Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

By Biswajit Mishra

my old school

the road has grown

to tarmac

Biswajit Mishra



I’d rather

he didn’t touch my nerves

dental visit

Biswajit Mishra

By Elena Zouain

autumn storm –

the notes of the wind knocking on the window



Elena Zouain

By Joseph Kleponis

vanishing point –

parallel tracks roll on

destination unknown


Joseph Kleponis



I heard you singing

soft and sweet –

or was it the wind?


Joseph Kleponis

By Ana Drobot

haijin debate –

behind Basho’s frog

interjections

Ana Drobot



autumn leaves

just me, myself and I

same old song

over and over

again

Ana Drobot

By Russell Dupont

Sitting by the bank

of the Saco, I gaze at

my daughter Kristen

and her friend, like two Naiads

frolicking on the water.

Russell Dupont

By Jefferson Limos

the lost button of my summer shirt full moon


Jefferson Limos

By Maya Daneva

oppressive heat

only cicadas accompany me

at dad’s grave

Maya Daneva



this woodpecker’s tapping

in the morning

in the afternoon

Maya Daneva

Saturday, September 7, 2024

By Alexis Rotella

Staff meeting

cat in

the boss’s chair


Alexis Rotella

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

late autumn

a lone scarecrow dressed

for winter

Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Thomas Landgraf

every now and again

i hear

a pine cone drop

Thomas Landgraf

By Oscar Luparia

steep mountain path

the agility of crickets

Oscar Luparia

By Vikas Sehra

morning prayer

temple bells laced

with birdsong

Vikas Sehra

By Mark Gilbert

escaping from gravity stone angel

Mark Gilbert

By Barrie Levine

friend zone

        where shall we go

from here

Barrie Levine

By Jay Friedenberg

Facebook friends

the differences between

like and love

Jay Friedenberg

By Jerome Berglund

deepfake

seeing old friends

in the quicksilver

Jerome Berglund

By Randy Brooks

an asterisk

a double asterisk

I am the one

who loves

your footnotes

Randy Brooks

By Nancie Zivetz-Gertler

soon to break open

with what she hasn't yet said

the thundering sky

Nancie Zivetz-Gertler