Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Sunday, October 6, 2024

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

wind gusts

a comb-over

flips


Joseph P. Wechselberger


Father's Day

the annual reminder

I will never be one


Joseph P. Wechselberger



a squirrel nibbling

the tree's last pear

cold drizzle

Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Jonash Lepcha

we destroy forests

to make paper and pencils

to write 'save the trees'

Jonash Lepcha

By John J. Dunphy

politician's speech

I stop his lying

by pressing mute

John J. Dunphy

 

 

high-end church

its communion wine

very dry

John J. Dunphy

By Jerome Berglund

long weekend

the news comes

on a friday

Jerome Berglund

By Jennifer Gurney

leaves changing

nearly as quickly

as life

Jennifer Gurney


 

all along the street

in the quiet of the night

fireflies dance

as if

no one is watching


Jennifer Gurney

Saturday, October 5, 2024

By Kelly Moyer

 

Without You

Kelly Moyer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oaknuts

Kelly Moyer

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

By Marilyn Ashbaugh

returning every year autumn solitude


Marilyn Ashbaugh



no rush to say goodbye scarlet maple


Marilyn Ashbaugh



autumn sky

a new galaxy

in the cat’s eyes



Marilyn Ashbaugh



an ant

with its own agenda

conference room


Marilyn Ashbaugh



skip in the record the wingbeats of swans


Marilyn Ashbaugh

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

By j rap

hexagon to square

my shrinking circle

of friends


j rap

 

 

coming out of the storm I didn’t know I was in


j rap



dusk

a single sheet of paper

swirls down the empty street


j rap

By Chen-ou Liu

in my tank

rainbow koi swimming

in circles ...

the same question years ago,

to stay or to go

Chen-ou Liu

By Pitt Büerken

supported by AI

the orator speaks

like thousands of others


Pitt Büerken

By Debbie Olson

the barn swallows the blue sky

Debbie Olson


 

crickets

the same fairy tale

every night

Debbie Olson

By M. R. Pelletier

Hushed conversations—

sparrows listen

from the eaves

M. R. Pelletier

By Ravi Kiran

when and where

to stop

eulogy

Ravi Kiran

By Oscar Luparia

harvest moon

with all my wishes

in the little well


Oscar Luparia