Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Friday, August 27, 2021

By Maria Teresa Sisti

blue moon --

my shadow becomes

insignificant


Maria Teresa Sisti

By Nicole Tilde

summer morning

the echo

of one chime


Nicole Tilde

By Carmela Marino

thin clouds

a transparent veil

on his long rest


Carmela Marino

By Sushama Kapur

august moon ...

cradling the memory

of her first cry


Sushama Kapur

By Pippa Phillips

on the tip

of my tongue—

wind chimes


Pippa Phillips

Thursday, August 26, 2021

By Agnes Eva Savich

worker bees

even with the drone

of rush hour


Agnes Eva Savich

By Marilyn Ward

summer sweetness

as bees buzz

in middle c


Marilyn Ward

By Maya Daneva

my eyes

in and out of the petunia

with the bee


Maya Daneva

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

By Nika

obituaries

when the time comes

who will write mine

Nika

By Nani Mariani

blue moon

love story

drowning in the ocean


Nani Mariani

By John Hawkhead

hellfire and brimstone

the priest describes the path

to forgiveness


John Hawkhead

By Louise Hopewell

high tea

a dollop of cream

on the tip of her nose

Louise Hopewell

By Lakshmi Iyer

between the clouds

she hides and seeks

my companion


Lakshmi Iyer

By Hemapriya Chellappan

half awake

half asleep

spring equinox


Hemapriya Chellappan

By Devoshruti Mandal

tea leaves

in boiling water ...

those unsaid words


Devoshruti Mandal

Sunday, August 22, 2021

By Amrutha Prabhu

slow stream -

an ant on

a leaf boat 


Amrutha Prabhu

By Mircea Moldovan

garden flamingo

mom combs her hair

always by the window

Mircea Moldovan

By Pat Davis

parched prairie

the bison's


heavy head

Pat Davis

By Helen Ogden

coastal bluff

looking a pelican

in the eye

Helen Ogden

By Pippa Phillips

black butterfly—

all the possible words

in the inkwell

Pippa Phillips

Saturday, August 21, 2021

By Vasile Moldovan

torrid summer -

only lightning and thunder

not a drop of rain


Vasile Moldovan

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