Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Friday, March 26, 2021

By Patricia Hawkhead

crimson petals the full bloom of his touch

Patricia Hawkhead

By Rp Verlaine

ballerinas 

the azaleas bending 

with the pull of wind

Rp Verlaine

By John Hawkhead

moonlight

folding around

her curve


John Hawkhead

By Maria Teresa Sisti

quarter moon -

the unspoken

in a breath


Maria Teresa Sisti

By Richa Sharma

turning leaves

i reach the funeral

too late


Richa Sharma

By Sherry Grant

mother’s shadow

shortening

in candlelight

Sherry Grant

By Vandana Parashar

women’s day

I buy another bottle

of pepper spray

Vandana Parashar

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

once upon a time

a little girl and the sea

-- the seeds of wind

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

Thursday, March 25, 2021

By Kristina Todorova

after the thunderstorm

bird nest

in the split tree


Kristina Todorova

By Barrie Levine

white noise

what’s left

of my dreams

Barrie Levine

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

only in dreams

our goodbyes

never end

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Ginny Short

painted ladies float

like fall leaves

on a capricious wind

spin around me

in a color cyclone

Ginny Short

By Teji Sethi

cuckoo --

her tone ripens

with mango blossoms

Teji Sethi

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

By Cynthia Anderson

holding myself

grateful

for these arms


Cynthia Anderson

By Barrie Levine

I wrap my arms

around her softness

cotton moon

Barrie Levine

Sunday, March 21, 2021

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

field of stars

when i read the poems

of Mary Oliver

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Barrie Levine

cooking lesson

gramma teaches me

to pinch spices

Barrie Levine

By Rp Verlaine

break of dawn

the farmer puts on boots

with yesterday's mud

Rp Verlaine

By Dennis Andrew S. Aguinaldo

Our egg tray carried

marbles and hair clips, a swirl

of dusty sunlight.


Dennis Andrew S. Aguinaldo

By Maria Concetta Conti

not thinking

about anything

the snowy volcano

Maria Concetta Conti

By Miriam Sagan

reading haiku—

the length of the toddler’s

tea party


Miriam Sagan

By Nani Mariani

Saturday night

smiling looking at the photo of the laughing bride

Nani Mariani

By Carmela Marino

last farewell

the moon's face

on the calendar

Carmela Marino

By Cynthia Anderson

sunny window—

there’s always

a way out


Cynthia Anderson

By Zoran Doderovic

old kerosene lamp

in the dusty attic

shadows of the past

Zoran Doderovic

Saturday, March 20, 2021

By Vandana Parashar

burqa

and yet

catcalls

Vandana Parashar

By Sherry Grant

competition

between brothers

parading wives

Sherry Grant

Friday, March 19, 2021

By Caroline Krakora

night fishing

a mink asks

for a treat


Caroline Krakora