Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

possibly

a sparrow

or a tsunami

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Barrie Levine

peach tea

breathing in

the fullness of life

Barrie Levine

Sunday, January 16, 2022

By Mircea Moldovan

a flock of birds

turns the sky upside down

New Year


Mircea Moldovan

By Lee Hudspeth

yellow crescent moon slips into midnight’s indigo

Lee Hudspeth

Friday, January 14, 2022

By Sean Lynch

2022 –

rain washes litter

into a storm drain

Sean Lynch

By Chen-ou Liu

hallway stillness

traffic hum drifts through windows

of a nursing home

Chen-ou Liu

Monday, January 10, 2022

By Elisa Theriana

new prescription

psychiatrist asks me

not to google


Elisa Theriana

By William Keckler

spousal tombstones

the wives tend to arrive

fashionably late

William Keckler

Friday, January 7, 2022

By Ray Spitzenberger

forest zither

speaks to me

Sachsen tales


Ray Spitzenberger

By Joe Sebastian

on a bare bough the ants carry the light there is


Joe Sebastian

By Vincenzo Adamo

barbed wire–

looking for a hole

of hope


Vincenzo Adamo

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

By Muskaan Ahuja

crowded bus –

            a fly takes

the seat I leave


Muskaan Ahuja

By Douglas J. Lanzo

fading hopes

trails of stardust

sift through my fingers


Douglas J. Lanzo

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

words 

grow quieter

candlelight


Susan Bonk Plumridge

Monday, January 3, 2022

By Pris Campbell

falling star

so many wishes linked

this covid night

Pris Campbell

By Agus Maulana Sunjaya

mother’s reflection

in the bakery window

winter stars

Agus Maulana Sunjaya

Friday, December 31, 2021

By Lakshmi Iyer

year end

so many things left

unpacked


Lakshmi Iyer

By Nani Mariani

welcome 2022

as the universe sings

holy man's prayer

the rosary shines bright

bringing a message of peace


Nani Mariani

By Mircea Moldovan

daily

counting years and snowflakes

Alzheimer's


Mircea Moldovan

By John J. Dunphy

New Year's Eve fireworks

I watch with both hands over

my dog's ears


John J. Dunphy

By Tim Murphy

lucky break

an empty glass hits the floor

intact

Tim Murphy

By Keith Evetts

new year's eve

the dusty sill

by moonlight

                    whose fingerprints

                    are on the window

Keith Evetts

By Zahra Mughis

flowers bloom

in the night sky

new year's eve


Zahra Mughis

Thursday, December 30, 2021

By Arvinder Kaur

winter sun

grandpa warms his shoes

in the porch


Arvinder Kaur

By Neena Singh

winter chill—

in grandson’s eyes

warm starlight

Neena Singh

By Barrie Levine

night shift

dad’s blue jacket

fades to twilight

Barrie Levine

By Rp Verlaine

the child asks

if sequoia trees

reach heaven


Rp Verlaine

By Maya Daneva

soft sun...

in the shadow of the snowman

my toddler


Maya Daneva