Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

By Priti Khullar

bedtime

I wander

across the galaxies

Priti Khullar

By Janet Ruth

unearthing

ruins of darkness

badger's toothy grin

Janet Ruth

By Lakshman Bulusu

having played hide and seek

summer day long

sun looks for the moon

Lakshman Bulusu

By Adrian Bouter

of a heron

the wind lifts a feather

afternoon calm

Adrian Bouter

By David He

a field

of stirring reeds…

moonlight

fills the emptiness

of a fishing boat


David He

By Janet Krauss

Snow falling

Haiku drifting

from my fingers

Janet Krauss

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

By Gavin Austin

pressed

behind glass

our youth


Gavin Austin


*


the other side

of rain

magpie song


Gavin Austin

By Tuyet Van Do

morning walk —

on the footpath

victim's belongings

Tuyet Van Do

By Perry L. Powell

on the beach

her pregnant belly

its own sunrise

Perry L. Powell


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sudden rainstorm

miles offshore

the depths of your eyes

Perry L. Powell

By Bipasha Majumder (De)

wet night

cicadas and I

dancing cha-cha-cha

Bipasha Majumder (De)

By Steliana Cristina Voicu

night pearl —

the little turtle comes out

from the egg


Steliana Cristina Voicu

By Govind Joshi

monsoon morning

fragrance of mangoes

on opening the fridge

Govind Joshi

Saturday, August 26, 2023

By Vandana Parashar

parting birds

...and I thought next time

would be better

Vandana Parashar

By Kavita Ratna

curved backs...

lightning fingers

plant paddy

Kavita Ratna

By Susan Lee Roberts

dawn

a golden glow

vanishes into cool blue


Susan Lee Roberts

By Gary Hittmeyer

sunlight

edges the storm clouds

angels drift in heaven


Gary Hittmeyer

By Anthony Ward

Fizzing foliage

Cicadas serenading summer

I step to the Opera


Anthony Ward

By D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie

friends joyous

at sunset

tea gone bitter

D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie