Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Thursday, May 19, 2022

By John Grey

solitary pawn

alone on a chessboard

where are all the others?


John Grey

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

By Tina Mowrey

mayfly down

may day

may day


Tina Mowrey

By JL Huffman

overdue

family gathering

sweeter than pie
 

JL Huffman

By Angiola Inglese

winds of war

in front of the moon

wisp of smoke


Angiola Inglese

By Corey D. Cook

lockdown

me

and my shadow


Corey D. Cook

By Samo Kreutz

deserted cottage...

those days I wasn't afraid

to dream


Samo Kreutz

By Douglas J. Lanzo

fading with sunset

line of refugees

blends into next day


Douglas J. Lanzo

By Hemapriya Chellappan

city morning bustle a pigeon’s bright red toes


Hemapriya Chellappan

By Kamrun Nahar

pair...

most often

we use for shoes


Kamrun Nahar

By Ken Slaughter

one way out

the train

I didn’t take


Ken Slaughter

By Krzysztof Kokot

Radetzky March

old gentleman suddenly

opens his eyes


Krzysztof Kokot

By Anette Chaney

blue-eyed grass labels don't define me


Anette Chaney

By Lafcadio

ocean breeze

the taste of salt

on your lips


Lafcadio

By R. Gerry Fabian

Late afternoon sun

casts elongated shadows—

burnt brown grass


R. Gerry Fabian

By Refika Dedić

month

of shame

without occurrence


Refika Dedić

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

By Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

unwinding

the hose

summer garden


Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

By Barrie Levine

wishing well . . .

peering into the depths

of myself


Barrie Levine

By Lafcadio

lullaby--

the girl singing softly

to herself


Lafcadio

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

the air in my lungs a storm


Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Bisshie

cuckoo

in the sparrows’ nest

her ginger hair


Bisshie

By Paula Sears

falling from the branches

a second time

spring rain


Paula Sears

By Christopher Peys

black sand beach

wave after wave

oil spill


Christopher Peys

Monday, May 16, 2022

By B. L. Bruce

over the black mountain

so close

laughing moon


B. L. Bruce

By B.A. France

cloud covered moon

long evening

in search of solace


B.A. France

By Nani Mariani

Moonlight 

among the stars

I am still single



Nani Mariani

By Uchechukwu Onyedikam

red moon

behind dark cloud

blushing


Uchechukwu Onyedikam

By Yasir Farooq

new moon

a star descends

on her palm


Yasir Farooq

By Pearl Pirie

icicles

in moonlight

the stars

 

Pearl Pirie