Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Sunday, March 3, 2024

By David He

first kiss

the dark mystery

of a new moon

David He

By Pitt Büerken

trial

the judge drops

the gavel


Pitt Büerken

Friday, March 1, 2024

By Kelly Moyer

shipwrecked

a gale

of free-floating grace

Kelly Moyer


 

pearls the loneliest bird tethers to the nest

Kelly Moyer



wishing well

a stone

for every sorrow

Kelly Moyer

By Timothy Daly

early morning

the storm

under my skull

Timothy Daly



yoga class

trying to balance

commitments

Timothy Daly



the fallen pine

needles stab me

nostalgia

Timothy Daly

By John Pappas

funeral lilies

the young father learns

to french braid

John Pappas



between

that and this

winter rain

John Pappas



flood watch

she tells me again

it is what it is

John Pappas



white asters stay and wild a while

John Pappas



root rot

another far-off war

on television

John Pappas

By Robert Witmer

frogspawn

black holes

in a rippled universe

Robert Witmer



tricycle tracks

all the branches

of the human tree

Robert Witmer



crime novel

an old parking ticket

marks the page

Robert Witmer

By Brad Bennett

still

in slippers

spring morning

Brad Bennett


 

sunlight

through the skylight

by way of the moon

Brad Bennett



bird tracks

the call

of a snowplow

Brad Bennett

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

By John J. Dunphy

smelling of hand lotion the braille book

John J. Dunphy

By Diane Webster

through fog

the honk of geese

emerges

Diane Webster

By Elliot Diamond

the brush of snow

empty window frames

to a sky


Elliot Diamond

By Oliver Kleyer

A noise during the

funeral. A bumblebee

also mourns Granny.

Oliver Kleyer

By Oscar Luparia

bare oaks

all their branches

hold up the sky

Oscar Luparia

By Yvona Fast

Empty birch branches

stand bent, gaunt in bitter cold

Sheets of ice clinging.


Yvona Fast

By Gavin Austin

sleeping alone

the length of night

on your pillow


Gavin Austin

By Xiaoou Chen

slowed-down pace

the raindrops no longer

beat on my face


Xiaoou Chen

By Anne Curran

cloud nestles

into mountain curves

afternoon sun


Anne Curran

By Douglas J. Lanzo

sun-warmed branches

grandma’s love

nourishing our tree


Douglas J. Lanzo

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

By Helen Ogden

high tide

bits of the seal

float back to sea

Helen Ogden

By Alison Rogers

waves break

seagulls

at the shoreline

Alison Rogers

By Daniela Misso

wind-beaten grass

all the things

I leave behind

Daniela Misso

By Dejan Ivanovic

gusts of wind


are quieter I sail to


another spring



Dejan Ivanovic

Monday, February 26, 2024

By Pitt Büerken

alphabet soup

the first grader puts words

on the plate's edge


Pitt Büerken

By Georg Cook

A pebble thrown

Causes ripples

The water returns to stillness


Georg Cook



A flame is lit

Sparking into life

Darkness ebbs away


Georg Cook

By Wiesław Karliński

anthropocene

one of last evening songs

by frog choir

Wiesław Karliński

By John J. Dunphy

gangster's funeral

circulating among the mourners

process servers

John J. Dunphy

Sunday, February 25, 2024

By Biswajit Mishra

cold wave—

trash can by the curb

left open-mouthed


Biswajit Mishra

By Robert Witmer

patches of snow

on a sunny street

childhood memories

Robert Witmer

By Liz Kornelsen

Winter Treat


snow tumbles, gathers

into popcorn balls on shrubs

please—hold the butter!

Liz Kornelsen