Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Saturday, August 21, 2021

By Yasir Farooq

under a shelter

goats and goatherd

calmly watch the rain


Yasir Farooq

By Cynthia Anderson

thunderheads
 

a promise blown

out of proportion

Cynthia Anderson

By JL Huffman

skies darken


leaves cup to receive

sacrament of rain

JL Huffman

By Pat Davis

drought

the disobedience

of rain

Pat Davis

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

rain, then sun

the scented breath

of the woods


Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Cherry A

rain patter -

the kids run outside

with paper boats


Cherry A

By Ram Chandran

hibiscus

redder than ever

last night rain

Ram Chandran

By Lafcadio

smell of sage

in the rain--

barren desert


Lafcadio

Thursday, August 19, 2021

By Zahra Mughis

echoing

in nothingness

The Beatles
 

 Zahra Mughis

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

By Geoff Pope

joggers running along the river naked blackberries

Geoff Pope

By Hemapriya Chellappan

cold moon the present becomes the past

Hemapriya Chellappan

By Tsanka Shishkova

double rainbow in the storm clouds

Tsanka Shishkova

By Richa Sharma

scent of motherhood chandan* breeze


Richa Sharma

 

*Chandan is sandalwood in Hindi language

By Lafcadio

loosening the grip of sorrow your hand in mine

Lafcadio

By Alfred Booth

la vie en rose...

these storm clouds from a paint sampler

Alfred Booth

By Jimmy Webb

 the screaming fox - his double edged sword
 

Jimmy Webb

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

By Nudurupati Nagasri

Firefly

The only moon…

Of Amavasya *


Nudurupati Nagasri

  

*No moon day

By Nicoletta Ignatti

I rock the moon

lying on the swing-

summer night

Nicoletta Ignatti

By Florin C. Ciobica

melon field 

the scarecrow points

to the moon

Florin C. Ciobica

By Mona Iordan

late-night news

the moon minds

its own business

Mona Iordan

By Ben Onachila

a magical gift

this potted lemon tree

a moon now on each branch
 

Ben Onachila

By Angiola Inglese

orange blossom--

a single woman

under the moon


Angiola Inglese

By Lafcadio

rabbit moon--

the silence

multiplying
 

Lafcadio

By Claire Ninham

thunder moon

the accidental crunch

of molluscs

Claire Ninham

Sunday, August 15, 2021

By Pat Davis

thrift shop

all my possessions

still there


Pat Davis

By Douglas J. Lanzo

rainbow

shoots from Neptune’s trident

after sea-blown storm
 

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Pippa Phillips

echo

she calls

to herself


Pippa Phillips

Saturday, August 14, 2021

By Mirela Brăilean

pandemic funeral -

behind the widow

convoy of leaves
 

Mirela Brăilean