Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Friday, August 30, 2024

By Melissa Laussmann

at sunrise

rows of sandcastles

return to sea

Melissa Laussmann


 

twilight sky

in quiet contemplation

just a bird and me

Melissa Laussmann

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

By Mark Gilbert

clouds


drifting

apart

Mark Gilbert



my early times

challenging lifestyle

address unknown

image and words Mark Gilbert

 


 

By Stephanie Zepherelli

children’s laughter

catching soap bubbles

with a butterfly net

Stephanie Zepherelli



foggy morning

forgotten dreams

on the pillow

Stephanie Zepherelli

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

empty bed

sitting in the rocking chair

remembering

Stephen Jarrell Williams



she has a way

to stop and start

hearts

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Dan C. Iulian

autumn rain

weighing each word

she says

Dan C. Iulian

By Nicoletta Ignatti

summer sea—

the wings of a seagull

enliven the sky

Nicoletta Ignatti



scorching sun—

living in the shadow

of myself

Nicoletta Ignatti

By Hynek Koziol

end of town —

the path to her house

overgrown with vetch

Hynek Koziol

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

By B. L. Bruce

paling sky

the poison flower

blooms


B. L. Bruce



equinox—

Saturn’s dance

with the moon


B. L. Bruce

By Rosa Maria Di Salvatore

withered roses . . .

a love story

ended too soon

Rosa Maria Di Salvatore



cruel world . . .

yet many roses

in bloom


Rosa Maria Di Salvatore

By Sébastien Revon

reaching out

the teenager’s gaze

into the void

Sébastien Revon



writer’s block

somewhere

the blackbird


Sébastien Revon

By Patricia Carragon

bare feet encounter

Coney Island sand

feeling the burn

Patricia Carragon



tar on sidewalk

melts like chocolate

in the heat

Patricia Carragon

By Randy Brooks

back home

from voting

the forgotten chocolate

in my pocket

gone soft

Randy Brooks



life of a poet

raising a few

choice

words

in the garden
 

Randy Brooks

By James Penha


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

python coiled

in durian tree ready

to sleep not strike

image and words James Penha

Monday, August 26, 2024

By Govind Joshi

harvest time

the unbeatable law

of karma

Govind Joshi



river transit

the lighthouse keeper

now doubles as innkeeper

Govind Joshi