Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Friday, June 10, 2022

By Choupie Moysan

mother's day

she smiles

from the frame


Choupie Moysan

By Nika

waning moon

we discuss the need

to budget

 

Nika

By Algo

White butterflies sing

Temporary arias

To their broken wings.


Algo

By Joshua St. Claire

empires

the fanfare and fade

of fireflies


Joshua St. Claire

Thursday, June 9, 2022

By Deborah A. Bennett

always

somewhere a war

first lemons


Deborah A. Bennett

By John Pappas

waving wild switchgrass how little we know


John Pappas

By Ruth Holzer

our footsteps

clattering on the stone bridge

together

in unwelcome dawn

we go our separate ways


Ruth Holzer

By Helen Ogden

second amendment

bearing the weight

of hindsight


Helen Ogden

By Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Break in Kiev

A soldier paints birds in flight

June cadre



Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

chalk drawings

the mailman jumps over

her rainbow


Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Chen-ou Liu

Pride Parade

the way he looks at me

with kerosene-blue eyes


Chen-ou Liu

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

By Maya Daneva

moon path

just enough to fit

the sharp-nosed boat


Maya Daneva

By Joanna Ashwell

mid-hour

finding time

inside silence


Joanna Ashwell


By Pippa Phillips

ginko walk

the imperfect medicine

of time


Pippa Phillips

By Arvinder Kaur

a lullaby

in the fragrant breeze

hometown


Arvinder Kaur

By Katherine E Winnick

featherlight jewel

at the nape of her neck

containing arsenic


Katherine E Winnick

By Mona Bedi

quagmire walk

the situations i try

to avoid


Mona Bedi

By Mircea Moldovan

the easy step

of a courier

morning glory


Mircea Moldovan

By Ray Spitzenberger

clay

pot

bleeds

red

lilies


Ray Spitzenberger

Monday, June 6, 2022

By John Pappas

even in the driving rain her red lipstick


John Pappas

By Keith Evetts

agreeing with each other shrunken heads


Keith Evetts

Sunday, June 5, 2022

By Chen-ou Liu

100 days

she's been gone with no trace

the bar of soap

still shaped by her hand

that once caressed me


Chen-ou Liu

Saturday, June 4, 2022

By Samo Kreutz

silent movie ...

another conversation

with teenage daughter


Samo Kreutz

Friday, June 3, 2022

By Elena Malec

roles

choosing between king

and joker



Elena Malec

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

By Florin C. Ciobica

a warm breeze

slipping through the pines...

voices from childhood


Florin C. Ciobica

By Susan Burch

the first taste

of summer

sipping lemonade

so tart

it made our lips pucker


Susan Burch

By Tim Murphy

summer stroll

the sharp sounds

of garden clippers


Tim Murphy

Monday, May 30, 2022

By Susan Burch

a line of elephants

linked from trunk to tail

why aren’t we

protecting ourselves

and each other


Susan Burch