Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

Saturday, April 16, 2022

By Vandana Parashar

empty park

my dog and I settle

in married silence


Vandana Parashar

By Tony Williams

spring scent

if I were a horse

I would gallop


Tony Williams

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

a drip on the roof

yesterday's sunshine sounds

far away



Susan Bonk Plumridge

Friday, April 15, 2022

Thursday, April 14, 2022

By Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

how the bluebells bloom within me

Tiffany Shaw-Diaz

By Vandana Parashar

cuckoo’s egg in search of my biological parents


Vandana Parashar

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

By Susan K Beard

eating a ripe pear

its life

becomes my life


Susan K Beard

By Paula Sears

one-word

haiku

wordle



Paula Sears

By Pippa Phillips

potter's wheel--

the clay between

its shapings


Pippa Phillips

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

By C.X. Turner

night rain

wrapped in the warmth

of my dream

C.X. Turner

By Samo Kreutz

april drizzle

even her scars

caressed

Samo Kreutz

By Helen Ogden

darkening skies

the distant rumble

of Russian tanks


Helen Ogden

By Richard Bailly

sky apostrophe

cloud punctuation

cirrus grammar

Richard Bailly

By Joanna Ashwell

wrapped indoors

the scent of rain

in your words


Joanna Ashwell

By Florin C. Ciobica

pouring rain –

the sound of a drum

lost in the park


Florin C. Ciobica

Monday, April 11, 2022

By Chen-ou Liu

a raven

silhouetted against the moon

I slip

into the black hole

of your nightmare

Chen-ou Liu

By Pris Campbell

folded notes

and bobby socks

epitaphs

glimpsed in moon shadows

at the old stone graveyard


Pris Campbell

By Susan Burch

just divorced

I float further

out to sea…

trying to find

my legs again


Susan Burch

By David Ngo

two koi fish

leisurely

swim on the road

unaware

of the danger ahead


David Ngo

Saturday, April 9, 2022

By Mona Bedi

coffee ring

what little remains

of your last visit


Mona Bedi

Thursday, April 7, 2022

Touchstone Individual Poem Short List 2021

Two Cold Moon Journal contributors are among The Haiku Foundation's short list for the 2021 Touchstone Award.

Congratulations to Pat Davis and Helen Ogden!

Their poems:

ancient syllables
the forest alive
in birdsong
Pat Davis, Cold Moon, October 7, 2021
 
ancient wisdom —
naming negative space
in the night sky
Helen Ogden, Cold Moon, October 22, 2021 


This marks the second round of the award procedure. 

Final results will be announced on Haiku Poetry Day, April 17, 2022.

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

By Réka Nyitrai

early spring

a shark cloud loses

its fin


Réka Nyitrai

By Kristen Lindquist

morning fog

the loud clear song

of the fox sparrow


Kristen Lindquist

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

By Keith Evetts

what it takes city bird

Keith Evetts

Monday, April 4, 2022

By John J. Dunphy

southbound

the haiku I scrawled

on a boxcar

John J. Dunphy

By Barrie Levine

luggage stickers

where we went

when we were going

Barrie Levine

Sunday, April 3, 2022

By Ray Spitzenberger

rock

paper

scissors

joy

happiness

pleasure

joy beats pleasure


Ray Spitzenberger

Saturday, April 2, 2022

By Keith Evetts

midnight only half there

Keith Evetts

By Barrie Levine

frantic u-turn across the living room and back what just happened

Barrie Levine