still wishing—
the shiny things
in
a dried up well
Sharon Ferrante
Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier
Thursday, November 28, 2024
By Stephanie Zepherelli
earth
shoes when we were one
Stephanie Zepherelli
the
last rung on the ladder floodwaters
Stephanie Zpherelli
embroidered birds
on her pillow
flying
away
Stephanie Zepherelli
By Sarah Paris
the children
bury their dolls
autumn
leaves
Sarah Paris
election night
even the Halloween ghosts
look
scared
Sarah Paris
By Biswajit Mishra
night by night
how I age
crescent
moon
Biswajit Mishra
my enigma
when I have nothing
to do
I have no time
for
anything
Biswajit Mishra
By Vandana Parashar
living in the moment
a cloud becomes
rain
Vandana Parashar
wind through a crack
the flowers
arrange
themselves
Vandana Parashar
night bus
every head rolled
to
side
Vandana Parashar
the
world without a word winter woods
Vandana Parashar
By Nalini Shetty
ferry crossing
the river water churns
underneath us
I hold tight to the rail
and
your unspoken words
Nalini Shetty
saffron robes
flutter in the breeze
Ganges twilight
behind you a silhouette
I
can’t reach
Nalini Shetty
By Mona Bedi
tornado
warning
the comfort
of gran’s rosary
Mona Bedi
incessant
rain i let the old dog in
Mona Bedi
distant
thunder —
how we have changed
over the years
Mona
Bedi
I
learn to live
with imperfections
windfall apples
Mona
Bedi
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
By C. Jean Downer
wandering
through her room
to hold near
once-treasured gifts
she
left behind
C. Jean Downer
a childhood
in the peripheral
I convince myself
I will always
have
enough
C. Jean Downer
By Susan Lee Roberts
ocean
breeze...
together we walk
the life-long jetty
Susan Lee Roberts
onion—
layers
of
unexpressed sweetness
Susan Lee Roberts
By Neena Singh
football field—
a sparrow holds
the
goal post
Neena Singh
insomnia
stray dogs bark
all
night
Neena Singh
margosa shade
the corn seller
fans
her coal
Neena Singh
By Elena Zouain
red chrysanthemum —
the
color of a memory
Elena Zouain
silence of the forest —
the deer’s bellow
reaches
the moon
Elena Zouain
Monday, November 25, 2024
By Jerome Berglund
forced perspective
finding pockets
in
the shallows
Jerome Berglund
thumb, forefinger
disentangling
the
leaves
Jerome Berglund
beneath
the clouded surface
glimpses
of movement
Jerome Berglund
By Jennifer Gurney
the number of
planes buzzing overhead
now outnumbers
the clouds, the birds
even
the stars
Jennifer Gurney
days shortening
little by little
leaning
into fall
Jennifer
Gurney
By Barrie Levine
lost glove
he warms her hand
in
both of his
Barrie Levine
phantom ring
on her left hand
stages
of grief
Barrie Levine
By Susan Burch
roundabout
we get through it
Susan Burch
peacock brooch
when did I stop
feeling
pretty
Susan Burch
By Chad Henry
yellow tablecloth
a handful of sage
starting to crumble
Chad Henry
midsummer dusk
rain on the skylight
the cat hears it first
Chad Henry
By Bryan Rickert
the silence
it brings
prairie
frost
Bryan Rickert
pretending
I’m a gardener–
three tomato harvest
Bryan Rickert
digging out
a thorn
this struggle
to remove
you
Bryan Rickert
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 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
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