Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

By Stacy Taylor

traffic jam

he tells me

he may walk

Stacy Taylor



thin apartment walls

trying not to sleep

with strangers

Stacy Taylor



wearing

my mother’s gold ring

the weight of it

Stacy Taylor



after the funeral

missing

my freeway exit

Stacy Taylor

By Katherine E Winnick

the Mediterranean the distance between us


Katherine E Winnick



inner alchemy the moment I saw you


Katherine E Winnick



midnight moon I plant my dreams


Katherine E Winnick

By Vandana Parashar

forest walk

how many did it take

to forge the trail

Vandana Parashar


 

grey dawn the dream of a life beyond

Vandana Parashar



if he doesn't care

neither do I

mockingbird

Vandana Parashar

Monday, October 14, 2024

By J. D. Nelson

half-moon soon this nightly walk will require a jacket

J. D. Nelson



who are you trying to fool moon you’re not full

J. D. Nelson



it’s been a year now forgotten stars

J. D. Nelson

Sunday, October 13, 2024

By Stephanie Zepherelli

excess baggage

carrying the weight

of old photographs

Stephanie Zepherelli



city streets

intersecting shadows

without faces

Stephanie Zepherelli



riptide

fighting currents

of loneliness

Stephanie Zepherelli



washing windows

treasured moments

of clarity

Stephanie Zepherelli

Saturday, October 12, 2024

By Susan Burch

fake profile —

why would anyone

want to be me

Susan Burch



getting under peoples’ skins poli(tics

Susan Burch



a thunderstorm stuck in my car

Susan Burch

By Elliot Diamond

a shadow of a shadow down the rabbit hole


Elliot Diamond

By David Cox

hidden

caterpillars make latticework

out of leaves

David Cox

By Suraja Menon Roychowdhury

bottled winter

the warmth

of maple syrup

Suraja Menon Roychowdhury

By Mike Gallagher

tall yarns

the storyteller speaks

beyond the beyond

Mike Gallagher

By Mark Forrester

highway robbery—

every year

less groundwater


Mark Forrester



waking to late-night sirens beach vacation

Mark Forrester



morning crows

the day moon

in a dead tree


Mark Forrester