Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

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

 

Monday, June 26, 2023

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

Friday, June 23, 2023

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

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

By Dejan Ivanovic

Expatriates

in a cold world the warmth

of our hearts


Dejan Ivanovic

Sunday, June 18, 2023

By Lakshman Bulusu

 strokes of the brush

  I discover

   her last kiss


Lakshman Bulusu

Saturday, June 17, 2023

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

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

By Adrian Bouter

my last poem tonight

even the new pen

falters

Adrian Bouter

By Timothy Daly

setting sun

photos of us

in a drawer

Timothy Daly

By Vandana Parashar

a just war just a war

Vandana Parashar

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

By Mirela Brailean

falling Sakura

one thought for each

haiku friend

Mirela Brailean

Monday, June 12, 2023

By Alvin B. Cruz

death poem

the ghost of

a ghost writer

Alvin B. Cruz

Friday, June 9, 2023

By Ron Scully

what the gull wants

…to sing

to still the sea


Ron Scully


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what the crow wants

….dusk

not to be alone

Ron Scully

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

By Nicole Malyj Daone

I’ve nothing to grieve

Yet here I drown in longing

For a thing not lost

Nicole Malyj Daone

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

By J. D. Nelson

I’ve missed you, my friend!

dog & man reunited

after weeks apart

J. D. Nelson

By Evan Coram

the scent of rain

smears a window

watercoloring

Evan Coram

By Jerome Berglund

compromises

cutting the Dawn

with water

Jerome Berglund

By David Ngo

Sunset's afterglow,

Stars rush to claim empty seats,

One less than needed.

David Ngo

Sunday, June 4, 2023

By Ellen Kom

                                    u   r
cloud rumble the   c          v    of his punch
                                     e

Ellen Kom

By Katja Fox

putting on her dress —

the whistle

of the cuckoo clock

Katja Fox