Cold Moon Journal

My haiku—    the bulk of them    unseasoned M. R. Pelletier

midnight melody our cat walks on the piano keys John J. Dunphy *   backyard a squirrel chows down on my aunt’s fruitcake John ...

beyond the poems beyond the battlefield mother’s vacant gaze Arvinder Kaur

recurring dream— I tell myself I’m not superstitious Wai Mei Wong

tumbleweeds pile against the fence howling wind Janet Ruth * in my dream he climbs a ladder saying goodbye Janet Ruth

red maple leaf... the citizenship I call mine Maya Daneva

gusting winds our laundry entangled just as our lives  David Josephsohn *   empty pages every moment begs to be written  Dav...

family reunion my view rises to the top of the tree Barrie Levine *   ironing the infinite length of a shirtsleeve Barrie Levine ...

lowland complex the main road becomes a river A.J. Anwar

How can there be so Many unanswered questions In one human heart? Jennifer Gurney

late fall orchard — fluffing up feathers sparrows sustain the sky Elena Malec

sandy beach being washed away jealous storms Stephen Williams

a t the spring in my cupped palms his thirsty lips Mirela Brăilean

secrets of the moor —   buried forever the peat cutter’s sighs Katja Fox

a swirl of clouds the shape of my day in tears Ellen Kom

aging his wrinkles on her face V ladislav Hristov

first cold — let's go to breathe the last rose Angiola Inglese

windows not one raindrop out of place Adrian Bouter