Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

By David He

deserted temple

a stone Buddha drowns

in the moonlight

David He



dim moonlight...

the rain ripples

in a beggar's bowl

David He

By Deborah Karl-Brandt

minimalistic lifestyle

still

cluttered pages

Deborah Karl-Brandt

By Jennifer Gurney

migrating geese —

nature's universal sign

that life goes on

Jennifer Gurney

By M. R. Pelletier

Closed wings—

   the butterfly disappears

   into a tree

M. R. Pelletier

By Chris Langer

lone oak in the square—

what history

has it witnessed?

Chris Langer

By John J. Dunphy

their marriage license

torn into strips and placed outside

for bird nests

John J. Dunphy

By Tuyet Van Do

first day back

I walk into

an empty classroom

Tuyet Van Do

By Elliot Diamond

leap frog

the blank page

to justice

Elliot Diamond

By Oscar Luparia

solstice

the brief life

of a summer dream


Oscar Luparia

Monday, June 10, 2024

By Nalini Shetty

solitary oak–

a thousand sunsets

in its bark

Nalini Shetty

By Mike Gallagher

hanging about

time stretching ever longer

the jury out


Mike Gallagher



roadkill

patiently waiting

a buzzard


Mike Gallagher



by the docks

the scattered shadows

of night

Mike Gallagher