Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Monday, August 9, 2021

By Mirela Brăilean

summer heat -

the snappy ticking

of my Dali clock

Mirela Brăilean

By Arvinder Kaur

phone screens: the loneliness of a crowd


Arvinder Kaur

By Minal Sarosh

oranges in each day seeds of haiku


Minal Sarosh

By Pippa Phillips

the octopus dreams

of the fisherman's wife

her second skin

slipping off

so easily

Pippa Phillips

Sunday, August 8, 2021

By Surashree Joshi

withered field

my feelings for you

six feet under

Surashree Joshi

Saturday, August 7, 2021

By Arvinder Kaur

the wait

for his homecoming…

coffee rings


Arvinder Kaur

By Bakhtiyar Amini

housewarming

the moon drops in

armed with nothing


Bakhtiyar Amini

B.A. France

scare tactics …

another evening watching

tv with mom


B.A. France

By John J. Dunphy

my new table

made from reclaimed wood

the ring

from my coffee cup encircles

a bullet hole


John J. Dunphy

By Keith Evetts

dawn chorus

the other side

of double glazing


Keith Evetts

Thursday, August 5, 2021

By Mircea Moldovan

cloudless sky

blue feather

of an unknown bird

Mircea Moldovan

By Ingrid Bruck

flashlight---

hunting worms in the grass

for a baby bird


Ingrid Bruck

By Priti Khullar

smitten by chess

she knows

all his moves


Priti Khullar

By Christina Chin

brew scent

in the kitchen

Mead Moon
 

Christina Chin

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

By Joe Sebastian

temple pond lotus

in the middle

of the moon


Joe Sebastian

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

By Ana Drobot

selfie...

the street's name

in an unknown alphabet


Ana Drobot

Saturday, July 31, 2021

By Lorraine A. Padden

lane markers

another haiku

crosses the line


Lorraine A. Padden

By Amrutha Prabhu

sunset …
dull roars of the sea
drowns me in melancholy


Amrutha Prabhu

By Maria Teresa Sisti

moonlight -

silence remains

so suspended

Maria Teresa Sisti

By Lucia Cardillo

white poppy ...

even more alone

in the crowd
 

Lucia Cardillo

By vijay joshi

more soldiers deployed cloudy skies

vijay joshi

By Nudurupati Nagasri

medley of monsoon

an aloof house ...

with a reggae roof


Nudurupati Nagasri

By Neena Singh

outside the garden

the juice vendor’s umbrella

a faded green


Neena Singh

By Maria Teresa Piras

sea and sky -

all the void

full of blues

Maria Teresa Piras

By Vasile Moldovan

between

nightmare and dream

nightingale trill


Vasile Moldovan

By Sherry Grant

a year older

the moon stays

the same


Sherry Grant

By Rosa Maria Di Salvatore

dandelion...

all that remains

of my dreams

 
Rosa Maria Di Salvatore

By Vincenzo Adamo

spring cleaning

full drawers

of dreams


Vincenzo Adamo

Friday, July 30, 2021

By Benedetta Cardone

pale moonlit sea -

the sleepy song

of a jellyfish


Benedetta Cardone

By Ram Chandran

ancient temple -

the bell sounds

more ancient


Ram Chandran

By Daniela Lăcrămioara

mountain house -

instead of a bell

woodpecker


Daniela Lăcrămioara

By Richard Bailly

majestic milkweed

caterpillar habitat

mothering monarchs


Richard Bailly

By Lorraine A. Padden

milkweed drunk

a caterpillar lolls

from leaf to leaf


Lorraine A. Padden

Thursday, July 29, 2021

By Carmela Marino

seclusion

the framed sea

at its window

Carmela Marino

By Refika Dedić

summer month

children in the sand

forget about time


Refika Dedić