Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Friday, July 7, 2023

By Mona Bedi

not sure if I want to be reborn mayflies

Mona Bedi

By Chen-ou Liu

morning mist

layered on the river ...

this floating life

Chen-ou Liu


*


the departure door

closed between mother and me ...

fifteen years later

surging waves, one continent

and English separate us

Chen-ou Liu

By Beate Sigriddaughter

First lizard this year

on the mountain trail, tiny,

resolute. Yay spring.

Beate Sigriddaughter

By Steliana Cristina Voicu

Merlot sky

we renew our vows

25 years after

Steliana Cristina Voicu

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

By Robert Witmer

daybreak

stars spilling into the sea

lost in sleep

Robert Witmer

By Robert Frede Kenter

Window dressing

       Putting brand new clothing on

Empty ideas


Robert Frede Kenter

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

By JL Huffman

contrail

em

dash

punctuates

the

sky

JL Huffman

By J. D. Nelson

sunflowers stand tall

above the weeds in the ditch—

raindrops on my arms

J. D. Nelson

By Janet Krauss

  Winter night

Two ducks huddle

under moonlight

Janet Krauss

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

the bittersweetness

of pomegranate seeds …

did you ever love me?

Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Jennifer Gurney

Not a single

Cloud in the sky

The day opens wide

Jennifer Gurney

By John Hawkhead

full moon

the ebb and flow

of our breaths

John Hawkhead


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funeral planning

the very last time

I’ll wear a tie

John Hawkhead

By John J. Dunphy

soup kitchen

struggling actor accepts

a small roll

John J. Dunphy

Sunday, July 2, 2023

By Susan Burch

we should have

kept in touch,

but the weight

of those seconds

accumulated,

ants into elephants


Susan Burch

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

milkweed

inviting stability

for flying


Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Susan Lee Roberts

lake cabin

chimney smoke

acrobats away


Susan Lee Roberts

Saturday, July 1, 2023

By David He

lovers bathe

in moonlight...

a breeze

caresses the lotuses

in full bloom

David He

By Adrian Bouter

oldtimer

the past is riding

ahead of us

Adrian Bouter