Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Sunday, February 13, 2022

By John J. Dunphy

drizzled with cake coloring

my gay neighbors build

a rainbow snowperson

John J. Dunphy

Friday, February 11, 2022

By Robert Epstein

no mention

of hope or destiny

sea spray


Robert Epstein

By Daniela Misso

gulls blend into the horizon sea splash

Daniela Misso

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

By John J. Dunphy

trash pickup eve

working its way down the street

a raccoon

John J. Dunphy

By David Ngo

Tiger, please lend me 

your strokes to write on the door

Prosperity’.

David Ngo

By Mona Bedi

spring festival–

dragons from my childhood

dance on the road


Mona Bedi

By Brad Bennett

spring recess

playground mud sticks 

to their soles

Brad Bennett

Monday, February 7, 2022

By Elancharan Gunasekaran

twilight funeral restless harbour winds


Elancharan Gunasekaran

By Joanna Ashwell

silence

in every room

the sunlight

becoming a halo

around open wings

Joanna Ashwell

By Veronika Zora Novak

shape-shifting the sound of skeleton keys


Veronika Zora Novak

Saturday, February 5, 2022

By Joe Sebastian

end of long day

i invite the Milky Way

through my window

Joe Sebastian

Thursday, February 3, 2022

By Pippa Phillips

singing bowl

tracing the circle

of my sorrow


Pippa Phillips

By Susan Burch

sitting on

our new couch

how supportive

you are

in front of other people


Susan Burch

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

By Nani Mariani

red candles

and fireworks

Gong Xi Fa Cai


Nani Mariani

Monday, January 31, 2022

By John Hawkhead

stethoscope chill

the doctor tells me

the good news first

John Hawkhead

Sunday, January 30, 2022

By Mark Meyer

another friend lost

in this new wilderness —

a distant foghorn

Mark Meyer

By Ruth Holzer

dropping like flies...

all the film stars

I had crushes on

Ruth Holzer

By Alan Peat

mainly by email

my peer group

dying

Alan Peat

Friday, January 28, 2022

By Mariel Herbert

wild rye gone to seed long-haired poodle

Mariel Herbert

By Florin C. Ciobîcă

in my dad's dream I'm barking up the wrong tree


Florin C. Ciobîcă

Thursday, January 27, 2022

By Hifsa Ashraf

house sparrow out of the house sparrow


Hifsa Ashraf

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

By Nudurupati Nagasri

sideways rain —

contemplating

em dash in haiku


Nudurupati Nagasri

Sunday, January 23, 2022

By Louise Hopewell

the only walker

with no best friend

dog park

Louise Hopewell

By Ingrid Baluchi

first dance—

the fragility

of a dog rose

Ingrid Baluchi

Thursday, January 20, 2022

By B.A. France

winter wind

slicing through bare branches

… alone again

B.A. France

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

By John J. Dunphy

second week of January

our outdoor Christmas decorations

still frozen in the ground


John J. Dunphy

By Veronika Zora Novak

awakening

inside your dream . . .

dragonfly


Veronika Zora Novak

By Peter Jastermsky

leaving us to imagine . broken pencil

Peter Jastermsky