Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

By Devoshruti Mandal

muezzin's call

unfurls

dawn


Devoshruti Mandal

By Richard Bailly

gnarly old oak tree

carefully standing its ground

kissed by golden rays


Richard Bailly

Sunday, July 18, 2021

By Zahra Mughis

extra lunchbox

I carry snacks

for city pigeons


Zahra Mughis

Saturday, July 17, 2021

By JL Huffman

copperhead

coiled on my doorstep

unwelcome mat

JL Huffman

By Zahra Mughis

Chopin the rhythm of midsummer rain


Zahra Mughis

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

in his arms i become the rain


Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Kyoko Bengala

Solitude --

among a thousand people we

without words


Kyoko Bengala

Friday, July 16, 2021

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

temptress...

a dusting of starlight

falls across my chest


Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

sink sank sunk

our friendship


Roberta Beach Jacobson

Thursday, July 15, 2021

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

because we have nothing left the sun

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Cynthia Anderson

desert gardener

planting seeds

in my father’s shadow

Cynthia Anderson

By GRIX

traversing

a galaxy of lichen . . .

terrestrial snail

GRIX

By Lafcadio

trees standing

in the fog--

all I can see


Lafcadio

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

By Cynthia Anderson

nightbird

a memory

takes flight

Cynthia Anderson

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

watching the night fall from grace


Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Louise Hopewell

vaccination centre

at the coffee cart

I ask for a double shot


Louise Hopewell

Sunday, July 11, 2021

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

behind this silence a twilight in flames

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Teji Sethi

fading sun ...

an eagle’s screech

pierces my melancholy

Teji Sethi

By GRIX

eustasy

the rise and fall

of old feelings


GRIX

By Lori A Minor

social mixer

her drunken smile

full of Gouda


Lori A Minor

By Pippa Phillips

basket of sunflower seeds holding the future for me

Pippa Phillips

By Angiola Ingese

illuminated 

the night without moon-

white flowers


Angiola Ingese

Saturday, July 10, 2021

By Marilyn Ward

the ballerina

twirls her tutu...

pink Oleander


Marilyn Ward

By GRIX

mid-sentence a slow-passing comma

GRIX

By Vincenzo Adamo

autumn wind-

I walk with dreams

still in your pocket


Vincenzo Adamo

By Lakshmi Iyer

paddling the stars

in the dark sky

I dream

of heaven beyond

my reach


Lakshmi Iyer

By Teji Sethi

orange hour

sun sinks into

a cloud of dust


Teji Sethi

By Kayla Drouilhet

mid snore…

his hand still rubbing

my back

Kayla Drouilhet