Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Friday, July 9, 2021

By Chen-ou Liu

mountain lake ...

clothed in moonlight

prom date and me


Chen-ou Liu

By Lori A Minor

we jump in

drunk and naked

college fountain


Lori A Minor

Thursday, July 8, 2021

By Madeleine Vinluan

grief surfaced

I saw its face

dying moon


Madeleine Vinluan

By Mona Bedi

last breath

three generations

bid farewell


Mona Bedi

By Baisali Chatterjee Dutt

lockdown blues

the parrot beats its wings

against the cage


Baisali Chatterjee Dutt

By John J. Dunphy

my bibliophile friend

an unread book beside him

in the coffin


John J. Dunphy

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

By Joe Sebastian

nibbling bread crumbs

under the Zen garden bridge

a school of koi


Joe Sebastian

Monday, July 5, 2021

By Claire Ninham

lawn mown —

the distant hum

of a wildflower meadow

Claire Ninham

By Keith Evetts

blots

in my notes the poems

found in clouds

Keith Evetts

By GRIX

cloudbusting, I loosen the rainbow’s colors

GRIX

By John J. Dunphy

graveside service

a mourner's umbrella

too red


John J. Dunphy

By Joanna Ashwell

chalk dust

the tennis ball

bouncing dew


Joanna Ashwell

By Maria Tirenescu

waiting for the eclipse sun and moon


Maria Tirenescu

By Vincenzo Adamo

sparrows. . .

the echo on the bare branches

of your whisper


Vincenzo Adamo

Sunday, July 4, 2021

By Joe Sebastian

Spring in full bloom—

bees bumping

into bees

Joe Sebastian

By Mona Bedi

summer sun

my indigo dress fades

into a new blue


Mona Bedi

By Dennis Andrew Aguinaldo

fallen mango

a bruise blooms

before dawn


Dennis Andrew S. Aguinaldo

Thursday, July 1, 2021

By John J. Dunphy

old unabridged dictionary

its words reduced

by bookworms


John J. Dunphy

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

By Joanna Ashwell

Longing

to belong

full moon


Joanna Ashwell

By Helen Ogden

early morning

lost in the streetlamps

the setting moon

Helen Ogden

By Dragan J. Ristić

the smell of elder

through an open window -

the moon is here too

Dragan J. Ristić

By Lucia Cardillo

moondrops ...

in dream you will come to me

over and over


Lucia Cardillo

By Carmela Marino

a caress

at the end of a dream

I find the moon

Carmela Marino

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

By Nisha Raviprasad

crescent moon

all the hopes she holds

in her heart


Nisha Raviprasad

By Lucia Cardillo

crescent moon ...

the wheat among poppies

changes color

Lucia Cardillo

By Lori A Minor

this body barren moon


Lori A Minor

By Douglas J. Lanzo

glint of moonlight

slices through water

spring stroll in Venice

Douglas J. Lanzo

Monday, June 28, 2021

By Mona Iordan

cheek dimples

her moon face

all smiles

Mona Iordan

By Helen Ogden

spring morning

the sun and moon

face off

Helen Ogden

By Tohm Bakelas

blow smoke at the moon 

hammer the sun in the sky 

to live is to die


Tohm Bakelas

Sunday, June 27, 2021

By Radostina Dragostinova

first kick

in her womb

egg moon

Radostina Dragostinova

By Phillipa Trelford

All the tethered day

my wait for this moment -

remote moon unmasked


Phillipa Trelford