By Jay Friedenberg

fur and bone

there are no

safe spaces

Jay Friedenberg

By Joanna Ashwell

snowflake stars

dream by dream

a melting pot

Joanna Ashwell

By Jennifer Gurney

heavy heads

bow toward earth

sunflowers

Jennifer Gurney

By Joy Yin

Soft waves on the shore

Childhood memories long lost

With the faint tides

Joy Yin

By JL Huffman

undressing

spent garden beds

fallow fall

JL Huffman

By Jovana Dragojlovic

autumn day

a fantasy book

warms my mind

Jovana Dragojlovic

 *

 

stars from the sky

sprinkle stardust—

giving magic to the world

Jovana Dragojlovic

By Stephanie Zepherelli

mom invites

all the stray dogs

thanksgiving

Stephanie Zepherelli

*

new moon

dancers seek a place

in the light

Stephanie Zepherelli

By Susan Andrews

acorns thunk

on rooftops—

autumn heartbeats

Susan Andrews

By Samo Kreutz

leaves on the roof ...

the softness of her voice

after heated talk

Samo Kreutz

By Steliana Cristina Voicu

music from the sky —

on the piano flaps

first yellow leaf


Steliana Cristina Voicu

By Susan Elizabeth Schipper

Leaves floating

To the ground

Colorful carpet


Susan Elizabeth Schipper

Pushcart Prize Nominations

 

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)!

By Tom Brown

passing on the street

                 we remain perfect strangers

                                           as only our eyes have met

Tom Brown

By Tuyet Van Do

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

By Bipasha Majumder (De)

a peacock's cry

I foretell the fate

of farmers

Bipasha Majumder (De)

By Barrie Levine

Thanksgiving Day

mom invites the in-laws

to this year’s arguments

Barrie Levine

By Bernadette O'Reilly

truth half told

still waiting for more

autumn mist

Bernadette O'Reilly

 

* 

 

the creak in one knee tying a shoelace

Bernadette O'Reilly

By Mike Fainzilber

dancing on a crooked floor

the memory

of crutches


Mike Fainzilber

*

against all odds

blades of grass

through the pavement

Mike Fainzilber