Mark Hendrickson

fall migration

choosing a new bird

to follow

—Mark Hendrickson

Mark Hendrickson

thunder snow

confirmation of the news

I was afraid of

Mark Hendrickson

More Touchstone Award Nominations

Congratulations to these talented Cold Moon Journal poets for their 2024 Touchstone Award nominations:

Biswajit Mishra

Stacy Taylor

Bipasha Majumder (De)

Bryan Rickert

Sharon Ferrante

Mark Hendrickson

Jerome Berglund

j rap

Sharon Martina

Rita Melissano

Alvin B. Cruz

Scott F. Parker

Xiaoou Chen

Jay Friedenberg

Susan Burch

Alaka Y

Mohua Maulik

Wendy Cobourne

Adrian Bouter

Mark Hendrickson

misspent youth

if only I could

misspend it again

Mark Hendrickson

Mark Hendrickson

empty pews

in the old chapel

deadwood

Mark Hendrickson

my road trip with you

rolling down route 66

tumbleweeds

Mark Hendrickson

Mark Hendrickson

church social

no one talks to the stranger

at the prayer breakfast

Mark Hendrickson

Mark Hendrickson

trouble coming

seen from a mile away

summer storms

Mark Hendrickson

Mark Hendrickson

I remember

they were her favorites

forget-me-nots

Mark Hendrickson

trumpets raised

for fallen soldiers

peace lilies


Mark Hendrickson

Mark Hendrickson

Swallows

blind date

new bird

on the wire

two birds flit

from tree to tree;

home shopping

getting takeout

while his wife watches the kids

he gathers worms

Mark Hendrickson