Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

By Robert Witmer

another possession

lost and found

yesterday

Robert Witmer



daylight fades . . .

a child's smile

lost in thought

Robert Witmer



waves darken

beneath the wind

the harmony of whales

Robert Witmer



angels arriving

on tiny parachutes

milkweed

Robert Witmer

Monday, October 21, 2024

By Chad Parenteau

Morning Camp


Photographing

the trees that scared us

first night.

Chad Parenteau

 

 


 

Morning Foliage

Chad Parenteau

Sunday, October 20, 2024

By Katie Montagna

"Shut the gate”

reads the sign

on the open gate


Katie Montagna

By Tejendra Sherchan

a national daily’s

thought for today column—

blank!

Tejendra Sherchan

By Janet Krauss

As I place the hearing aid

in my ear, a bell rings within,

an invitation to enter

a sanctum of sound where

voices inspire, cajole and comfort.

Janet Krauss

By Sarah Mahina Calvello

Feeling renewed

In a knitted sweater

Vanilla coffee

Sarah Mahina Calvello

By Timothy Daly

unsaved number

telling her

I met someone

Timothy Daly

By Sharon Martina

night-blooming jasmine

a whiff

of moonlight

Sharon Martina

By Eugeniusz Zacharski

sunlight

bit by bit

blossom

Eugeniusz Zacharski

By Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

giving the poet

a longer life

late-blooming cherries

Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

By Govind Joshi

in the cornfield

a lone woman

looks at the future

Govind Joshi

By K. Ramesh

long journey...

mirage after

mirage

K. Ramesh

By Tuyet Van Do

paramedic class

students stand in line

sterilizing hands


Tuyet Van Do

By Shasta Hatter

homegrown tomatoes

in the break room

comradery

Shasta Hatter

Saturday, October 19, 2024

By Paula Sears

day moon

slipping off her fairy wings

for naptime

Paula Sears


 

dawn curled in the field a fawn

Paula Sears



riding

the train wind . . .

seeds of wildflowers

Paula Sears



orchard sundown . . .

the porcupine nibbles

a dropped apple

Paula Sears



fiddlers’ festival

a kick of hickory

in the pulled pork


Paula Sears

Friday, October 18, 2024

By Nicoletta Ignatti

low tide —

adding a day

to my years

Nicoletta Ignatti



autumn deepens —

the many varieties

of shadows

Nicoletta Ignatti

By Brad Bennett

milkweed pods

the jagged path

of a monarch

Brad Bennett


 

crossing the state line

in a pickup truck

a boulder

Brad Bennett

By Melissa Leaf Nelson

dry corn stalks

creaking in the wind

ghost stories


Melissa Leaf Nelson


 

still pond

a dragonfly

stitches the cattails


Melissa Leaf Nelson

By Sébastien Revon

the same wind yet not the same autumn equinox

Sébastien Revon



a hearse passes by…

my child asks a question

we cannot answer

Sébastien Revon

Thursday, October 17, 2024

By Deborah A. Bennett

now i am the age

my brother never was —

frost moon dawn

Deborah A. Bennett

By Diane Funston

noble juniper watches

centuries of dryness

deep prayer to rain gods


Diane Funston

By DJ Tyrer

thunder

tension breaks

coolness

DJ Tyrer

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

By Mona Bedi

rocking chair

dad's last summer

on the porch


Mona Bedi



woodsmoke

the memory of you

in each corner


Mona Bedi



riverside meditation

the Ganges meanders

through me


Mona Bedi

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

By Stacy Taylor

traffic jam

he tells me

he may walk

Stacy Taylor



thin apartment walls

trying not to sleep

with strangers

Stacy Taylor



wearing

my mother’s gold ring

the weight of it

Stacy Taylor



after the funeral

missing

my freeway exit

Stacy Taylor

By Katherine E Winnick

the Mediterranean the distance between us


Katherine E Winnick



inner alchemy the moment I saw you


Katherine E Winnick



midnight moon I plant my dreams


Katherine E Winnick

By Vandana Parashar

forest walk

how many did it take

to forge the trail

Vandana Parashar


 

grey dawn the dream of a life beyond

Vandana Parashar



if he doesn't care

neither do I

mockingbird

Vandana Parashar

Monday, October 14, 2024

By J. D. Nelson

half-moon soon this nightly walk will require a jacket

J. D. Nelson



who are you trying to fool moon you’re not full

J. D. Nelson



it’s been a year now forgotten stars

J. D. Nelson

Sunday, October 13, 2024

By Stephanie Zepherelli

excess baggage

carrying the weight

of old photographs

Stephanie Zepherelli



city streets

intersecting shadows

without faces

Stephanie Zepherelli



riptide

fighting currents

of loneliness

Stephanie Zepherelli



washing windows

treasured moments

of clarity

Stephanie Zepherelli

Saturday, October 12, 2024

By Susan Burch

fake profile —

why would anyone

want to be me

Susan Burch



getting under peoples’ skins poli(tics

Susan Burch



a thunderstorm stuck in my car

Susan Burch

By Elliot Diamond

a shadow of a shadow down the rabbit hole


Elliot Diamond