Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

By Douglas J. Lanzo

fading with sunset

line of refugees

blends into next day


Douglas J. Lanzo

By Hemapriya Chellappan

city morning bustle a pigeon’s bright red toes


Hemapriya Chellappan

By Kamrun Nahar

pair...

most often

we use for shoes


Kamrun Nahar

By Ken Slaughter

one way out

the train

I didn’t take


Ken Slaughter

By Krzysztof Kokot

Radetzky March

old gentleman suddenly

opens his eyes


Krzysztof Kokot

By Anette Chaney

blue-eyed grass labels don't define me


Anette Chaney

By Lafcadio

ocean breeze

the taste of salt

on your lips


Lafcadio

By R. Gerry Fabian

Late afternoon sun

casts elongated shadows—

burnt brown grass


R. Gerry Fabian

By Refika Dedić

month

of shame

without occurrence


Refika Dedić

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

By Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

unwinding

the hose

summer garden


Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

By Barrie Levine

wishing well . . .

peering into the depths

of myself


Barrie Levine

By Lafcadio

lullaby--

the girl singing softly

to herself


Lafcadio

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

the air in my lungs a storm


Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Bisshie

cuckoo

in the sparrows’ nest

her ginger hair


Bisshie

By Paula Sears

falling from the branches

a second time

spring rain


Paula Sears

By Christopher Peys

black sand beach

wave after wave

oil spill


Christopher Peys

Monday, May 16, 2022

By B. L. Bruce

over the black mountain

so close

laughing moon


B. L. Bruce

By B.A. France

cloud covered moon

long evening

in search of solace


B.A. France

By Nani Mariani

Moonlight 

among the stars

I am still single



Nani Mariani

By Uchechukwu Onyedikam

red moon

behind dark cloud

blushing


Uchechukwu Onyedikam

By Yasir Farooq

new moon

a star descends

on her palm


Yasir Farooq

By Pearl Pirie

icicles

in moonlight

the stars

 

Pearl Pirie

Saturday, May 14, 2022

By Mike Gallagher

staggering home

a young moon afloat

in the ditch


Mike Gallagher

By David Oates

in the diet app

logging Jack Daniels

under snacks


David Oates

Friday, May 13, 2022

By Joshua St. Claire

black raspberry pie

grandmother asks

if it changed me

Joshua St. Claire

By Ivan Gacina

Caribbean Sea . . .

the depths of the voiceless sky

in her eyes


Ivan Gacina

By Lafcadio

memory loss

the words fading

one page at a time

Lafcadio

By Paula Sears

pencil shards

in the sharpener

lost haiku

Paula Sears