Cold Moon Journal

out the back door in the dead of night they'll roll me quickly and quietly so no one will notice Ruth Holzer fleeting sweet...

dark romance a taste of poetry on a bookworm's lips Robert Witmer evening unleavened bread dipped in wine Robert Witmer

dwarfing my wheelchair circus elephants parade through the parking lot John Masterson

hanging laundry our discussion on speakerphone Susan Yavaniski dust-to-dust his favorite reef a skeleton Susan Yavaniski ...

red traffic light— the sudden urge to remain there Sébastien Revon

first snow the shape of her breath Mona Bedi meditation class the weight of my thoughts Mona Bedi still there on his social med...

on full display bones etched by a whaler Shawn Blair

saffron moon — a moment of epiphany Katherine E Winnick

spilled wine the ways I learned not to speak C.X. Turner pumpkin soup the earthy sweetness of a stray seed C.X. Turner

winter solstice my beard lengthens more quickly than the day M. R. Pelletier

every piece chipped but loved garage sale tea set Bryan Rickert home alone my reflection in every window Bryan Rickert ov...

as the day draws on clouds thicken you're clearly up to something Tony Steven Williams patient eyes adjust to the dark sky...

the dust on your inheritance his last exhale Joanne Merriam

his voice the softness of petals Govind Joshi

Halloween my dark side for one night Françoise Maurice

as it turns out my new Disney socks are kids' size Maurice Nevile

pre-Christmas a closer look at my face in a bauble Tony Williams somewhere on a spectrum …sleet Tony Williams

in slow motion two desert tortoises cross the road Katie Montagna

junk mail the same old stuff i tell myself Stephanie Zepherelli act four dancing alone with shadows Stephanie Zepherelli ...

I wanted to pass on to the other world and then it started – the slow fall of gingko leaves Alexis Rotella   ...

broken toy – in the email the news we don't want Nicoletta Ignatti there is no solution to our problem – wild blueberries ...

sticking your finger in a wall socket – how you keep testing me to see if I really love you Susan Burch

hazy morning this life is all about mirrored reflections Robert Kingston

a rapper from the pueblo his own drum Sondra J. Byrnes yesterday starting over again tomorrow Sondra J. Byrnes

frozen waterfall the words I scream inside my head Kimberly Kuchar

before she enters the scent of lavender Neena Singh early winter a small gloved hand in mine Neena Singh  

betraying all my coming and goings unoiled hinges   Vandana Parashar election flyer cleaning dog poop from my shoe Vandana Paras...

swallows and leaves the shape of the year Mark Gilbert     between the scarf and the parka a sliver of sunlight Mark Gilbert   d...

away    all    little    yellow    leaf    life    boats  Michael Nickels-Wisdom every day every thing balanced upon ...

cackling geese — will we ever listen to climate scientists? Marjolein Rotsteeg   foggy night the muffled screech of a bar...

day moon the fear of being known inside out Alvin B. Cruz on a train looking out the window I wonder how much of life has pas...

Some days are pieces of paper that crumple up and blow away Janet Krauss

crushed almonds – all my childhood in pieces Nicoletta Ignatti

fountain spray reaches the clouds one more dream fulfilled Lakshman Bulusu

Orange sun outside the nursing home paramedic sirens Tuyet Van Do

the long drive home ... just Patsy Cline and me Joseph P. Wechselberger crescent moon a field of purple cauliflower waiting for...

autumn park bench my lonely sigh disappears into wind Meera Rehm