Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Monday, September 26, 2022

By Ash Evan Lippert

fallow fields

the faraway sorrows

of childhood

Ash Evan Lippert

 

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winter crows

power lines divide

the sunset

Ash Evan Lippert

By Robert Witmer

moon gleam

on pine needles

whippoorwill

Robert Witmer

 

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a child

on tiptoes

pointing to a star

Robert Witmer

Saturday, September 24, 2022

By Elena Malec

cut up watermelon

sunset sky sinking

into the ocean

Elena Malec

By Barbara Anna Gaiardoni

road coast that

smells of strawberry

metal roofs


Barbara Anna Gaiardoni


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the sun inside

bye-bye sadness

goodbye

Barbara Anna Gaiardoni

By A.J. Anwar

old street—

beneath the asphalt layers

my childhood footsteps


A.J. Anwar

 

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flea market—

the haggles for something

priceless

A.J. Anwar

By Mirela Brăilean

rain of leaves drought

Mirela Brăilean

 

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first date

his cheap smell

of desire


Mirela Brăilean

By Arvinder Kaur

the discourse on crooked toes   ageism

Arvinder Kaur

 

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house sale

the wicket gate moans

one last time

Arvinder Kaur

By Bonnie J Scherer

mending socks —

mom heels

a broken heart

Bonnie J Scherer

By Chen-ou Liu

the tinkle

of my baby's laughter

this night of stars

Chen-ou Liu

 

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a drift of blossoms

my Birman sleeps away

her last days

Chen-ou Liu

Thursday, September 22, 2022

By Barrie Levine

suburban autumn

leaf blowing away

the season

Barrie Levine

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

By David Kāwika Eyre

august drought

she asks about

daffodil bulbs

David Kāwika Eyre


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in one hop

the grasshopper

becomes grass

David Kāwika Eyre

By Jimmy Pappas

Saigon downpour


children swim

in the streets

Jimmy Pappas


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plugged

into the earth . . .

 daffodil yellow

 Jimmy Pappas

By Stephen C. Curro

magic hour

the clop of hooves

down the road

Stephen C. Curro


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alpenglow

a golden moon

in silken clouds

Stephen C. Curro


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half asleep

the hiss of bacon

in the pan

Stephen C. Curro

By Cloris Shi

high school

scrubbing insults off

bathroom stalls

Cloris Shi

By Mona Bedi

summer sunset

I catch my breath

in the lake’s reflection

Mona Bedi

 


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deep winter

mom’s lullaby sneaks

into my dream

Mona Bedi

Sunday, September 18, 2022

By Nani Mariani

rainy moon

mourning flowers around the world

for Queen Elizabeth II


Nani Mariani

Friday, September 16, 2022

By Herbert Shippey

power lines

hum in the wind

all day

an old hymn

stuck in my head


Herbert Shippey