hidden
in the noise a humpback's song
Mark Gilbert
it’s
winter
when the last
tear-shaped pear
hits
the ground
Mark Gilbert
hidden
in the noise a humpback's song
Mark Gilbert
it’s
winter
when the last
tear-shaped pear
hits
the ground
Mark Gilbert
swallows
and leaves the shape of the year
Mark Gilbert
between the scarf
and the parka
a
sliver of sunlight
Mark Gilbert
drawing circles
around rectangles
an
owl’s geometry
Mark Gilbert
clouds
drifting
apart
Mark Gilbert
my early times
challenging lifestyle
address
unknown
image and words Mark Gilbert
mayfly
in June
a life
cut
short
Mark Gilbert
scarecrow
smiling through
the
hurricane
Mark Gilbert
rhyming trees with peace
snipping frosted tips
of rosemary and thyme
Mark
Gilbert
*
December solstice—
watching the snowscene settle
on
the mantelpiece
Mark Gilbert
Congratulations to these Cold Moon Journal poets for their 2023 Touchstone Award nominations:
Brad
Bennett
Susan Burch (2)
Keith
Evetts
Mark
Gilbert
Louise
Hopewell
Govind Joshi
Ellen Kom
M. R. Pelletier
Good luck, all!
a
couple on the beach holding hands holding shoes
Mark Gilbert
*
dawn breaks
the mayfly’s will
to
live
Mark Gilbert
the egret
& its reflection
paths
diverge
Mark Gilbert
*
flowing uphill
the winding trail
of
a rattler
Mark Gilbert
hot pants
the frayed borders
of
the past
Mark Gilbert
*
wondering
what has gone wrong robinsong
Mark
Gilbert
Update (Feb 25, 2025) New email for submissions: journalcoldmoon(at)gmail(dot)com Founding editor: Roberta Beach Jacobson Current editors: ...