Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

By Thomas Landgraf

no matter

who is right and who is wrong...

winter stars        

Thomas Landgraf

By Govind Joshi

waning moon

slowing down

of the old walker

Govind Joshi

By Alexis Rotella

down the sink


all your exotic bottles

of sauces and vinegars

the orange-flower water

how it pains me

to break its seal

Alexis Rotella

By Janet Krauss

a heft of silence

as I leave

my old home

carrying

my sack of longing

Janet Krauss

By Katherine E Winnick

a blackbird

on the runway

left behind


Katherine E Winnick

By Steliana Voicu

ice flowers…

on my window

moon stories

Steliana Voicu


 

Royal Train arrives —

in the old man's hands

trembling chrysanthemums

Steliana Voicu

By Sarah Mahina Calvello

cold clouds

In a Van Gogh sky

Winter

Sarah Mahina Calvello

By Tuyet Van Do

sipping ginger tea

as I read the newsfeed

a new president
 

Tuyet Van Do



garage sale —

in the garden corner

Buddha's grin

Tuyet Van Do

By Oscar Luparia

foggy dawn

the milk froth

in my first coffee


Oscar Luparia

 

 

pick-up points . . .

the sledge of Santa

lighter and lighter


Oscar Luparia

 



Christmas parties

please everyone remember

not to overdo

Oscar Luparia

By Kelly Sargent

bony fingers of lightening her hair caught in his grip

Kelly Sargent



picking up the pieces purple heart

Kelly Sargent

By Stephanie Zepherelli

multiple personas

a stack of hats

perfectly balanced

Stephanie Zepherelli



junk mail

the same old stuff

i tell myself

Stephanie Zepherelli



act four

dancing alone

with shadows

Stephanie Zepherelli



walking with shadows

before they arrive

dark premonitions

Stephanie Zepherelli