Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Monday, July 15, 2024

By Wanda Amos

data breach

another drivers license…

the monotony

of proving

i am me

Wanda Amos



now extinct

light from a distant star…

ignoring your call

Wanda Amos

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

singing

around the campfire

flickering of stars

Stephen Jarrell Williams



moonlight

reflecting in your eyes

a lifetime

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By John Hawkhead

drifting blossom

churchmen want to know

where I have been

John Hawkhead



tumbling litter

a gang of street crows

shoots the breeze

John Hawkhead

By Belinda Behne

weeping cherry

waterfalls of pink

laughter


Belinda Behne



dancing in the wet grass

chasing stars

until dawn

Belinda Behne

By Mariangela Canzi

insomnia Blue Moon and I

Mariangela Canzi



bee on tulip at dawn new love

Mariangela Canzi

By Eugeniusz Zacharski

silent night—

a spider slides down

from the hunter's moon

Eugeniusz Zacharski


 

full moon—

even the light that guides the thief

is stolen

Eugeniusz Zacharski

By Cherri Sutphin

teacup

in a garden

water for the birds

Cherri Sutphin



arboretum

a hidden home

for fairies

Cherri Sutphin

By Karen O'Leary

soft music

wafts into my room

in dreams

my son’s song

plays on

Karen O'Leary



scraping to survive

a guitar man

with a broken string

Karen O'Leary

By j rap

Father’s Day

inside our frisbee circle

blur of poodle




j rap


up till dawn …

a shared apple crisp

at Denny’s

j rap

By Elena Zouain

rainbow —

accepting all colors of light


Elena Zouain



sudden downpour —

the smell of the earth

Elena Zouain

By Anthony Ward

Resting by the river

I forget time

Embracing eternity

Anthony Ward



Alone in the library

I browse many books

That remain closed to me

Anthony Ward