Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

By Govind Joshi

waning moon

slowing down

of the old walker

Govind Joshi

By Alexis Rotella

down the sink


all your exotic bottles

of sauces and vinegars

the orange-flower water

how it pains me

to break its seal

Alexis Rotella

By Janet Krauss

a heft of silence

as I leave

my old home

carrying

my sack of longing

Janet Krauss

By Katherine E Winnick

a blackbird

on the runway

left behind


Katherine E Winnick

By Steliana Voicu

ice flowers…

on my window

moon stories

Steliana Voicu


 

Royal Train arrives —

in the old man's hands

trembling chrysanthemums

Steliana Voicu

By Sarah Mahina Calvello

cold clouds

In a Van Gogh sky

Winter

Sarah Mahina Calvello

By Tuyet Van Do

sipping ginger tea

as I read the newsfeed

a new president
 

Tuyet Van Do



garage sale —

in the garden corner

Buddha's grin

Tuyet Van Do

By Oscar Luparia

foggy dawn

the milk froth

in my first coffee


Oscar Luparia

 

 

pick-up points . . .

the sledge of Santa

lighter and lighter


Oscar Luparia

 



Christmas parties

please everyone remember

not to overdo

Oscar Luparia

By Kelly Sargent

bony fingers of lightening her hair caught in his grip

Kelly Sargent



picking up the pieces purple heart

Kelly Sargent

By Stephanie Zepherelli

multiple personas

a stack of hats

perfectly balanced

Stephanie Zepherelli



junk mail

the same old stuff

i tell myself

Stephanie Zepherelli



act four

dancing alone

with shadows

Stephanie Zepherelli



walking with shadows

before they arrive

dark premonitions

Stephanie Zepherelli

By William Doyle A F

changing times —

lotus pond

now a paddy field

William Doyle A F

By j rap

hundredth time

I’ve walked this path ...

still learning the shadows


j rap


the busboy drags

a trash bin to the curb

spring moon


j rap 

 

 

autumn dusk

thump of trucks

on the highway bridge


j rap


 

sunset sky

brushstrokes

of peach and lemon


j rap

 

cloudy beach day

a coming out party

for the son


j rap

By Mohua Maulik

jasmine scented

autumn breeze

rustles the hibiscus —

yet my heart is uneasy

thinking about tomorrow

Mohua Maulik

By Xiaoou Chen

a glass of water

the chopstick bends

without bending

Xiaoou Chen

 

 

heading home

the horse’s hoofs hardly

touch the ground

Xiaoou Chen

By Marjolein Rotsteeg

a new year

talks of peace

not even begun

Marjolein Rotsteeg



hibernation —

I'm struck by an attack

of hedgehog envy

Marjolein Rotsteeg


 

cold North wind

merciless

on old bones

Marjolein Rotsteeg


 

moth-eaten quilt

it remains

the cat’s favourite

Marjolein Rotsteeg

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

member of the wedding

her first time

in heels

Joseph P. Wechselberger

Monday, December 30, 2024

I Loved Your Poem, but I Think I Deleted It!

On January 1, 2025 all January poems I have in my computer will be published here. 


If you have a Cold Moon Journal acceptance for the new year and it’s not included in that January 1 batch, kindly forward that email to me so I can fix things. I was clearing out the trash and sent folders so a new editor could take over, but apparently things got out of hand! I apologize.

 

Additionally, I know I had two last poems to use in December. Those are lost as well. So if you are one of these poets, please forward your email to me.

 

Again, I am sorry for the inconvenience.

~Robin (Roberta Beach Jacobson)

Sunday, December 29, 2024

By Lakshman Bulusu

a stroll through foliage  path of light within light

Lakshman Bulusu

By Eugeniusz Zacharski

ancient battle

the sea reflects the glare

of the gold armor

Eugeniusz Zacharski



milky way

the distant road

to the void

Eugeniusz Zacharski

By Kendall Lott

opening my palm

to my first snowflake…

dream catcher

Kendall Lott