Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

By Mona Bedi

full moon

werewolves and lycanthropes

spoil the night


Mona Bedi

By Christa Pandey

shaft of moonlight

guiding the foot

through darkness


Christa Pandey

By Remzi Gülsün

pile of socks

none is a pair

lonely moon


Remzi Gülsün

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

round and round

Shostakovich waltz —

moony night


Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

Texas tumbleweed

crosses the ghost moon

rising


Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

By Richa Sharma

moon prayer

asking you back

from God


Richa Sharma

By Helen Buckingham

accelerating home

over a battlefield of bones

old moon


Helen Buckingham

By Jagajit Salam

moonbathing...

a tree stands

in silhouette


Jagajit Salam

By Lafcadio

sleeping

under the oak moon--

dreaming of trees

with branches

tangled in my hair


Lafcadio

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

before sunrise shaking off a phantom moon

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Hemapriya Chellappan

wolf moon the muffled voices of mountains


Hemapriya Chellappan

By Carole Johnston

moon rising

like the holy grail

over world end

Carole Johnston

By Mohammad Azim Khan

moonlit night

passing by the arch

of a black cat


Mohammad Azim Khan

By Jay Friedenberg

crescent moon

the world hanging on

by a thread


Jay Friedenberg

By JL Huffman

turkey chicks

hustle after their hen

Hatching Moon

JL Huffman

By Tim Roberts

new moon old disease same fears - how do I do what I can’t

Tim Roberts

By Kyoko Bengala

moon of the leaves-

a thousand ponds at once

become dark


Kyoko Bengala

By Pippa Phillips

hazy moon—

reading glasses

out of reach

Pippa Phillips

Sunday, June 6, 2021

By Susan Burch

something to cling to life preserver moon


Susan Burch

By Zahra Mughis

between

tangled vines

sliced moon


Zahra Mughis

By Lakshmi Iyer

lightning

strikes the sky

the zigzagged moon


Lakshmi Iyer

By Alan Summers

cider moon

nestling into the scent

of fireside smoke


Alan Summers

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

train journey

just enough moon

at the window


Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Julie Schwerin

down to a sliver

we wear out

another moon


Julie Schwerin

By Barrie Levine

fireflies

disappear

into the moon
 

Barrie Levine

By Neena Singh

honey moon

the new bride

closes the window


Neena Singh

By Jim Niffen

blanketed by a rose moon the prairie sleeps
 

Jim Niffen

By David He

full moon...

a crow pecks

its own shadow


David He

By Mark Meyer

yellow moon

in the indigo night

a coyote howls


Mark Meyer

By Hemapriya Chellappan

growing old together

lopsided moon


Hemapriya Chellappan

By David Oates

day moon

the toddler finds

with joy


David Oates

By Sushama Kapur

sky in every breath cold moon
 

Sushama Kapur

By Elisa Theriana

midsummer night

floating here and there

lotuses and the moon

Elisa Theriana

Saturday, June 5, 2021

By Neil Ruddy

roomba streetlight

crosses the night sky

over the treetops

Neil Ruddy

By Tomislav Sjekloća

covid moon

family dog

becomes a stray


Tomislav Sjekloća