Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Friday, April 1, 2022

By Joe Sebastian

spring twilight…

a gull stalls on 

a wall of wind


Joe Sebastian

By Deborah A. Bennett

cuckoo in spring –  

the universe makes a sound

from a willow tree


Deborah A. Bennett

By Priti Khullar

pilgrimage

I climb the mountains 

within


Priti Khullar

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

By Pat Davis

war-torn field

a sheep dog wanders

back and forth

Pat Davis

By Maya Daneva

war-wounded 

the girl puts a bandage 

on her doll’s head

Maya Daneva

By Alvin B. Cruz

quiet dinner

the crystal clear sound

of the salt shaker


Alvin B. Cruz

By Nani Mariani

Academy Awards

a slap

shocked the world


Nani Mariani

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

By Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

spring restoration

green covers

cracks in the statue

Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

By Maria Teresa Sisti

full moon of worms

the echo of a farewell

forgotten


Maria Teresa Sisti

By Zoran Doderović

snowflakes

on outstretched palms –

my childhood

Zoran Doderović

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

crossing cultures

an acceptance that people

are people


Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Tim Muphy

open book 

the child speaks 

its first words

Tim Muphy

By Katherine E Winnick

poet

cast your line

says the fisherman


Katherine E Winnick

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

alone at home

a touch of lipstick

to feel alive


Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

Monday, March 28, 2022

By Douglas J. Lanzo

blue and yellow

encircle the night

London Eye

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Maria Teresa Piras

March sky

the Kiev moon

so pale

Maria Teresa Piras

Saturday, March 26, 2022

By Julie Bloss Kelsey

tucking them in

one by one

stars


Julie Bloss Kelsey

By Veronika Zora Novak

blue hour moon

wishing to be anyone

but me


Veronika Zora Novak

By Chen-ou Liu

street preaching

a sudden burst

of birdsong

Chen-ou Liu

By Anthony Ward

Moth splashes into window

Swimming up to the light

Drowning out darkness

Anthony Ward

By John Hawkhead

oceanic spray

great clouds billow

from walrus nostrils

John Hawkhead

By Ruth Holzer

white peony

on the window sill

red ants

Ruth Holzer

Friday, March 25, 2022

By Ramesh Anand

monsoon romance

our sips of tea

from one saucer

Ramesh Anand

By Madisen Bellon

clouded eyes blank mind

a light bulb dimmed flickering

please remember me

Madisen Bellon

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

By Keith Evetts

gathering night crows don't seem to listen

Keith Evetts

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

By Joanna Ashwell

I draw

a fresh scene

the Mad Hatter

spilling stars

shaped around time


Joanna Ashwell

Sunday, March 20, 2022

By Pippa Phillips

so long

for the grape

to darken into wine

in this bitter sip I can taste

the shadow of the sun


Pippa Phillips

Saturday, March 19, 2022

By John J. Dunphy

thaw

rapidly shrinking

snowman's genitalia


John J. Dunphy