Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Saturday, May 11, 2024

By Adrian Bouter

rain all night you were there

Adrian Bouter



cat's purr nothing can hurt us now

Adrian Bouter

By petro c.k.

what's mine is yours

what's yours is mine

                     windstorm

petro c.k.



the vulnerability

of being seen

soaring hawk

petro c.k.

By Kelly Sargent

sea foam

combing the knots

from the wind

Kelly Sargent



spring sky sparrows discovering my vocal c(h)ords

Kelly Sargent

By Bryan Rickert

seasonal sadness settling into raven song

Bryan Rickert



eclipse

the time it takes

poppies to close

Bryan Rickert

Friday, May 10, 2024

By Mike Gallagher

gnomes

frost-blanched

boots


Mike Gallagher



a butterfly

its shadow disappearing

into shade


Mike Gallagher



the lioness

a mother sensing

danger


Mike Gallagher

Thursday, May 9, 2024

By Deborah P Kolodji

barking

at the sea wind

wolf moon


Deborah P Kolodji



constant bird chatter

silently I sit

with butterflies


Deborah P Kolodji


synchronized swimming

long-beaked dolphins

jump the waves


Deborah P Kolodji



ring cluster

through the telescope

our distance


Deborah P Kolodji

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

By Louise Hopewell

wishing well

the orange question mark

of a koi

Louise Hopewell



droning cicadas

a fairy wren flits

shadow to shadow


Louise Hopewell

By cp howes

on a pond

steps to the sun

water lilies


cp howes


 

cryptic postcards

From interstellar lasers

crop circles


cp howes

By Nalini Shetty

morning coffee

the bitter taste

of yesterday’s news


Nalini Shetty



dinner for one

the candle burns

at both ends

Nalini Shetty



unfollow button

friendship reduced

to a click

Nalini Shetty

By Ravi Kiran

first cruise

the destination

doesn’t matter

Ravi Kiran


 

deep within

the shifting sands

camel tracks

Ravi Kiran


 

sometimes in sync

the legs

of flamingos

Ravi Kiran

By Hassane Zemmouri

lonely as my goldfish bubbles of past memories

Hassane Zemmouri

By Tuyet Van Do

afternoon drive

in the passenger seat

fur baby

Tuyet Van Do

By Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

language of flowers

does lilac have an accent

in the English garden

Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont



two lines on the test

my girlfriend is going to have

a coronavirus

Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

By Vishal Prabhu

prayer beads

tugging at the nought

between creations

Vishal Prabhu