Cold Moon Journal

bittersweet branches the winter night Debbie Olson storm clouds a blue heron pilots the canal Debbie Olson

hours out looking for seaglass I’ve lost my edge Susan Yavaniski a little black dress on consignment menopause Susan Yavaniski ...

assisted dying shadows in the slipstream of a nightjar John Hawkhead identity thieves stamped on her headstone blooms of lichen...

what i really meant to say false spring Alvin B. Cruz death poem pouring my last cup of tea Alvin B. Cruz

heart monitor... beats of rage killing time Ellen Kom frail bones hanging on the dawn Ellen Kom

in want of washing my sins hard rain Vandana Parashar when I thought the earth revolves around me… mother’s lap Vand...

once I loved whistling in the woods winter wind Keith Evetts withered grasses so many strands of idle thought Keith Evetts ...

winter garden a bumper crop of weeds Jenn Ryan-Jauregui dawn chorus the kittens not yet weaned Jenn Ryan-Jauregui creep...

spring cleaning cobwebs in my mind Stephanie Zepherelli flying on trade winds mango leaves Stephanie Zepherelli

A lunar calendar— counting days I watch the moon. Michael Minassian The monk asks a question, I have no answer— very good , ...

cold dawn the drooping eyelids of school bus kids Ravi Kiran the porch all for themselves the bulb and a moth Ravi...

 Aimless Woman Outside House Michael H. Lester

hide and seek a wagging tail under the bed Tuyet Van Do

shaking hands grandma ends up with a raw mango Ram Chandran

Coming Storm  Michael Shoemaker

silent flame the scented lullaby of her candle Oscar Luparia

terracotta canvas Frida Kahlo lilies Mexico Diane Funston

wedding day… leaving parents’ home Steliana Cristina Voicu