Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

By Lisbeth Ho

faintly heard

gu-zheng strings plucked

under this full moon

soothes the waves of longing for

my ancestors’ land an ocean apart


Lisbeth Ho

By Sherry Grant

poetry a secret code where tomorrow

Sherry Grant

Monday, September 27, 2021

By Minal Sarosh

autumn leaf

pressed between pages

my thoughts


Minal Sarosh

Sunday, September 26, 2021

By Sherry Grant

smiling through apocalypse the new normal


Sherry Grant

By Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Shooter moon

The solitude assails me

at twilight 


Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

rumors of war I spin the globe

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Jackie Chou

pandemic weight gain

I grow too big

for your heart


Jackie Chou

By Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

old cinema

flowering cherry 

hide its cracks


Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

a little snail

does it know

its destination?
 

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Lee Hudspeth

asleep

our small cat

a spiral galaxy of warm fur

Lee Hudspeth

By Minal Sarosh

a blank page

till the stars decide to fill

the empty night


Minal Sarosh

By Silk~

big sister gently rocking the cradle lilac breeze


Silk~

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

one two . . . thirty-three

toads in the woods emerge

in the dusk


Susan Bonk Plumridge

Saturday, September 25, 2021

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

morning shower

the warmth of dreams

down the drain


Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Silk~

his eyes slowly closing the space between clouds

Silk~

By Hifsa Ashraf

dust haze the political fraternity’s pledges

Hifsa Ashraf

By Giuliana Ravaglia

unripe raspberries

yesterday's questions

unanswered


Giuliana Ravaglia

By Richa Sharma

thriving on a rainbow self-colored dream


Richa Sharma

By Nani Mariani

is a lake

the quietest

oh lotus flower

miss you more

love love and love


Nani Mariani

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

because i crave the nectar of Andromeda


Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

Friday, September 24, 2021

By Devoshruti Mandal

window view

through skyscrapers

a small sky


Devoshruti Mandal

By Mark Meyer

shining brightly

over the homeless camp

harvest moon


Mark Meyer

By Kamrun Nahar

cashew nut

tasty seeds

but hard nut to crack


Kamrun Nahar

By Nudurupati Nagasri

melon flowers

a butterfly’s hide-and-seek

with the child


Nudurupati Nagasri

By Kat Lehmann

country joyride

the strobe of corn rows

as we pass

Kat Lehmann

By Hifsa Ashraf

moon halo stepping out of his life


Hifsa Ashraf

By Vincenzo Adamo

climate changes

the crowing of the cock

moves forward


Vincenzo Adamo

By Marilyn Ashbaugh

sun dogs 

the rooster’s crow

at noon


Marilyn Ashbaugh