Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Friday, July 30, 2021

By Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

mountain house -

instead of a bell

woodpecker


Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

By Richard Bailly

majestic milkweed

caterpillar habitat

mothering monarchs


Richard Bailly

By Lorraine A. Padden

milkweed drunk

a caterpillar lolls

from leaf to leaf


Lorraine A. Padden

Thursday, July 29, 2021

By Carmela Marino

seclusion

the framed sea

at its window

Carmela Marino

By Refika Dedić

summer month

children in the sand

forget about time


Refika Dedić

By Ben Onachila

Maple Dogwood Oaks

How they blush

before getting naked


Ben Onachila

By Kyoko Bengala

anniversary -

they arrived late

jasmine


Kyoko Bengala

By Maya Daneva

high-pitched cry

I recognize the voice

of my cicada

Maya Daneva

By Bernadette O'Reilly

nesting

in his palm

my cheek


Bernadette O'Reilly

By Lisbeth Ho

summer dusk

crickets start to sing

calling

the fireflies to light up

the moonless night


Lisbeth Ho

By Jharna Sanyal

first rain

in cupped palms

         taste of salt

Jharna Sanyal

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

sea mother

keep me

as a pearl

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Ram Chandran

monsoon sky

the birds

flying to a distant dream

Ram Chandran

By Alan Peat

supermarket:

in front of

The Bay View Hotel


Alan Peat

By Rp Verlaine

the owl

sees too much

to be silent


Rp Verlaine

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

By Alex Lanzo

canoe floats

on aqua-green waters

over sea of moss

Alex Lanzo

By Gregory Lanzo

Arctic ice melts

creating rivers

flowing into caves


Gregory Lanzo

Sunday, July 25, 2021

By Christa Pandey

old age

finding relevance

in haiku


Christa Pandey

By Zahra Mughis

monsoon sky reflections of the inner landscape

Zahra Mughis

By Alvin B. Cruz

rainbow's end

a poem begins

without me

Alvin B. Cruz

By Tim Roberts

moonless sky on pebble beach – every footstep a sigh

Tim Roberts

By Vandana Parashar

tiring day

my dog and I switch

places in dream


Vandana Parashar

By Barrie Levine

breathing out . . .

my dream

slips away


Barrie Levine

By Mircea Moldovan

on island

together with the frogs

chamber music

Mircea Moldovan

By Nudurupati Nagasri

full moon

I scoop it from sugar syrup

Rasgulla *

Nudurupati Nagasri

 

* Ball-shaped sweet made with curdled milk and sugar syrup

By Agus Maulana Sunjaya

the shift

in a robin’s song

end of summer


Agus Maulana Sunjaya

By Sushama Kapur

forgotten shrine -

the colour of silence

in yellow dandelions


Sushama Kapur

By Nicoletta Ignatti

along the way 

poppies and I -  

June evening

Nicoletta Ignatti