Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Friday, July 23, 2021

By Jim Niffen

sunrise

everything's new

but my shoes

Jim Niffen

By Mona Bedi

kleptomaniac

a new pair of earrings

every day


Mona Bedi

Thursday, July 22, 2021

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

haiku writer

the words pared

to fit


Susan Bonk Plumridge

By David Kehe

editing a poem

a bonsai

gets pruned

David Kehe

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

By Radhamani Sarma

sharpening

pencil only a cone

forms

Radhamani Sarma

By Tsanka Shishkova

old cathedral

earthly and divine

in perfect harmony

Tsanka Shishkova

By Priti Khullar

Music of Corona

fingers waltz constantly

on the keyboard


Priti Khullar

By Marilyn Ashbaugh

living

t
he dream

cocktail ant


Marilyn Ashbaugh

By Arvinder Kaur

the ice

in my whiskey

dances with a crackle


Arvinder Kaur

By Madeleine Vinluan

earth watcher orbiting the planet non-stop curious moon


Madeleine Vinluan

By John Hawkhead

gravel stream

rainbow trout spawn

baubles of light


John Hawkhead

By Kat Lehmann

window dance

the moth knows I am inside

a sun

Kat Lehmann

By Nani Mariani

in a jar

full of biscuits

crescent moon


Nani Mariani

By Minal Sarosh

forest trail

shadows of years

following me


Minal Sarosh

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

By Devoshruti Mandal

muezzin's call

unfurls

dawn


Devoshruti Mandal

By Richard Bailly

gnarly old oak tree

carefully standing its ground

kissed by golden rays


Richard Bailly

Sunday, July 18, 2021

By Zahra Mughis

extra lunchbox

I carry snacks

for city pigeons


Zahra Mughis

Saturday, July 17, 2021

By JL Huffman

copperhead

coiled on my doorstep

unwelcome mat

JL Huffman

By Zahra Mughis

Chopin the rhythm of midsummer rain


Zahra Mughis

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

in his arms i become the rain


Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Kyoko Bengala

Solitude --

among a thousand people we

without words


Kyoko Bengala

Friday, July 16, 2021

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

temptress...

a dusting of starlight

falls across my chest


Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

sink sank sunk

our friendship


Roberta Beach Jacobson

Thursday, July 15, 2021

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

because we have nothing left the sun

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Cynthia Anderson

desert gardener

planting seeds

in my father’s shadow

Cynthia Anderson

By GRIX

traversing

a galaxy of lichen . . .

terrestrial snail

GRIX

By Lafcadio

trees standing

in the fog--

all I can see


Lafcadio

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

By Cynthia Anderson

nightbird

a memory

takes flight

Cynthia Anderson

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

watching the night fall from grace


Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Louise Hopewell

vaccination centre

at the coffee cart

I ask for a double shot


Louise Hopewell

Sunday, July 11, 2021

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

behind this silence a twilight in flames

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Teji Sethi

fading sun ...

an eagle’s screech

pierces my melancholy

Teji Sethi

By GRIX

eustasy

the rise and fall

of old feelings


GRIX

By Lori A Minor

social mixer

her drunken smile

full of Gouda


Lori A Minor

By Pippa Phillips

basket of sunflower seeds holding the future for me

Pippa Phillips