By Louise Hopewell

crimson leaves

losing myself in the swirl

of his guitar


Louise Hopewell

 

*

 

winter sun

catching shadows

in her butterfly net

Louise Hopewell

By Mike Gallagher

shamelessly

on power lines

sparrows

Mike Gallagher

 

*

 

winding river

a sluggish snake slithers

along the bank

Mike Gallagher

By Wanda Amos

fuel prices

rocketing

cold moon winter

Wanda Amos

By Kerry J Heckman

as above,

so below

fog


Kerry J Heckman

*
 

winter solstice approaching a bend in the river

Kerry J Heckman

By Mona Iordan

hidden moon

the spreading

wings of a bat

Mona Iordan

By Sreenath

time and again

humanity

ticking like a time bomb

Sreenath

By Eavonka Ettinger

moonflower

mistress of the night

unfurls in white

Eavonka Ettinger

*

delight

in their eyes

shooting stars

Eavonka Ettinger

*

a sharp caw

crow remind me

who is boss

Eavonka Ettinger

Our Touchstone Award Nominations

The second set of Cold Moon Journal nominations for the 2022 Touchstone Awards have been submitted to The Haiku Foundation (for poems published July to December 2022).

Congratulations to these 12 talented poets:

Amrutha Prabhu

Andrew Markowski

Bisshie

Eavonka Ettinger

John J. Dunphy

Keith Evetts (2)

Mike Gallagher

Orrin PréJean

Saumya Bansal

Susan Burch

Tony Williams

Tuyet Van Do

 

Good luck to all!

By Mark Gilbert

today

unlike yesterday

the right kind of snow

Mark Gilbert

By Jonathan English

night snow

Handel's Messiah cradles darkness

in light

Jonathan English

By Dan Iulian

snowy morn —

so cold between us

the silence

Dan Iulian

By Alvin B. Cruz

falling snow

a void impossible

to fill

Alvin B. Cruz

*

 

folded blanket

a sky

full of dreams

Alvin B. Cruz

*

mother's quilt

i follow the thread

of her story

Alvin B. Cruz

By Andrew Markowski

abandoned mall a mannequin wears layers of dust

Andrew Markowski

*

a child scribbles

on the wall

drawing attention

Andrew Markowski

*

 

quiet coffee shop— the barista drops a dollar into the tip jar

Andrew Markowski

By Susan Burch

too many nights

dad visited my bed

and told me not to tell —

too many mornings

before I realized

mom already knew

Susan Burch

By Ram Chandran

outside my window

a cotton seed

searching for home

Ram Chandran

By Zdenka Mlinar

step by step

starry sky

boy's dream

suddenly

cloudy

Zdenka Mlinar

By Devin Rogan

The indefinite

future of all subjects

Yet you still love

Devin Rogan

By Lakshmi Iyer

waning moon

mother's moods

steady and stable

Lakshmi Iyer

By Yasir Farooq

puddle reflection

the silent trees

talk

Yasir Farooq

By Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

South compass

Autumn equinox

in my footsteps

Maria Cristina Pulvirenti

By Janet Ruth Heller

forest trail

with red and gold maple leaves—

patchwork quilt

Janet Ruth Heller

By Mike Gallagher

two seagulls

flapping into the calm

before the storm

Mike Gallagher

*

 

full moon

a long shadow

for company

Mike Gallagher

By Tuyet Van Do

spring rain

her midnight

lullaby

Tuyet Van Do

By Owen Bullock

all this

ridiculous industry

tangle of wisteria


Owen Bullock

By Ray Spitzenberger

the morning sight

of her sweet face

fur and whiskers


Ray Spitzenberger

By Florin C. Ciobica

moving day

our dog marks the gate

for the last time

Florin C. Ciobica

By Stephen J. DeGuire

two cats stare—

opposing paws slap

the mirror

Stephen J. DeGuire

*

 

on treadmills—

man during the day

hamster at night

Stephen J. DeGuire

*

thought bubble

dot dot dot

loss for words

Stephen J. DeGuire

By Anna Cates

Neanderthal relics

an old god winking

in primordial stars
 

Anna Cates