Joanna Ashwell

Longing

to belong

full moon

Joanna Ashwell

By Helen Ogden

early morning

lost in the streetlamps

the setting moon

Helen Ogden

By Dragan J. Ristić

the smell of elder

through an open window -

the moon is here too

Dragan J. Ristić

By Lucia Cardillo

moondrops ...

in dream you will come to me

over and over

Lucia Cardillo

By Carmela Marino

a caress

at the end of a dream

I find the moon

Carmela Marino

By Nisha Raviprasad

crescent moon

all the hopes she holds

in her heart

Nisha Raviprasad

By Lucia Cardillo

crescent moon ...

the wheat among poppies

changes color

Lucia Cardillo

By Lori A Minor

this body barren moon

Lori A Minor

By Douglas J. Lanzo

glint of moonlight

slices through water

spring stroll in Venice

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Mona Iordan

cheek dimples

her moon face

all smiles

Mona Iordan

By Helen Ogden

spring morning

the sun and moon

face off

Helen Ogden

By Tohm Bakelas

blow smoke at the moon 

hammer the sun in the sky 

to live is to die


Tohm Bakelas

By Radostina Dragostinova

first kick

in her womb

egg moon

Radostina Dragostinova

By Phillipa Trelford

All the tethered day

my wait for this moment -

remote moon unmasked

Phillipa Trelford

By Lucia Cardillo

flower moon ...

how many voices tonight

in the silence

Lucia Cardillo

By Kamrun Nahar

winter night...

a tap at my door

the gray silver moon

Kamrun Nahar

Vani Sathyanarayan

night rain...

moon drops take the shape

of jasmine blooms

Vani Sathyanarayan

Daniela Misso

moving train …

out the window

a ghost moon

Daniela Misso

By Richa Sharma

moon cookies

dipping autumn

in the tea cup

Richa Sharma

By Florin C. Ciobica

cheshire moon 

still looking for

Wonderland

Florin C. Ciobica

By Helen Ogden

snow moon

thoughts drift

back to you

Helen Ogden

By Aboli Kadam

full moon…

sipping half of the

milky silence

Aboli Kadam

By Jeff Leong

coyote

lost in the canyons

- howling moon

Jeff Leong

By Louise Hopewell

missing moon

the dark shadows

of fruit bats

Louise Hopewell

By Nani Mariani

full moon

writer's smile

behind the curtain


Nani Mariani

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

ghost moon

i just want you

to see me

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Aboli Kadam

tuning to the deep silence...

the crescent moon

and I 

Aboli Kadam

By Mona Iordan

the moon and me

in the dark

two old friends

Mona Iordan

By Jeff Leong

selfie

moon, shadow

and I 

Jeff Leong

By David He

haloed moon…

a tree-hung plastic bag

screams with the wind

David He

By Claire Ninham

pink moon—

fluoro dreams

strip the night bare

Claire Ninham

By Neena Singh

full moon…

drinking

the moonlight

Neena Singh

By Valentina Ranaldi-Adams

moon walk -

Earthlight Sonata plays

inside my helmet

Valentina Ranaldi-Adams

By Richard Thomas

diamond moon…

brown hyenas sift

the gym dunes

Richard Thomas

By Helen Buckingham

full moon

a silhouette applies honey

to his wounds

Helen Buckingham

By JL Huffman

twin fawns

vie to suckle the doe

Birth Moon

JL Huffman

By Sherry Grant

rippling moon a frog’s leap

Sherry Grant

By Priti Khullar

keep secrets to heart moon during the day

Priti Khullar

By Amrutha Prabhu

waxing moon

growing through

my imperfections

Amrutha Prabhu

By Richa Sharma

festival feast

on each ceramic plate

moon bread

Richa Sharma

Lakshmi Iyer

atop the houseboat

the fisherman's moon

half-drunk

Lakshmi Iyer

Wanda Amos

a water strider

straddles the full moon

the fragility of peace

Wanda Amos

By Helen Ogden

harvest moon

an errant hayseed

amongst the vines

Helen Ogden

Mona Bedi

oceans apart

yet we both watch

the same moon

Mona Bedi

By Nisha Raviprasad

hazy moon

a nightingale competes

with its echo

Nisha Raviprasad

By Cynthia Anderson

predawn walk

the waning crescent

enough to go on


Cynthia Anderson

Roberta Beach Jacobson

Mother Moon

we all look up

to her

Roberta Beach Jacobson

Joanna Ashwell

switchblade

the solstice moon

slowly turning

Joanna Ashwell

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

moon after moon the ache of being

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

Elisa Theriana

unfolding

my secret crush

blue moon

Elisa Theriana

By Nazarena Rampini

full moon -

a wave leaves on the sand

empty shells

Nazarena Rampini

By Teji Sethi

moonwalk

backward

              forward

Teji Sethi

By Devoshruti Mandal

on silvery river

a playful moon

ripples

Devoshruti Mandal

By Claire Ninham

pulsating

every moth flitter—

bipolar moon

Claire Ninham

By Radostina Dragostinova

midnight rain

the blue moon

on dragonfly wings

Radostina Dragostinova

By Leanne Mumford

hazy moon

hanging over the maple—

spin cycle

Leanne Mumford

By Madeleine Vinluan

Round-faced moon

I'm still scared by you!

Unspell me.

