Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Friday, April 5, 2024

By Jeff Burt

The moon lights the plum

petals, a thousand candles

and birds yet to rise

Jeff Burt

By Xiaoou Chen

marshland

the calf’s lifted foot

hangs in the air

Xiaoou Chen

By Richard Bailly

walking

trunk in tail

elephant couple

Richard Bailly

By Scott Wiggerman

room to grow

the yukuta

envelops us both

Scott Wiggerman



low water crossing the missteps

Scott Wiggerman



closed clinic

another choice

terminated

Scott Wiggerman

By Louise Hopewell

red desert

sheep bones scattered

among everlastings


Louise Hopewell


botanic gardens

the welcome sign decorated

with pigeon poo


Louise Hopewell

By Janet Ruth

too much bad news brewing a cup of tea

Janet Ruth

 

 

fresh-cut-grass smell

at twelve, reading Nancy Drew

in the tree house

Janet Ruth

By Tuyet Van Do

music pumping

in the skating rink

a dog on wheels

Tuyet Van Do



morning sun

among the golden fields

colored umbrellas

Tuyet Van Do



casting worries

in the open sea

a lone fisherman

Tuyet Van Do

By Ezio Infantino

lonely moon …

the flashing red lights

on the skyscraper

Ezio Infantino

By Douglas J. Lanzo

crystalized color

dragonfly wings shiver

then freeze


Douglas J. Lanzo

 

 

 subway jazz

tunes bouncing off

closed doors

Douglas J. Lanzo



boy gazing

at four-masted ship

magic in a bottle

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Ron Scully

commencement

through the chain link fence

an unforeseen breeze


Ron Scully


thunderheads

the rush home before

dad finds out

Ron Scully

By Randy Brooks

French Press

he gets full custody

of the coffee beans

Randy Brooks

By Pitt Büerken

global seafaring

the supply chains run

aground

Pitt Büerken

By Deborah Karl-Brandt

prayer beads

touching each one

with a wish

Deborah Karl-Brandt



echo of an echo

the questions which remain

unanswered

Deborah Karl-Brandt

By Oscar Luparia

daybreak

the cuckoo’s call highlights

your absence


Oscar Luparia

By Helen Ogden

for all its faults

the iridescence

of the pigeon

Helen Ogden



farmhouse ruins

a blue door

off its hinges

Helen Ogden

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

spring blues

missing the feeling

for all that pink

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Albert Schlaht

walking upside down

a fly finding its way

to the light

Albert Schlaht



morning sun

a pot of tea

and Basho

Albert Schlaht

By Jerome Berglund

ventriloquist

throws voice across valley

dandelions

Jerome Berglund



frosted shadows

searching for the

cause of death

Jerome Berglund

Thursday, April 4, 2024

By Bryan Rickert

the sound of their leaving

geese in the mist

Bryan Rickert



always on the move

   my one sided

      conversation

         with the stream

Bryan Rickert

By Brad Benett

creek trickle

counting the planks

in the boardwalk

Brad Benett



cloud drift

wind wrangles

the chimney smoke

Brad Benett

By Barrie Levine

four-legged sweater

he sniffs his way

to the rainbow bridge

Barrie Levine



freshman dorm

my roommate’s bedspread

clashes with mine


Barrie Levine

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

By Jovana Dragojlovic

early morning

walking on the edges

of a new day


Jovana Dragojlovic

By Timothy Daly

night beach

these waves

of panic

and calm

Timothy Daly

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

By Biswajit Mishra

night read

an ant beats me

to Basho

Biswajit Mishra



wrong foot

on freshly mopped floor

my shoe prints

Biswajit Mishra



losing keys

the pleasure

of rediscovering

Biswajit Mishra



such love

the day after Valentine’s

dark chocolates

are all gone leaving

an empty heart

Biswajit Mishra

 

Hayrolls, photo by Biswajit Mishra

 

 

 Magpie on Tree-Thaw, photo by Biswajit Mishra

 
 

Full Moon, photo by Biswajit Mishra

Sunday, March 31, 2024

By Philip Andrew Lisi

Human Nature

 

glasswing butterfly

 

            I mark its spirals

            and seek a certain release

            in its weightlessness

 

cellophane in silky flight

 

            my son does not see

            his cruel potential

            it is just a bug

 
west wind in summer

 

            he tears wings with glee

            my hands tremble in a breeze

            too cold for August


Philip Andrew Lisi

Friday, March 29, 2024

By Ram Chandran

Cuckoo's Song


from morning

following me everywhere—

this cuckoo's song

 

a cuckoo song

answering

a distant cuckoo song

 

banyan tree—

a cuckoo's song lengthens

through aerial roots



cuckoo's song

in sync with

monsoon rains

Ram Chandran

Thursday, March 28, 2024

By Hassane Zemmouri

 

siiiiiiick

 

fast               ing


waiiiiiiiting


evacuation


fading f(l)ame



Hassane Zemmouri

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

By John Zheng

gossip mill fast food in all seasons

John Zheng


 

long shutdown the stone path sprawled with silence

John Zheng



sundown a hobo’s shadow drags into moonrise

John Zheng



disordered books stacked in order in my mind

John Zheng