Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

By Michael Morell

mudroom

remnants of the road

remnants of me


Michael Morell

By Maria Teresa Sisti

autumn moon

silent another summer

walks away
 

Maria Teresa Sisti

By Zahra Mughis

heat island

kids next door

plant a tree

Zahra Mughis

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

By Claire Ninham

5 am rain

pigeons tap-dancing

on the tiles

Claire Ninham

By Stephen Toft

dancing leaves

a misprint

in the ballet score


Stephen Toft

Monday, September 13, 2021

By Mirela Brăilean

the same story with a prince on a white horse...

Mirela Brăilean

By Michael Morell

vaccines the new arms race

Michael Morell

By Mircea Moldovan

a worm between me and the rest


Mircea Moldovan

By Claire Ninham

housebound the mountain stairs

Claire Ninham

By Kelly Sauvage

becoming . . .  vinegar on the collard greens
 

Kelly Sauvage

Sunday, September 12, 2021

By Helen Ogden

mindfulness …

seeking the forest

… in the trees

Helen Ogden

By Agus Maulana Sunjaya

a murder of crows

in the bare branch

just before the dusk

answering my question

with questions


Agus Maulana Sunjaya

By Cynthia Anderson

improvising

the birds I can’t see

for the trees


Cynthia Anderson

By Tsanka Shishkova

again

in the treehouse ...

so long ago

Tsanka Shishkova

By Laughing waters

autumn sun

placing my shade

on the fresh stump

Laughing waters

By Samo Kreutz

a walk in the woods

instead of mushrooms

I pick memories

Samo Kreutz

By Surashree Joshi

the whispers

of unheard stories

forest trail


Surashree Joshi

By Zahra Mughis

noisy garden

a sunflower nods

to a buzzing bee


Zahra Mughis

Saturday, September 11, 2021

By Baisali Chatterjee Dutt

facing skywards

in prayer

...sunflowers


Baisali Chatterjee Dutt

Friday, September 10, 2021

By Priti Khullar

mother’s love

extra butter

on the bread

Priti Khullar

By Arvinder Kaur

tonga ride

fireflies escort me

to the village home

Arvinder Kaur

By Sushama Kapur

apple crunch

the summer sun

        in every bite


Sushama Kapur

By Zahra Mughis

country road

baby lambs

lead the way

Zahra Mughis

Thursday, September 9, 2021

By Neena Singh

heat shimmer…

a crack appears

in the birdhouse


Neena Singh

By Keith Evetts

waterwheel

is nothing really

spilled


Keith Evetts

By Lakshmi Iyer

pergola

moonlight finds a place

to rest


Lakshmi Iyer

By Douglas J. Lanzo

last shaft of autumn light

streaks gravestone

marking my pain


Douglas J. Lanzo

By Arvinder Kaur

college desk

engraving names

over names

Arvinder Kaur

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

By Neena Singh

creases of sunshine

a pair of rock doves

canoodle


Neena Singh

By Joe Sebastian

foggy morning

a clam at the curve

of a hawk’s bill

Joe Sebastian

By Arvinder Kaur

a robin

poised on a star

birdbath

Arvinder Kaur

Monday, September 6, 2021

By Sarah Davies

only

hollow places

echo


Sarah Davies

By Douglas J. Lanzo

sea isle goats

follow line of bells

to feed on shore

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Neena Singh

afterglow…

the autumn of life

I fill with poetry


Neena Singh

By Lakshmi Iyer

moon shapes

the way mother wants

me to cut fruits


Lakshmi Iyer