Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

By Curt Linderman

lone chrysanthemum

floating in the winter fog

your red nose so bright


Curt Linderman


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hedge trimmed

he rests upon

his laurels


Curt Linderman

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

By Priti Khullar

magnets on fridge

I plan my

next adventure

Priti Khullar

By Mark Gilbert

hot pants

the frayed borders

of the past

Mark Gilbert



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wondering what has gone wrong robinsong


Mark Gilbert

By Barbara Anna Gaiardoni

2023

first thing to do

buy the crickets

Barbara Anna Gaiardoni

By Mircea Moldovan

home alone

I'm starting to believe again

in Santa Claus

Mircea Moldovan

Saturday, January 14, 2023

By Regina Florene Tan

Along aisles of tales,

she was raised by the women:

real and fictional

Regina Florene Tan

Friday, January 13, 2023

By Amoolya Kamalnath

empty nest —

a parrot flies past

the setting sun

Amoolya Kamalnath

By Tuyet Van Do

empty chair

on the front porch

his echos remain

Tuyet Van Do

Thursday, January 12, 2023

By Adele Evershed

dwindling

in the daylight...

luna moth

Adele Evershed

By Joshua St. Claire

candelabra

we discuss

our options

Joshua St. Claire

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

By Pat Geyer

intoxicating

giddy fragrance

of mock orange

brings thoughts of springtime

to my still cold heart

Pat Geyer

Monday, January 9, 2023

By Reid Hepworth

ship masts

in a windstorm

the way

we keep each other

at a distance
 

Reid Hepworth

By Adrian Bouter

new beginnings

the smoke screen

of fireworks

Adrian Bouter

By John Grey

sunrise

shadows fall away like egg shell

a lake is hatched


John Grey

By Jim Niffen

winter chill

your silence echoes

off the moon

Jim Niffen

By Jerome Berglund

shadow play

across the cornstalks

one outline passes another

Jerome Berglund

Sunday, January 8, 2023

By Tony Williams

morning stars…

kicking salt across

an icy path


Tony Williams


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stiff with cold

the tarpaulins crackle

in their hands


Tony Williams

 

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Cassiopeia

the staggered flight

of night geese



Tony Williams

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depth of winter

needing both hands

to pull a leek


Tony Williams

 

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under a leaden sky

winter reeds

the colour of brass

Tony Williams

Friday, January 6, 2023

By Kimberly Kuchar

old button

filling each hole

with new thread

Kimberly Kuchar