Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Sunday, October 2, 2022

By Tina Mowrey

crows waiting

for the sprinklers

midnight murder

Tina Mowrey


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icy moon

she gives me

the cold shoulder

Tina Mowrey

Saturday, October 1, 2022

By John J. Dunphy

church stained glass window

the Virgin set ablaze

by the rising sun


John J. Dunphy

Friday, September 30, 2022

By Rob McKinnon

thunderhead…

the nearing disaster’s

flashing brilliance

Rob McKinnon


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sparkler…

child’s delight writing her name

in the dark

Rob McKinnon

By J. D. Nelson

three hens gobble up

bits of peanuts from my hand—

heat advisory

J. D. Nelson


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blue skies follow rain—

after the children’s party

the dog relaxes

J. D. Nelson

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Monday, September 26, 2022

By Ash Evan Lippert

fallow fields

the faraway sorrows

of childhood

Ash Evan Lippert

 

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winter crows

power lines divide

the sunset

Ash Evan Lippert

By Robert Witmer

moon gleam

on pine needles

whippoorwill

Robert Witmer

 

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a child

on tiptoes

pointing to a star

Robert Witmer

Saturday, September 24, 2022

By Elena Malec

cut up watermelon

sunset sky sinking

into the ocean

Elena Malec

By Barbara Anna Gaiardoni

road coast that

smells of strawberry

metal roofs


Barbara Anna Gaiardoni


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the sun inside

bye-bye sadness

goodbye

Barbara Anna Gaiardoni

By A.J. Anwar

old street—

beneath the asphalt layers

my childhood footsteps


A.J. Anwar

 

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flea market—

the haggles for something

priceless

A.J. Anwar

By Mirela Brăilean

rain of leaves drought

Mirela Brăilean

 

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first date

his cheap smell

of desire


Mirela Brăilean