Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Monday, June 20, 2022

By Zdenka Mlinar

memory

of St. John's torches

summer solstice


firefly

on my palm


‪‪‪Zdenka Mlinar

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

within my grasp the echo of Saturn


Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Jerome Berglund

pink undershirt –

laundered by a lady

who likes lipstick


Jerome Berglund

By Lafcadio

deserted island

tell my family I'm lost

and cannot be found


Lafcadio

By Shae Krispinsky

Shuddering, brilliant

in a skin of azure light:

No god can stop me.


Shae Krispinsky

Saturday, June 18, 2022

By Daniel Birnbaum

haze on the mountain

yet

nothing is made easier


Daniel Birnbaum

By Paula Sears

knee-deep

in clouds

great blue heron


Paula Sears

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

By Sébastien Revon

rhubarb crumble

the reason of our argument

forgotten


Sébastien Revon

By Daipayan Nair

loadshedding—

fireflies buzz around

the power box

 

Daipayan Nair

By Nicoletta Ignatti

deserted classroom—

a butterfly flies undisturbed


Nicoletta Ignatti

By Barrie Levine

travel photos

no one there knows

who we are


Barrie Levine

By David Kāwika Eyre

spring dusk

still hearing

the quiet of

the old folk


David Kāwika Eyre

By petro c. k.

an army of leaf blowers

moves in on a peaceful morning


petro c. k.

By Tuyet Van Do

on the footpath

shelters for the homeless

cardboard boxes


Tuyet Van Do

By David He

the nurse

lifts her mask

for some fresh air…

a sickle moon creeps

into the tent crack

 

David He

Monday, June 13, 2022

By Jim Niffen

kyiv

your smoke

fills the moon


Jim Niffen

By Kamil Plich

on the bus

the hair on our legs

touch


Kamil Plich

By David He

moonrise...

I remember

the Buddha




David He

By Erica Dionora

A foaming tide

washes over the wet sand

filling in foot craters


Erica Dionora

By John J. Dunphy

dad's hummingbird feeder

now outside

his hospice window


John J. Dunphy

Sunday, June 12, 2022

By Chen-ou Liu

distant sirens ...

blood stained carved hearts

in a school desk


Chen-ou Liu

Friday, June 10, 2022

By Satyanarayana Chittaluri

nothing

to think

sunset


Satyanarayana Chittaluri

By Douglas J. Lanzo

sea-blown winds

hints of bagpipe

through pleated rock


Douglas J. Lanzo

By Choupie Moysan

mother's day

she smiles

from the frame


Choupie Moysan

By Nika

waning moon

we discuss the need

to budget

 

Nika

By Algo

White butterflies sing

Temporary arias

To their broken wings.


Algo

By Joshua St. Claire

empires

the fanfare and fade

of fireflies


Joshua St. Claire

Thursday, June 9, 2022

By Deborah A. Bennett

always

somewhere a war

first lemons


Deborah A. Bennett