Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

By Gavin Austin

pressed

behind glass

our youth


Gavin Austin


*


the other side

of rain

magpie song


Gavin Austin

By Tuyet Van Do

morning walk —

on the footpath

victim's belongings

Tuyet Van Do

By Perry L. Powell

on the beach

her pregnant belly

its own sunrise

Perry L. Powell


*


sudden rainstorm

miles offshore

the depths of your eyes

Perry L. Powell

By Bipasha Majumder (De)

wet night

cicadas and I

dancing cha-cha-cha

Bipasha Majumder (De)

By Steliana Cristina Voicu

night pearl —

the little turtle comes out

from the egg


Steliana Cristina Voicu

By Govind Joshi

monsoon morning

fragrance of mangoes

on opening the fridge

Govind Joshi

Saturday, August 26, 2023

By Vandana Parashar

parting birds

...and I thought next time

would be better

Vandana Parashar

By Kavita Ratna

curved backs...

lightning fingers

plant paddy

Kavita Ratna

By Susan Lee Roberts

dawn

a golden glow

vanishes into cool blue


Susan Lee Roberts

By Gary Hittmeyer

sunlight

edges the storm clouds

angels drift in heaven


Gary Hittmeyer

By Anthony Ward

Fizzing foliage

Cicadas serenading summer

I step to the Opera


Anthony Ward

By D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie

friends joyous

at sunset

tea gone bitter

D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie

By Samo Kreutz

stamp collector

added to the album

his grey hair

Samo Kreutz

By Angiola Inglese

his head

so close to mine…

sunflower


Angiola Inglese

Friday, August 25, 2023

By Daniel Birnbaum

summer sunset

eight crows

why did I count them

Daniel Birnbaum

By Andrew Markowski

springtime—

ripples of reflected sky

in every puddle

Andrew Markowski


*

 

afternoon lull

the distant squeal

of worn-out tires

Andrew Markowski

By Timothy Daly

seaside salty thoughts about childhood

Timothy Daly

By James Penha

smashed antique

yet another shard

finds my foot

James Penha

By Zdenka Mlinar

angry july

destroys everything alive

an inanimate

prayer for

gracious August

Zdenka Mlinar



ljutiti srpanj

ruši sve živo

i neživo 

molitva za

milostivi kolovoz

Zdenka Mlinar

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

By Susan Burch

before I can whistle rape

Susan Burch

Monday, August 21, 2023

By Michelle V. Alkerton

widow

more than a decade in black

one less decision


Michelle V. Alkerton

By Refika Dedić

mosquito

in a cup full of tea

a child's nose

Refika Dedić

By Paula Sears

summer wind

bustling through the blackberry brambles

a pileated woodpecker

Paula Sears

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Friday, August 18, 2023

By Kimberly Kuchar

goldfish

swimming for eternity

Grandma's vase

Kimberly Kuchar

By Douglas J. Lanzo

longing for the home

it never had

slug passing snail

Douglas J. Lanzo

Monday, August 14, 2023

By Mike Fainzilber

above the thunder

the tree

of five thousand years

Mike Fainzilber

 

*

 

after the rains

a haunting silence

nothing left to say


Mike Fainzilber

By Nancy Byrne Iannucci

A mother's mood

swings

the four seasons


Nancy Byrne Iannucci

Sunday, August 13, 2023

By Debarati Sen

Sunday morning —

the bawl of a fruit vendor

wakes me up

Debarati Sen


*

 

mountain peak —

this ego

between us

Debarati Sen

By JL Huffman

yellow finches

flock the feeder

joy takes wing


JL Huffman

By Ram Chandran

autumn dusk—

time changed me

beyond recognition

Ram Chandran

By Diane Webster

Hot summer fishing

dragonfly lands on the pole

steady in patience

Diane Webster

By Ruth Holzer

the life

of a wanderer

brief chaos

of white dust and starlight—

surviving by chance

Ruth Holzer


*


flocking

around my candle

All Souls

Ruth Holzer

By Simon De Courcey

late offerings

a cold cave dawn —

paviland red

Simon De Courcey