Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Sunday, March 12, 2023

By Devoshruti Mandal

parrot's bite of a red chilli summer noon

Devoshruti Mandal


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combing

mom's hair

spanish moss

Devoshruti Mandal

By Sébastien Revon

drought

what has become

of the old pond?

Sébastien Revon


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spring drizzle

a new constellation

on the spider's web

Sébastien Revon

By Katherine E Winnick

haiku seeds

sprouting through the garden

of my mind

Katherine E Winnick

 

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snowcapped mountains

the earthenware pot

warms on the fire

Katherine E Winnick

Friday, March 10, 2023

By Chen-ou Liu

monsoon night . . .

side-by-side on the porch

my old dog and me

Chen-ou Liu

By David He

a monk

meditates

in the moonlight

on his hut

an owl hoots

David He

By Sreenath

in the moonlight

desert campfire

rajasthani girls

in colourful skirts

twirling to folk music

Sreenath

By Angiola Inglese

fil rouge

the cold wind

in your silence


Angiola Inglese

By Robert Witmer

still reeds

in the sunblue pond

the heron's sudden beak

Robert Witmer

Thursday, March 9, 2023

By Deborah A. Bennett

in the cornfield

the solitary elm

i have grown old beside it


Deborah A. Bennett

By Mariel Herbert

cherry to apple blossoms betweens


Mariel Herbert

By Diana Teneva

century-old tree…

the whole family gathers

under its shadow

Diana Teneva

By Tuyet Van Do

empty nest

on the ground

her lifeless body

Tuyet Van Do

By John J. Dunphy

forgotten cemetery

crumbling tombstones held together

by poison ivy

John J. Dunphy

By Nudurupati Nagasri

abstract painting

full moon replacing

the water lily

Nudurupati Nagasri

By Nani Mariani

hometown

seafood dishes

Chinese New Year

restaurant on the beach

beautiful folded memories


Nani Mariani

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

By Susan Burch

what does it take

to leave you

Wile E. Coyote

gets another rock

dropped on his head

Susan Burch

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

By Bryan Rickert

starlight

the time it took

for me

to find

you

Bryan Rickert

Monday, March 6, 2023

By Brad Bennett

new moon the grandfather clock strikes good night
 

Brad Bennett

Saturday, March 4, 2023

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

the gatherings

becoming smaller …

another family funeral


Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Ram Chandran

cemetery visit —

beside grandpa's headstone

forget-me-nots


Ram Chandran

By Tony Williams

wrapping them

in mine

her tissue paper hands

Tony Williams

Friday, March 3, 2023

By Joshua St. Claire

night dog barking away the moon from my window


Joshua St. Clair
e

By Jennifer Gurney

Darkness cocoons me

At the gloaming of the day

My butterfly self

Jennifer Gurney

By Wai Mei Wong

times square

pigeons and sparrows bask

on different ledges

Wai Mei Wong

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

Recap

February was a busy month at Cold Moon Journal. Of the 85 poets published, 17 appeared here for the first time. Congratulations to all.

Our eclectic batch of March poems will start up in a couple of days.

Don't forget to submit your April poems.

In the meantime, I can announce my new Alien Buddha Press book of micro fiction has just launched (available at amazon). I’m excited to share the cover of Demitasse Fiction: One-Minute Reads for Busy People with you.


 

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

By Mirela Brailean

shadows circling

the night rises in the eyes

of the wounded deer


Mirela Brailean

By Ed Ahern

prey waits in shelter

for the arriving hunter

cold wrapping them both

Ed Ahern

Monday, February 27, 2023

By M. R. Pelletier

refrigerator hum—

   the sound

   of silence


 M. R. Pelletier


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yard sale—

   she gets rid of things

   he never needed

M. R. Pelletier