Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

By Scott Wiggerman

ten sentences

as the narrative

rambles on . . .

all I wanted was

a simple yes or no

Scott Wiggerman



the failure

of espresso love

I no longer

remember

his name

Scott Wiggerman



sunflower

steeped too long

in loneliness

Scott Wiggerman



windchill

the bitter icicles

of absence

Scott Wiggerman

By Robert Witmer

another possession

lost and found

yesterday

Robert Witmer



daylight fades . . .

a child's smile

lost in thought

Robert Witmer



waves darken

beneath the wind

the harmony of whales

Robert Witmer



angels arriving

on tiny parachutes

milkweed

Robert Witmer

Monday, October 21, 2024

By Chad Parenteau

Morning Camp


Photographing

the trees that scared us

first night.

Chad Parenteau

 

 


 

Morning Foliage

Chad Parenteau

Sunday, October 20, 2024

By Katie Montagna

"Shut the gate”

reads the sign

on the open gate


Katie Montagna

By Tejendra Sherchan

a national daily’s

thought for today column—

blank!

Tejendra Sherchan

By Janet Krauss

As I place the hearing aid

in my ear, a bell rings within,

an invitation to enter

a sanctum of sound where

voices inspire, cajole and comfort.

Janet Krauss

By Sarah Mahina Calvello

Feeling renewed

In a knitted sweater

Vanilla coffee

Sarah Mahina Calvello

By Timothy Daly

unsaved number

telling her

I met someone

Timothy Daly

By Sharon Martina

night-blooming jasmine

a whiff

of moonlight

Sharon Martina

By Eugeniusz Zacharski

sunlight

bit by bit

blossom

Eugeniusz Zacharski

By Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

giving the poet

a longer life

late-blooming cherries

Srinivasa Rao Sambangi