Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Thursday, August 1, 2024

By Neena Singh

late summer

pink roses fade

petal by petal


Neena Singh

By J. D. Nelson

long day low battery charge your phone now


J. D. Nelson



daylight fades a cautious young deer crosses at the crosswalk


J. D. Nelson



near dusk a crow caws twice as it flies over the apartments


J. D. Nelson



caught in a torrential downpour nothing like wet socks

J. D. Nelson

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

By Emil Karla

under water

the drifting view

of a steady log


Emil Karla

By Richard Bailly

climbing tall grass

beckoning butterflies

prairie rose

Richard Bailly

By Konstantin Yakimchuk

on the window glass

thunderous voices of drums

rainstorm at midnight

Konstantin Yakimchuk

Monday, July 29, 2024

By Mircea Moldovan

summer night

a cricket dies

singing

Mircea Moldovan

By Tuyet Van Do

a new winter

a new journey

without you

Tuyet Van Do

Saturday, July 27, 2024

By Sophia Conway

canal flood

riverbanks burst to the thundering

applause of rain


Sophia Conway



Venetian cappuccino

a smoother froth on these

ancient waters

Sophia Conway




 

Raindrop

Sophia Conway

Friday, July 26, 2024

By Zoran Doderović

baby sparrow

feathers and heartbeats

on my palm

Zoran Doderović

By Lakshman Bulusu

clouds —

   trees bow down

   into the pool of their shade


clouds —

    green whispers,

    “peace here”

Lakshman Bulusu

By Jake Williams

Silver Birch bark

Holds its own secrets

In Autumnal rain


Jake Williams

Thursday, July 25, 2024

By Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

sandy path

where the rain fell

her faded footprints

Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

By Pitt Büerken

one strike

most of the flies

now gone


Pitt Büerken

By Julianne Carlile

on purple thistle

a bumblebee lulled and still

sun slips heaven sways

Julianne Carlile

Monday, July 22, 2024

By Oscar Luparia

sunrise

even on the wall

a scent of beauty

words and image Oscar Luparia

Saturday, July 20, 2024

By Mark Hendrickson

church social

no one talks to the stranger

at the prayer breakfast

Mark Hendrickson

By Ram Chandran

wind meandering

through the bamboo groves —

summer song

Ram Chandran



summer breeze —

a chirping sparrow

answers rustling leaves

Ram Chandran



jasmine blossom

how to capture her beauty

in a haiku

Ram Chandran

By Elliot Diamond

first blush wood thrush shakuhachi breeze


Elliot Diamond

 

 

fermenting words

of browns and greens

haiku compost


Elliot Diamond