mom invites
all the stray dogs
thanksgiving
Stephanie Zepherelli
*
new moon
dancers seek a place
in
the light
Stephanie Zepherelli
mom invites
all the stray dogs
thanksgiving
Stephanie Zepherelli
*
new moon
dancers seek a place
in
the light
Stephanie Zepherelli
music
from the sky —
on
the piano flaps
first yellow leaf
Steliana Cristina Voicu
Pushcart Prize Poetry Nominations
from Cold Moon Journal (poems published during 2023)
untitled (first line: a scattered mind) by Nicola Schaum
untitled (first line: autumn) by Sébastien Revon
untitled (first line: red glitter shoes) by Randy Brooks
untitled (first line: bread crumbs) by Mike Fainzilber
untitled (first line: where the leaf) by Brad Bennett
untitled (first line: old button) by Kimberly Kuchar
Congratulations to all (from the Pushcat)!
birthday celebration
strands of silver
in
her hair
Tuyet Van Do
*
full moon
shining in the front yard
queen
of the night
Tuyet Van Do
truth half told
still waiting for more
autumn mist
Bernadette O'Reilly
*
the creak in one knee tying a shoelace
Bernadette O'Reilly
dancing on a crooked floor
the memory
of
crutches
Mike Fainzilber
*
against all odds
blades of grass
through the pavement
Mike
Fainzilber
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 shopping cart
here on the
sidewalk
J. D. Nelson
grandma’s
shelf—
a dusty pile
of my poems
Susan Lee Roberts
*
autumn
moonwalk
silence engulfs
the couple
Susan Lee Roberts