Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Saturday, November 27, 2021

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

dry grasses

preparing the heart

for winter


Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Maya Daneva

December chill

piling these logs

on top of others

Maya Daneva

By Zahra Mughis

chaos brews

in the No Man's Land

melting Antarctica


Zahra Mughis

By our thomas

departure day –

sound of knives

against toast

our thomas

By Rosa Maria Di Salvatore

take-off... 

silent prayers

up to the sky


Rosa Maria Di Salvatore

By Nudurupati Nagasri

Conversing

at dinner table

watch and clock

Nudurupati Nagasri

By Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Tracks run

towards the sunset

Autumn lights

Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Friday, November 26, 2021

By Mircea Moldovan

unnecessary

attempt to change me

lunar eclipse

Mircea Moldovan

By our thomas

not coming

not going:

the winter pines

our thomas

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

face of stone

deep inside

crying for freedom

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Benedetta Cardone

uncovering

a leftover moonlight--

start over


Benedetta Cardone

By Nudurupati Nagasri

sunbathing

plastic plant pot waking up

few shades lighter


Nudurupati Nagasri

By John Hawkhead

whittling pine

I release the shape

of its scent

John Hawkhead

By Chen-ou Liu

smoky skies

a broken river

of lava


Chen-ou Liu

By Sushama Kapur

my bucket list—

on distant shores seahorses

       spin the foam


Sushama Kapur

By JL Huffman

rooftop gardens

green oasis

amid the hustle

JL Huffman

By Nazarena Rampini

bitter cold -

a curled up cat

under the moon


Nazarena Rampini

Thursday, November 25, 2021

By John J. Dunphy

breaking the wishbone

our Thanksgiving guest

wins the contest using

his new hand from

the Veterans Administration


John J. Dunphy

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

By Sherry Grant

a kettle’s memory perfect pitch

Sherry Grant

By Sushama Kapur

kitchen table the wooden dents of conversation



Sushama Kapur

By Cynthia Anderson

somewhere between us what I always wanted
 

Cynthia Anderson

By Kelly Sauvage

eden holding space for the rain


Kelly Sauvage

By Mircea Moldovan

glass beads the rainbow on her face


Mircea Moldovan

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

truth among sunflowers

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

this solitude a dew-covered marigold


Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

By Carmela Marino

cold words

with a leaf falls

its shadow


Carmela Marino

By Maria Concetta Conti

autumn hike

a book shelters me

from the rain


Maria Concetta Conti

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

cold night

to cross the darkness

I collect words



Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo