My work in Cold Moon Journal

by

John J. Dunphy

Valentine Day

blooming in our front yard

a heart of crocus

Cold Moon Journal

2/14/21

slowly sinking

into the thawing pond

our Christmas tree

Cold Moon Journal 2/12/21

tree stump

the drought years pelted

by raindrops

Cold Moon Journal 2/9/21

front yard

child puts on

her face mask

as she approaches

our snowman

Cold Moon Journal 1/16/21

a single ornament

on the Christmas tree

in a ditch

Cold Moon Journal 1/10/21

walking my dog

tonight’s dusk scented by

burnt leaves

Cold Moon Journal 12/13/20

public park

I enter

a portapotty

accompanied by

blown leaves

Cold Moon Journal 12/12/20

deserted ranch

the corral fence bounded

by a sagebrush

Cold Moon Journal 11/15/20

used-book store

its dusty true-crime section

covered with fingerprints

Cold Moon Journal 11/5/20

homeless encampment

returning children share

their trick or treat candy

Cold Moon Journal 10.30.20

drawing water

in the well bucket

an eyeless fish

Cold Moon Journal 10/3/20

homeless encampment

hanging from the dead tree

a birdhouse

Cold Moon Journal 10/10/20

Veterans’ Day

panhandler points to

his Purple Heart

Cold Moon Journal 10/15/20

John J. Dunphy’s poetry collections include Zen Koanhead, Stellar Possibilities, Touching Each Tree, pagan rites, Old Soldiers Fading Away and Dark Nebulae.