Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Friday, December 1, 2023

By John Pappas

atlas every road the wrong way home

John Pappas

By Peter Jastermsky

straight no sugar she swallows a bitter truth

Peter Jastermsky


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letting my heart dry in the sun small comfort

Peter Jastermsky

By Michelle V. Alkerton

mother tongue softening hard truths

Michelle V. Alkerton

Thursday, November 30, 2023

By Michael H. Lester

 

                              

   Green Witches

   Michael H. Lester 




Goblin Band in a Dollhouse

 Michael H. Lester  



Michael is the author of The Squeeping Catterwhip (available at amazon ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NRF3832/ )  



Tuesday, November 28, 2023

By Refika Dedić

two bees

full of innocent looks

glass of wine

Refika Dedić

By Ed Ahern

First leaf barely brown

Waif on a still growing lawn

Prophet of the chill.

Ed Ahern

By Lakshman Bulusu

fall colors paint

the evening sky

a patio for Heaven

Lakshman Bulusu

By Richard Bailly

fresh air

changed person

new lungs

Richard Bailly

Thursday, November 23, 2023

By Adrian Bouter

warrr

Adrian Bouter

By David He

the rustles

of bamboo

under the moon

I listen

to an owl's hoots

David He


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full moon

for harvesting...

a squirrel

pulls a pine cone

into her nest

David He

By John J. Dunphy

solar eclipse

a hermit crab

leaves its shell

John J. Dunphy

By David Ngo

clear signal—

the bird flees

while another nears

David Ngo

By Hassane Zemmouri

boiled potatoes

my nephew's begging

to turn the food mill
 

Hassane Zemmouri

By Andrew Terrell

approaching storm

hurrying across the yard

three magpies

Andrew Terrell

By Oscar Luparia

server offline . . .

I get a chance to notice

the moon at my window


Oscar Luparia

By Anthony Lusardi

a sudden gale

pushing me away

from the path i chose

Anthony Lusardi

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

By Deborah Karl-Brandt

home for sale

on the window sill

a dead fly

Deborah Karl-Brandt

By Ram Chandran

from a cuckoo's song

to another cuckoo's song

... the river flows

Ram Chandran