Cold Moon Journal

mom invites all the stray dogs thanksgiving Stephanie Zepherelli * new moon dancers seek a place in the light Stephanie Zep...

acorns thunk on rooftops — autumn heartbeats S usan Andrews

leaves on the roof ... the softness of her voice after heated talk Samo Kreutz

music from the sky — on the piano flaps first yellow leaf Steliana Cristina Voicu

Leaves floating To the ground Colorful carpet Susan Elizabeth Schipper

  Pushcart Prize Poetry Nominations from Cold Moon Journal (poems published during 2023) untitled (first line: a scatte...

passing on the street                   we remain perfect strangers                                             as only our eyes have m...

birthday celebration strands of silver in her hair Tuyet Van Do   *   full moon shining in the front yard queen of ...

a peacock's cry I foretell the fate of farmers Bipasha Majumder (De)

Thanksgiving Day mom invites the in-laws to this year’s arguments Barrie Levine

truth half told still waiting for more autumn mist Bernadette O'Reilly   *    the creak in one knee tying a shoelace Bernad...

dancing on a crooked floor the memory of crutches Mike Fainzilber * against all odds blades of grass through the pavement Mike...

lemon petals mom asks if I want to be this bee Maya Daneva * caught in the autumn rain shower a post-it note Maya Daneva

television news— Christmas tree lights reflected in the black dog’s eyes J. D. Nelson * last day of autumn . . . an abandoned s...

grandma’s shelf— a dusty pile of my poems Susan Lee Roberts *   autumn moonwalk silence engulfs the couple Susan Lee Robert...

each retelling a subtle shift of memory Michelle V. Alkerton

bone moon icy wind penetrates into my coat into me Meera Rehm

by rain-washed window asleep in perspiration— autumn equinox M onica Kakkar