Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Sunday, August 29, 2021

By Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Crescent moon

Silver is lost

in the path


Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

By J.R. Gaskin

illuminating

my inner emptiness

refrigerator light

J.R. Gaskin

By Pippa Phillips

winter lake—

a song in the seams

of its surface


Pippa Phillips

By Kyoko Bengala

agitation --

inside are oleanders

and a lot of insomnia


Kyoko Bengala

By Réka Nyitrai

a devil born

from dark apples

its sweetness


Réka Nyitrai

By Rp Verlaine

the blood

on the Samurai's sword

becomes stars


Rp Verlaine

By Vincenzo Adamo

night of San Lorenzo --

stars are falling

about you, about me, about us


Vincenzo Adamo

By G.R. LeBlanc

clematis vine

the dog follows me

everywhere

G.R. LeBlanc

By Peter Jastermsky

up in arms who let the shirt off the hook


Peter Jastermsky

By Sherry Grant

recipe collection

all the ingredients

I don’t have

Sherry Grant

By Giuliana Ravaglia

sailboat...

my life in the rush of the winds

Giuliana Ravaglia

By Veronika Zora Novak

the sound

of skeleton keys . . .

Pandora's box


Veronika Zora Novak

By Richard Bailly

seagulls at sunrise

late summer

breakfast ballet


Richard Bailly

By KEV Trocmet

bathing sparrows

sprinkle the air

with diamonds


KEV Trocmet

Saturday, August 28, 2021

By Terrie Jacks

ocean’s sounds

my ears tune into

barking seals


Terrie Jacks

By Réka Nyitrai

a winter of dark apples

the time I gave birth to

a woodpecker


Réka Nyitrai

By Paweł Markiewicz

marvel of beehive

queen bee meets dear apiarist

in loneliness
 

Paweł Markiewicz

By Giuliana Ravaglia

solitude -

a trickle of makeup left to run


Giuliana Ravaglia

By Lori A Minor

Dialects class

my Irish lilt better

when I’m high


Lori A Minor

By Peter Jastermsky

crossing her legs not a rustle in the field


Peter Jastermsky

By Pat Geyer

walk in the woods...

head to toe

in camo

i flirt with

a sycamore tree


Pat Geyer

By J.R. Gaskin

exposed roots

we talk about

my first girlfriend


J.R. Gaskin

Friday, August 27, 2021

By Benedetta Cardone

Refugees

Another moon

overhead


Benedetta Cardone

By Agnes Eva Savich

black swallowtail

lost in the quivering

of my camera zoom


Agnes Eva Savich

By Louise Hopewell

merry-go-round

all the horses

still in lockdown


Louise Hopewell

By Nudurupati Nagasri

Crescendo of rain

at distant...

Diminuendos on ukulele


Nudurupati Nagasri

By Patricia Hawkhead

shifting shadows

waiting for dusk

to tilt the scales


Patricia Hawkhead

By Gabriela Zaneva

after the storm --

a rainbow in the wings

of the dragonfly


Gabriela Zaneva

By John Hawkhead

rolling thunder

the first drop of rain

never falls here


John Hawkhead

By Maria Teresa Sisti

blue moon --

my shadow becomes

insignificant


Maria Teresa Sisti

By Nicole Tilde

summer morning

the echo

of one chime


Nicole Tilde

By Carmela Marino

thin clouds

a transparent veil

on his long rest


Carmela Marino

By Sushama Kapur

august moon ...

cradling the memory

of her first cry


Sushama Kapur

By Pippa Phillips

on the tip

of my tongue—

wind chimes


Pippa Phillips

Thursday, August 26, 2021

By Agnes Eva Savich

worker bees

even with the drone

of rush hour


Agnes Eva Savich