five, seven, and five. Noah Berlatsky

   Doll House with Hummingbird Family Michael H. Lester                                   Old Monk Eating Rice                              ...

a peace lily where the warrior lies silent moon Arvinder Kaur

echoes barely there passing fog Linda L Ludwig

morning fog — our conversation almost as dense Anne Curran

ski vacation... hands cupped around mugs of hot chocolate Nancy Brady *   moonlit night a catamaran glides over stars Nancy Brady