By Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

seasonal fruit

we gather to pick

her burial clothes

Jenn Ryan-Jauregui

By Kavita Ratna

rushing water

over cutlery in the sink

debate silenced

Kavita Ratna

By Jovana Dragojlovic

sunset

fisherman fishes

ankle-deep water.

Jovana Dragojlovic

By James Penha

Hanshan’s selflessness

to craft his best poetry

on fallen leaves


James Penha

By Govind Joshi

spring rain

a car rooftop carrying

yellow dropped flowers

Govind Joshi

By Stephen Jarrell Williams

bare feet

cooling in the backyard pond

goldfish tickling

Stephen Jarrell Williams

By Samo Kreutz

spring rain

her old letters

enriched

Samo Kreutz

 

By Lisa C. Reynolds

blue blossoms

her eyes

forget-me-nots

Lisa C. Reynolds

By Zdenka Mlinar

the smell of June

in the colorful

flower garden

on the painter's canvas

they are just poppies


Zdenka Mlinar

By Daipayan Nair

nostalgia

up to the length she

once combed

Daipayan Nair

By Susan Burch

eau de parfums heavy on the eau

Susan Burch

By Claire Thom

sound of crashing waves

my inner dialogue

silenced

Claire Thom

By Hassane Zemmouri

new year's gift a fever

Hassane Zemmouri

By Dejan Ivanovic

Expatriates

in a cold world the warmth

of our hearts

Dejan Ivanovic

By Lakshman Bulusu

 strokes of the brush

  I discover

   her last kiss


Lakshman Bulusu

2023 Touchstone Nominations

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!

By Dan C. Iulian

leaves falling —

they're multiplying

our silences

Dan C. Iulian

By Adrian Bouter

my last poem tonight

even the new pen

falters

Adrian Bouter