Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Sunday, May 29, 2022

By Benedetta Cardone

tumbling air –

a butterfly

no longer in sight


Benedetta Cardone

By Janet Ruth

birthday gift

my sixty-fifth chance

to get it right


Janet Ruth

By Nani Mariani

for some reason

full moon memories

beautiful to remember

like mom's message

to keep smiling


Nani Mariani

Saturday, May 28, 2022

By Kath Abela Wilson

my mother

that flash of forever

in her eyes


Kath Abela Wilson

By Marilyn Ashbaugh

lost

I return home

to grandmother's iris


Marilyn Ashbaugh

By Maya Daneva

evening rain

my son wants me to stop

the lullaby


Maya Daneva

Friday, May 27, 2022

By Veronika Zora Novak

your fragrance

eclipses the moon . . .

night jasmine


Veronika Zora Novak

By Mirela Brăilean

scream

of a newborn baby

over noise of bombs



Mirela Brăilean

By Antonio Mangiameli

first kiss

the fresh taste

of chewing-gum



Antonio Mangiameli

By David He

moonlight

a stray dog

follows my bike


David He

By John Hawkhead

obituary column

my old teacher’s name

in the register


John Hawkhead

By Kamrun Nahar

for every experiment

we choose…

a monkey


Kamrun Nahar

By Ram Chandran

receding waves

wipe out all the footprints...

his dementia



Ram Chandran

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

By Alvin B. Cruz

anger management my father's broken pencils

 

Alvin B. Cruz

By David He

hazy moon...

Dad's tobacco smoke

mists my face


David He

Monday, May 23, 2022

By Alvin B. Cruz

softly falling rain

we look out

the same window

in opposite

directions


Alvin B. Cruz

Saturday, May 21, 2022

By Nani Mariani

full moon

the deepest silence of the night

in your grave



Nani Mariani

By Shane Huey

waxing gibbous moon

dangling on the edge of space

the fullness of life


Shane Huey

By Lafcadio

clothes

flung on the floor

summer heat


Lafcadio

By Yash Seyedbagheri

Truck sputters exhaust

front seat replete with crushed Coors

lilac scent long gone


Yash Seyedbagheri

Thursday, May 19, 2022

By John Grey

solitary pawn

alone on a chessboard

where are all the others?


John Grey

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

By Tina Mowrey

mayfly down

may day

may day


Tina Mowrey

By JL Huffman

overdue

family gathering

sweeter than pie
 

JL Huffman

By Angiola Inglese

winds of war

in front of the moon

wisp of smoke


Angiola Inglese

By Corey D. Cook

lockdown

me

and my shadow


Corey D. Cook

By Samo Kreutz

deserted cottage...

those days I wasn't afraid

to dream


Samo Kreutz

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