Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

By Susan Burch

what does it take

to leave you

Wile E. Coyote

gets another rock

dropped on his head

Susan Burch

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

By Bryan Rickert

starlight

the time it took

for me

to find

you

Bryan Rickert

Monday, March 6, 2023

By Brad Bennett

new moon the grandfather clock strikes good night
 

Brad Bennett

Saturday, March 4, 2023

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

the gatherings

becoming smaller …

another family funeral


Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Ram Chandran

cemetery visit —

beside grandpa's headstone

forget-me-nots


Ram Chandran

By Tony Williams

wrapping them

in mine

her tissue paper hands

Tony Williams

Friday, March 3, 2023

By Joshua St. Claire

night dog barking away the moon from my window


Joshua St. Clair
e

By Jennifer Gurney

Darkness cocoons me

At the gloaming of the day

My butterfly self

Jennifer Gurney

By Wai Mei Wong

times square

pigeons and sparrows bask

on different ledges

Wai Mei Wong

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

Recap

February was a busy month at Cold Moon Journal. Of the 85 poets published, 17 appeared here for the first time. Congratulations to all.

Our eclectic batch of March poems will start up in a couple of days.

Don't forget to submit your April poems.

In the meantime, I can announce my new Alien Buddha Press book of micro fiction has just launched (available at amazon). I’m excited to share the cover of Demitasse Fiction: One-Minute Reads for Busy People with you.


 

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

By Mirela Brailean

shadows circling

the night rises in the eyes

of the wounded deer


Mirela Brailean

By Ed Ahern

prey waits in shelter

for the arriving hunter

cold wrapping them both

Ed Ahern

Monday, February 27, 2023

By M. R. Pelletier

refrigerator hum—

   the sound

   of silence


 M. R. Pelletier


*


yard sale—

   she gets rid of things

   he never needed

M. R. Pelletier

Sunday, February 26, 2023

By Bipasha Majumder (De)

fog-shrouded field . . .

silver birch stands

unseen


Bipasha Majumder (De)


*


lakeside walk . . .

a salmon sips

the rainbow

Bipasha Majumder (De)

By Mihaela Babusanu

end of quarantine

the smell of cherry blossoms

retest my senses


Mihaela Babusanu

By Aaron Bn

masonry nails

repeatedly hammered

splitting my head


Aaron Bn


*

 

moonlight seeps through

branches of sleeping giants

recharging for spring


Aaron Bn

By Helen Ogden

winter piazza

chestnuts wrapped

in yesterday's news

Helen Ogden


*

 

church tour

the beggar on the steps

extends his hand

Helen Ogden

By Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

half moon –

part-time

lover


Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă