Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Thursday, May 16, 2024

By M. R. Pelletier

Three hours

before the alarm—patterns

                              in the ceiling

M. R. Pelletier


Sunday in the park—

   a sermon

   of barks


M. R. Pelletier

By Susan Elizabeth Schipper

Pink umbrella

Shades path

Welcomes Spring

Susan Elizabeth Schipper


By Shawn Blair

breaking news

from Tokyo

cherry blossoms

Shawn Blair



old headstones

the preacher

leans on his wife

Shawn Blair

Fired up Haiku

 

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

By Ishan Anagh

grey morning

along an eagle’s flight

the passing sky

Ishan Anagh


 

a bookmark…

carried from book to book

endings

Ishan Anagh


 

late afternoon –

my father’s voice

growing old in the wind

Ishan Anagh

By Melissa Laussmann

first buds

heed its call

spring moon

Melissa Laussmann



cherry blossoms–

this ephemeral life

whispers in the dark

Melissa Laussmann


 

twilight breeze–

the scent of jasmine

lingers on her robe

Melissa Laussmann

By Susan Yavaniski

pollinator patch

Mother Earth

on life support

Susan Yavaniski



dark sky sanctuary

the Dipper catches

another satellite

Susan Yavaniski



mud season

up to my ears

in travel brochures

Susan Yavaniski



melting glacier

a loophole

in the law

Susan Yavaniski

By Joanna Ashwell

day moon

just a fable

in darkness

Joanna Ashwell


 

night lantern

the wishing star

of a dream

Joanna Ashwell


 

snow dark

the inner silence

of a wish

Joanna Ashwell

Monday, May 13, 2024

By Wanda Amos

head banging

to a backbeat

the mosh pit mayhem

Wanda Amos



common sense calls…

breaking the glass ceiling

with self-belief

she cuts through

the bullshit

Wanda Amos

 

 

 date night where to now

Wanda Amos

 

pressing snooze

...again

the cat and i


Wanda Amos

Sunday, May 12, 2024

By Sharon Ferrante

waning moon

the point he tries to make

fading

Sharon Ferrante



he can’t sleep

so he writes me a poem

about the cricket

in the corner

that never sleeps

Sharon Ferrante



afternoon tea

strong stories

brewing

Sharon Ferrante



a long day

I shake the regrets

from my wings


Sharon Ferrante

Saturday, May 11, 2024

By Richard Bailly

primeval atom

expanding infinitely

time and space

Richard Bailly



heading

toward the coast

night rain

Richard Bailly

By Maya Daneva

spring deepens   the colour of this tree


Maya Daneva



marshy lake

on either side

mating frogs

Maya Daneva

By Govind Joshi

valley of flowers

entering the twilight

mountain trail
 

Govind Joshi



early departure

the silence

of the chicks

Govind Joshi

By Ruth Holzer

 

reaching

through the chain-link fence

one white iris

Ruth Holzer



at the end

of the familiar journey

this time

I won't find mom or dad

or anyone I know

Ruth Holzer

By Alvin B. Cruz

in the woods

a loneliness silenced

by birdsong

Alvin B. Cruz



hospice window

moonlight enters

without permission

Alvin B. Cruz

By Ann Sullivan

the next day

      alone

with a wishbone

Ann Sullivan



                                     butterflies

   the wind catches up

Ann Sullivan

By Adrian Bouter

rain all night you were there

Adrian Bouter



cat's purr nothing can hurt us now

Adrian Bouter

By petro c.k.

what's mine is yours

what's yours is mine

                     windstorm

petro c.k.



the vulnerability

of being seen

soaring hawk

petro c.k.

By Kelly Sargent

sea foam

combing the knots

from the wind

Kelly Sargent



spring sky sparrows discovering my vocal c(h)ords

Kelly Sargent

By Bryan Rickert

seasonal sadness settling into raven song

Bryan Rickert



eclipse

the time it takes

poppies to close

Bryan Rickert

Friday, May 10, 2024

By Mike Gallagher

gnomes

frost-blanched

boots


Mike Gallagher



a butterfly

its shadow disappearing

into shade


Mike Gallagher



the lioness

a mother sensing

danger


Mike Gallagher

Thursday, May 9, 2024

By Deborah P Kolodji

barking

at the sea wind

wolf moon


Deborah P Kolodji



constant bird chatter

silently I sit

with butterflies


Deborah P Kolodji


synchronized swimming

long-beaked dolphins

jump the waves


Deborah P Kolodji



ring cluster

through the telescope

our distance


Deborah P Kolodji

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

By Louise Hopewell

wishing well

the orange question mark

of a koi

Louise Hopewell



droning cicadas

a fairy wren flits

shadow to shadow


Louise Hopewell

By cp howes

on a pond

steps to the sun

water lilies


cp howes


 

cryptic postcards

From interstellar lasers

crop circles


cp howes

By Nalini Shetty

morning coffee

the bitter taste

of yesterday’s news


Nalini Shetty



dinner for one

the candle burns

at both ends

Nalini Shetty



unfollow button

friendship reduced

to a click

Nalini Shetty

By Ravi Kiran

first cruise

the destination

doesn’t matter

Ravi Kiran


 

deep within

the shifting sands

camel tracks

Ravi Kiran


 

sometimes in sync

the legs

of flamingos

Ravi Kiran

By Hassane Zemmouri

lonely as my goldfish bubbles of past memories

Hassane Zemmouri

By Tuyet Van Do

afternoon drive

in the passenger seat

fur baby

Tuyet Van Do