Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Friday, August 25, 2023

By James Penha

smashed antique

yet another shard

finds my foot

James Penha

By Zdenka Mlinar

angry july

destroys everything alive

an inanimate

prayer for

gracious August

Zdenka Mlinar



ljutiti srpanj

ruši sve živo

i neživo 

molitva za

milostivi kolovoz

Zdenka Mlinar

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

By Susan Burch

before I can whistle rape

Susan Burch

Monday, August 21, 2023

By Michelle V. Alkerton

widow

more than a decade in black

one less decision


Michelle V. Alkerton

By Refika Dedić

mosquito

in a cup full of tea

a child's nose

Refika Dedić

By Paula Sears

summer wind

bustling through the blackberry brambles

a pileated woodpecker

Paula Sears

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Friday, August 18, 2023

By Kimberly Kuchar

goldfish

swimming for eternity

Grandma's vase

Kimberly Kuchar

By Douglas J. Lanzo

longing for the home

it never had

slug passing snail

Douglas J. Lanzo

Monday, August 14, 2023

By Mike Fainzilber

above the thunder

the tree

of five thousand years

Mike Fainzilber

 

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after the rains

a haunting silence

nothing left to say


Mike Fainzilber

By Nancy Byrne Iannucci

A mother's mood

swings

the four seasons


Nancy Byrne Iannucci

Sunday, August 13, 2023

By Debarati Sen

Sunday morning —

the bawl of a fruit vendor

wakes me up

Debarati Sen


*

 

mountain peak —

this ego

between us

Debarati Sen

By JL Huffman

yellow finches

flock the feeder

joy takes wing


JL Huffman

By Ram Chandran

autumn dusk—

time changed me

beyond recognition

Ram Chandran

By Diane Webster

Hot summer fishing

dragonfly lands on the pole

steady in patience

Diane Webster

By Ruth Holzer

the life

of a wanderer

brief chaos

of white dust and starlight—

surviving by chance

Ruth Holzer


*


flocking

around my candle

All Souls

Ruth Holzer

By Simon De Courcey

late offerings

a cold cave dawn —

paviland red

Simon De Courcey

By evan coram

crackling

   into silence

   green wood


evan coram

By David Ngo

caged bird released

releasing its captor's heart

from the cage's grip

David Ngo

By Daipayan Nair

loaded basket

grandma makes room for

a fallen marigold

Daipayan Nair

Saturday, August 12, 2023

By Barrie Levine

housebound . . .

through my window all I know

of drifting clouds

Barrie Levine

Friday, August 11, 2023

By Tony Williams

ghost koi—

never running

with the crowd


Tony Williams


*


weeds

our friendship

neglected

Tony Williams

By J. D. Nelson

early August now—

the fly on the bathroom wall

has been there all night


J. D. Nelson

By Jennifer Gurney

A ginkgo leaf

Flutters in the wind

Along with my heart

Jennifer Gurney

By petro c.k.

summer drought

a plastic cup

on the beer tap

petro c.k.

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

By A.J. Anwar

fading for-sale sign

a lonely house

all these years

A.J. Anwar

By Wanda Amos

looking so peaceful

her final visit

to the beautician

Wanda Amos


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winter chill…

a sudden inward breath

cuts the lifeline

Wanda Amos