Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Monday, November 25, 2024

By John J. Dunphy

God

god

a god

no god

John J. Dunphy



visitation

the deceased and I wear

the same color tie

John J. Dunphy



communion Sunday

our church's body of Christ

gluten-free

John J. Dunphy

By Arvinder Kaur

walk as usual

but this time the magic

of leaf shadows

Arvinder Kaur



woven into my insignificance gossamer threads

Arvinder Kau

By Tony Williams

when I was young

and a cat

and not some kind of man


Tony Williams



an owl’s

vowels

around midnight


Tony Williams

By John Pappas

winter lavender how I know you’re here

John Pappas



dropping blossoms

how little of this world

is ours
 

John Pappas

By Brad Bennett

an easement

onto conservation land

morning mist

Brad Bennett

By Steliana Cristina Voicu

Sunday Service

the way the Archangel

from the stained glass

scatters its light

on your shoulder

Steliana Cristina Voicu



one more

night without you…

just the wind

and the autumn lights

grow at my window

Steliana Cristina Voicu

By Jiel Narvekar

Lush green, freshly cut

Golden rays caress the edges

Crafty, plastic turf

Jiel Narvekar

By Chen-ou Liu

hometown memories

I still hold on to

snowflakes in the wind

Chen-ou Liu



happy or not

just to be as I am ...

patches of fog

Chen-ou Liu

Friday, November 22, 2024

By David Ngo

a flower blooms

only when it is history

David Ngo

By Douglas J. Lanzo

early sunset

the questions

we never got to ask

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Govind Joshi

mountain valley

in the old house

night song of the stream
 

Govind Joshi

By David Cox

crepuscular…

evening’s masterstroke

this band of Hopper red

David Cox

By Alexis Rotella

again the muffled ache of bitter persimmons

Alexis Rotella

By Steve Van Allen

ephemeral morning moon

like so many things

in this transient world

Steve Van Allen

By Jovana Dragojlovic

a gentle touch

on the shoulder...

after all - you

Jovana Dragojlovic

By Bernadette O'Reilly

first eye surgery

colour has come back

into my life

Bernadette O'Reilly

By Oscar Luparia

long autumn hike . . .

feeling free

from time


Oscar Luparia

By Krzysztof Kokot

autumn full moon–

over the old man's bed

cloud after cloud

Krzysztof Kokot

By Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

dawn—

the street sweeper hauls

the night's fall

Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

By Nancy Brady

cold evening

bare branches reach

for the ghost moon

Nancy Brady

By Tsanka Shishkova

sweet slumber 

mystery of sounds

and imagination 


Tsanka Shishkova

By Bipasha Majumder (De)

misty morning

marriage

of earth and sky

Bipasha Majumder (De)

By Jonathan English

platinum sky

gilding the patchwork bark

of the silver sycamore
 

Jonathan English

Thursday, November 21, 2024

By John Hawkhead

an old shoe

sinking into the earth

its silent tongue

John Hawkhead



anniversary

she folds his shirt’s arms

around her

John Hawkhead

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

jumping off the pier

not sure how far down

or if I'll drown

Stephen Jarrell Williams



breathing in

deep thoughts from years ago

recurring dreams

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Sébastien Revon

in this country

that will never be mine —

autumn rain

Sébastien Revon

By Sharon Martina

singing the desert sunrise yellow warbler

Sharon Martina


 

sharing our deepest secrets autumn leaves

Sharon Martina



heavy snowfall

her tendency

to overshare

Sharon Martina



sled hill

the sound of kids

careening into winter

Sharon Martina

Monday, November 18, 2024

By M. Benjamin Thorne

his white beard grew out

'til it covered up his name—

December headstone

M. Benjamin Thorne