Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Thursday, June 9, 2022

By Deborah A. Bennett

always

somewhere a war

first lemons


Deborah A. Bennett

By John Pappas

waving wild switchgrass how little we know


John Pappas

By Ruth Holzer

our footsteps

clattering on the stone bridge

together

in unwelcome dawn

we go our separate ways


Ruth Holzer

By Helen Ogden

second amendment

bearing the weight

of hindsight


Helen Ogden

By Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Break in Kiev

A soldier paints birds in flight

June cadre



Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

chalk drawings

the mailman jumps over

her rainbow


Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Chen-ou Liu

Pride Parade

the way he looks at me

with kerosene-blue eyes


Chen-ou Liu

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

By Maya Daneva

moon path

just enough to fit

the sharp-nosed boat


Maya Daneva

By Joanna Ashwell

mid-hour

finding time

inside silence


Joanna Ashwell


By Pippa Phillips

ginko walk

the imperfect medicine

of time


Pippa Phillips

By Arvinder Kaur

a lullaby

in the fragrant breeze

hometown


Arvinder Kaur

By Katherine E Winnick

featherlight jewel

at the nape of her neck

containing arsenic


Katherine E Winnick

By Mona Bedi

quagmire walk

the situations i try

to avoid


Mona Bedi

By Mircea Moldovan

the easy step

of a courier

morning glory


Mircea Moldovan

By Ray Spitzenberger

clay

pot

bleeds

red

lilies


Ray Spitzenberger

Monday, June 6, 2022

By John Pappas

even in the driving rain her red lipstick


John Pappas

By Keith Evetts

agreeing with each other shrunken heads


Keith Evetts

Sunday, June 5, 2022

By Chen-ou Liu

100 days

she's been gone with no trace

the bar of soap

still shaped by her hand

that once caressed me


Chen-ou Liu

Saturday, June 4, 2022

By Samo Kreutz

silent movie ...

another conversation

with teenage daughter


Samo Kreutz

Friday, June 3, 2022

By Elena Malec

roles

choosing between king

and joker



Elena Malec

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

By Florin C. Ciobica

a warm breeze

slipping through the pines...

voices from childhood


Florin C. Ciobica

By Susan Burch

the first taste

of summer

sipping lemonade

so tart

it made our lips pucker


Susan Burch

By Tim Murphy

summer stroll

the sharp sounds

of garden clippers


Tim Murphy

Monday, May 30, 2022

By Susan Burch

a line of elephants

linked from trunk to tail

why aren’t we

protecting ourselves

and each other


Susan Burch

By Florin C. Ciobica

dawn chill...

the garden dwarf's urge

for a fairy tale


Florin C. Ciobica

By Tim Murphy

sunny morning

an ant carries a piece of bark

across the sidewalk


Tim Murphy

By David He

day moon...

the last words

he says to his wife


David He

By Alvin B. Cruz

counting the stars another lottery ticket


Alvin B. Cruz

By Katherine E Winnick

handmade doll

a different culture

every birthday


Katherine E Winnick

Sunday, May 29, 2022

By Anthony Ward

Butterfly wings

Of stained glass

Recycling light


Anthony Ward

By Benedetta Cardone

tumbling air –

a butterfly

no longer in sight


Benedetta Cardone

By Janet Ruth

birthday gift

my sixty-fifth chance

to get it right


Janet Ruth

By Nani Mariani

for some reason

full moon memories

beautiful to remember

like mom's message

to keep smiling


Nani Mariani

Saturday, May 28, 2022

By Kath Abela Wilson

my mother

that flash of forever

in her eyes


Kath Abela Wilson

By Marilyn Ashbaugh

lost

I return home

to grandmother's iris


Marilyn Ashbaugh