Madeleine Vinluan

By Nadejda Kostadinova

Moonlight

the quiet steps

of the rain


Nadejda Kostadinova

By Aboli Kadam

luminous sky…

a floating moon

ripples

Aboli Kadam

By Louise Hopewell

the same old me

gazing up at you

new moon

Louise Hopewell

Joanna Ashwell

crushed ice

a rainstorm

shattering the moon

Joanna Ashwell

Wanda Amos

stranded

by a gene mutation

many moons pass

Wanda Amos

By Richa Sharma

as one tune

blends into another

shifting moonlight

Richa Sharma

By Surashree Joshi

gibbous moon. . . 

the way he caresses

my belly

Surashree Joshi

Daniela Misso

lilac shadow

behind the curtains

satin moon

Daniela Misso

By Sushama Kapur

eventide

a little boat chases

the new moon

Sushama Kapur

By Helen Ogden

morning moon

the warmth

of steeping tea

Helen Ogden

By Jeff Leong

sleepless,

uncountable sheep:

no moon


Jeff Leong

Vani Sathyanarayan

last night's moon

lingers in the sky ... 

a whiff 

            of your presence 

as I sip my morning coffee

Vani Sathyanarayan

By Benedetta Cardone

moonless night -

the silent flight of a moth

catching up to light

Benedetta Cardone

By Jenny Ward Angyal

the moon

has tumbled into the pond . . .

toads trill

on the threshold

of stars

Jenny Ward Angyal

By Carmela Marino

moon in the wind

feeling a speck

in nothing

Carmela Marino

By Cyndi Lloyd

flower moon

  he sees all

     of me

Cyndi Lloyd

Wanda Amos

flower moon

over the suburbs

corona flourishes ... again

Wanda Amos

By Bidyut Prabha Gantayat

waning moon

declining positive cases

in air

Bidyut Prabha Gantayat

By Baisali Chatterjee Dutt

moonstruck –

love notes from a time

I’d forgotten

Baisali Chatterjee Dutt

Roberta Beach Jacobson

of all the moons

who visit my window

you’re my favorite

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Pippa Phillips

releasing

her balloon—

daytime moon


Pippa Phillips

By Joe Sebastian

hunter moon

on every ICU bed

virus shadow

Joe Sebastian

By Leanne Mumford

a cat prowls

shell mounds along the quay

scallop moon

Leanne Mumford

By Mona Iordan

long vigil

the morning moon

so pale

Mona Iordan

By Julie Schwerin

held

   by your gaze

        phaseless moon

Julie Schwerin

By Kristina Todorova

turning

the hourglass ...

new moon

Kristina Todorova

By Jane Beal

full moon shining

through the leafless tree

my little dog has grown old

Jane Beal

Mona Bedi

half moon

i sent you

the other half

Mona Bedi

Agnes Eva Savich

the moon's pull

...I dust off

the telescope

Agnes Eva Savich

By Hemapriya Chellappan

long after

I'm gone . . .

travel moon

Hemapriya Chellappan

Lakshmi Iyer

after the rain

moon in my well

safe and sound


Lakshmi Iyer

By Maria Grazia Sessa

moonlight-

the thrill of a kiss

among my memories

Maria Grazia Sessa

By Pris Campbell

tidal pull

the man in the moon

on every gravestone

Pris Campbell

Vani Sathyanarayan

slicing

through the full moon...

his paper plane

Vani Sathyanarayan

By Pippa Phillips

blood moon

ripping time

in half

Pippa Phillips

By Vandana Parashar

owning our imperfections moon and I

Vandana Parashar

By Terrie Jacks

new moon

my thoughts blacken

my shadow

Terrie Jacks

By Mohammad Azim Khan

moon shadows

workers return

from the night shift


Mohammad Azim Khan

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

fine-toothed comb the crescent moon in my bones

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Julie Schwerin

longest night still the solar-powered moon 

Julie Schwerin

By Marina Bellini

full moon beyond the roofs I know you're there

Marina Bellini

Vincenzo Adamo

veiled moon

I look out the window

and all is silent

Vincenzo Adamo

By Wilda Morris

moonlight

through a gap

in the motel curtain

Wilda Morris

Rajeshwari Srinivasan

broken window

the moon peeps

into my loneliness

Rajeshwari Srinivasan

By Joe Sebastian

from up above

a quarter moon finds

the city hovels

Joe Sebastian

By Marilyn Ward

supermoon

are you somewhere

thinking of me

Marilyn Ward

By David Cappella

the waning moon –

a single raindrop glistens

on a dead oak leaf

David Cappella

By Jim Niffen

rose moon

the prairie glows

silence


Jim Niffen

By Keith Evetts

round and round

in the pan

the stir-fry moon

Keith Evetts

Roberta Beach Jacobson

peaches and cream

sweet corn

swirly moon

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Caroline Krakora

milk moon-

she fancies

butterscotch

Caroline Krakora

By Wilda Morris

our evening walk

clouds

eating

the crescent moon

Wilda Morris

Daniela Misso

pink moon –

a sack of potatoes

in the hallway

Daniela Misso

By Florin C. Ciobica

pancake moon

her appetite 

returns

Florin C. Ciobica

By Valentina Ranaldi-Adams

picking the last

of the harvest -

pumpkin moon

Valentina Ranaldi-Adams

By Nisha Raviprasad

snow fall

a half-eaten moon

in the sky

Nisha Raviprasad

By Remzi Gülsün

full moon-

savoring mandarin

on veranda

Remzi Gülsün

By Maria Teresa Piras

sugar moon -

a granita for two

on the beach

Maria Teresa Piras

By Hemapriya Chellappan

pirate moon

through a wine glass

night takes shape

Hemapriya Chellappan

By Keith Evetts

cold moon

a slice of lemon

in my gin


Keith Evetts

By Nadejda Kostadinova

midnight taxi

on every corner my eyes meet

with the Moon

Nadejda Kostadinova

Roberta Beach Jacobson

no one there

to tuck her in

she cries to Luna

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Marilyn Ashbaugh

losing sleep. . .

the supermoon’s light

too loud

Marilyn Ashbaugh