Cold Moon Journal

mountain drive . . . the spider spins a silk road Ann Sullivan

peace talks the sky gathers in shades of grey Anju Kishore storm alert — the sky a screech of parrots Anju Kishore thunder...

reading nursery rhymes— I pause where my mother paused Mark Forrester

tornado then blue sky then family albums in the rubbles John Zheng   golden grass in flying manes chasing our car John Zheng

summer week all the bedrooms filled in grandma’s house Barrie Levine   city heat . . . all-day panting in the dog park Barrie Lev...

nudist my mascara streaking Susan Burch

midnight dip how warm the fondue Sharon Ferrante I get too close then he leaves me owl on the lamppost Sharon Ferrante ...

false spring a trail newly closed for restoration Brad Bennett

summing up evolution a butterfly Biswajit Mishra peace talk warring factions share a lunch Biswajit Mishra things we...

Her invisible childhood friend Where is she now? Still by her side Susan Pope

autumn rain – grandma's sewing machine silent in the corner Daniela Misso short night – a station master's whistle in t...

more distant lighthouse beams dancing on the waves Mike Gallagher

glittering scales . . . a flying fish skates on the edge of two worlds Kimberly Kuchar braided river I can't be everywhere ...

soundless rain his story dies with him Vandana Parashar

drought moss not as resilient as I used to be Bryan Rickert high tide I, too, feel the pull of this moon Bryan Rickert ...

l ate summer pink roses fade petal by petal Neena Singh

long day low battery charge your phone now J. D. Nelson daylight fades a cautious young deer crosses at the crosswalk J. D. Nelson ...

under water the drifting view of a steady log Emil Karla