Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

By Daipayan Nair

loadshedding—

fireflies buzz around

the power box

 

Daipayan Nair

By Nicoletta Ignatti

deserted classroom—

a butterfly flies undisturbed


Nicoletta Ignatti

By Barrie Levine

travel photos

no one there knows

who we are


Barrie Levine

By David Kāwika Eyre

spring dusk

still hearing

the quiet of

the old folk


David Kāwika Eyre

By petro c. k.

an army of leaf blowers

moves in on a peaceful morning


petro c. k.

By Tuyet Van Do

on the footpath

shelters for the homeless

cardboard boxes


Tuyet Van Do

By David He

the nurse

lifts her mask

for some fresh air…

a sickle moon creeps

into the tent crack

 

David He

Monday, June 13, 2022

By Jim Niffen

kyiv

your smoke

fills the moon


Jim Niffen

By Kamil Plich

on the bus

the hair on our legs

touch


Kamil Plich

By David He

moonrise...

I remember

the Buddha




David He

By Erica Dionora

A foaming tide

washes over the wet sand

filling in foot craters


Erica Dionora

By John J. Dunphy

dad's hummingbird feeder

now outside

his hospice window


John J. Dunphy

Sunday, June 12, 2022

By Chen-ou Liu

distant sirens ...

blood stained carved hearts

in a school desk


Chen-ou Liu

Friday, June 10, 2022

By Satyanarayana Chittaluri

nothing

to think

sunset


Satyanarayana Chittaluri

By Douglas J. Lanzo

sea-blown winds

hints of bagpipe

through pleated rock


Douglas J. Lanzo

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