Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Friday, May 26, 2023

By David He

Gran's fingers

stumbling

over her old piano

by the lakeside...

the moonlight quivers

David He

 

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owlsong

strikes my ears

at midnight

a moon glistens

through the window

David He

By JL Huffman

char cloth sky

ablaze with star sparks

JL Huffman

By Françoise Maurice

on the dark stage

some notes fly away

old jazz tune


Françoise Maurice

By Tim Murphy

unplayable piano:

sitting down

to play


Tim Murphy

By Christer Hansson

dusk settles

ducks sliding

on ice

Christer Hansson

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

By Samo Kreutz

stargazing ...

the little myriad

of her birthmarks

Samo Kreutz

By Kerry J Heckman

the first star

not the last

twilight

Kerry J Heckman

By Govind Joshi

sudden storm

a passing crow takes refuge

on silver oak

Govind Joshi

By Andrew Markowski

yellow pages—

an old book

calls out to me

Andrew Markowski

By Vivien Eliades

he whispers

sweet nothings in her ear

it tickles

Vivien Eliades

By Nancy Brady

earth day...

dandelions decorate

the lawn

Nancy Brady

By Vasile Moldovan

burdened

by its own fragrance

lilac bush

Vasile Moldovan

By Mircea Moldovan

bell’s echo

a stork baby

learn to fly

Mircea Moldovan

Monday, May 22, 2023

By C. Jean Downer

dressed

in this blue gown

a lump in my breast


C. Jean Downer

By Dejan Ivanovic

crumpled cloth

the cat licks a puddle of milk

off the floor


Dejan Ivanovic

By Chip Dameron

male cardinal offers seed

to female perched on birdbath

love at first bite


Chip Dameron

Sunday, May 21, 2023

By Laurie Kuntz

Caught between the angry

conversation of sea and shore


shells remain silent



Laurie Kuntz

By Mariel Herbert

rain shadow returning her house key


Mariel Herbert