heavy snow
her bereavement leave
runs
out
Alvin B. Cruz
sand between my toes...
i carry the sound
of
waves
Alvin B. Cruz
Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
By Amin Jacek Pędziwiater
stargazing
on a cloudless night
clear
consciousness
Amin
Jacek Pędziwiater
By Carmela Marino
winter solstice
in the drawer money
for
the last trip
Carmela Marino
a little girl
discovers her shadow
bamboo
shoots
Carmela Marino
Sunday, March 24, 2024
By Oscar Luparia
in a random bookshop
just
for the addictive smell
of printed paper
Oscar Luparia
tailwind
. . .
my running performance
one minute shorter
Oscar Luparia
sound of water
even the long winter
goes
by
poem and photo: Oscar
Luparia
Saturday, March 23, 2024
By Chen-ou Liu
winter parting
I listen to the silence
she
left behind
Chen-ou Liu
shower time
soap bubble after soap bubble
after
my son's laughter
Chen-ou Liu
By Douglas J. Lanzo
rekindling
warm
memories
gathering monarchs
Douglas J. Lanzo
granting
one wish one thousand folded cranes
Douglas J. Lanzo
wonderland
magic
an impala bounds
higher with each leap
Douglas J. Lanzo
By Helen Ogden
power outage
learning the shapes
of
familiar things
Helen Ogden
memorial service
getting to know the man
I
thought I knew
Helen Ogden
By Joshua Gage
afterschool snack
the puddles that gather
around
our boots
Joshua Gage
queen anne’s lace
shadows of minnows
on
the creek bed
Joshua Gage
flu season
I brush her hair
from
her sleeping face
Joshua Gage
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
By Fhen M.
Orion in the evening
my
ancestor in the distant past.
Fhen M.
In my solitude
a
frog jumps in.
Fhen M.
It's Monday
gazing
at the moon's crater.
Fhen M.
By Mihaela Babusanu
that thrill rekindled—
silently looking at leaves
whirling
in the wind
Mihaela Babusanu
a cart full of grapes—
father even since sunrise
cleaning
the barrels
Mihaela Babusanu
Saint Valentine's Day—
ripping the heart from my hand
a
strong gust of wind
Mihaela Babusanu
By Govind Joshi
starry sky
checking the constellations
one
more time
Govind Joshi
sunset sky
the jumbo jet's passengers
entering
the clouds
Govind Joshi
power outage
in the room
a
memory
Govind Joshi
By Lorraine Caputo
Of what are people
dreaming
that moment they die
in the throes of sleep?
Lorraine Caputo
By Sarah Mahina Calvello
Cul de sac
Bathed in moonlight is the perfect
Meeting
place
Sarah Mahina Calvello
By Tim Dwyer
backyard in Brooklyn
last autumn’s maple leaves
by the cyclone fence—
bare branches now full
with
the song of many birds
Tim Dwyer
Monday, March 18, 2024
By John J. Dunphy
I blinked and missed it —
the present
became
the past
John J. Dunphy
alley drinkers
veterans of different wars share
the
same bottle
John J. Dunphy
By Joshua St. Claire
gold leaf
I page
through
Keats
Joshua St. Claire
Verdi's
A
a house wren
plucking a cosmic string
Joshua St. Claire
nothing
more to see here waning crescent moon
Joshua St. Claire
color theory
the
changing waves
of sky, sea, and shell
Joshua St. Claire
whitecaps
universes
come into existence
then collapse
Joshua St. Claire
Friday, March 15, 2024
By Bryan Rickert
never
a moment of rest
all night
alone in this room
with
a mosquito
Bryan Rickert
leaf
fall losing another reason to stay
Bryan Rickert
between waves the piper’s tiny cry
Bryan
Rickert
By J. D. Nelson
arctic
blast day two
agoraphobia mixed
with cabin fever
J.
D. Nelson
I
take out the trash
& look up to see the moon
seems full
but it’s not
J. D. Nelson
halfway
thru winter
the young man across the hall
lets his front
door slam
J. D. Nelson
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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