By Sarah Mahina Calvello

cold clouds

In a Van Gogh sky

Winter

Sarah Mahina Calvello

By Tuyet Van Do

sipping ginger tea

as I read the newsfeed

a new president
 

Tuyet Van Do

garage sale —

in the garden corner

Buddha's grin

Tuyet Van Do

By Oscar Luparia

foggy dawn

the milk froth

in my first coffee


Oscar Luparia

 

 

pick-up points . . .

the sledge of Santa

lighter and lighter


Oscar Luparia

 

Christmas parties

please everyone remember

not to overdo

Oscar Luparia

By Kelly Sargent

bony fingers of lightening her hair caught in his grip

Kelly Sargent

picking up the pieces purple heart

Kelly Sargent

By Stephanie Zepherelli

multiple personas

a stack of hats

perfectly balanced

Stephanie Zepherelli

junk mail

the same old stuff

i tell myself

Stephanie Zepherelli

act four

dancing alone

with shadows

Stephanie Zepherelli

walking with shadows

before they arrive

dark premonitions

Stephanie Zepherelli

By William Doyle A F

changing times —

lotus pond

now a paddy field

William Doyle A F

By j rap

hundredth time

I’ve walked this path ...

still learning the shadows


j rap

the busboy drags

a trash bin to the curb

spring moon


j rap 

 

 

autumn dusk

thump of trucks

on the highway bridge


j rap

 

sunset sky

brushstrokes

of peach and lemon


j rap

 

cloudy beach day

a coming out party

for the son

j rap

By Mohua Maulik

jasmine scented

autumn breeze

rustles the hibiscus —

yet my heart is uneasy

thinking about tomorrow

Mohua Maulik

By Xiaoou Chen

a glass of water

the chopstick bends

without bending

Xiaoou Chen

 

 

heading home

the horse’s hoofs hardly

touch the ground

Xiaoou Chen

By Marjolein Rotsteeg

a new year

talks of peace

not even begun

Marjolein Rotsteeg

hibernation —

I'm struck by an attack

of hedgehog envy

Marjolein Rotsteeg

 

cold North wind

merciless

on old bones

Marjolein Rotsteeg

 

moth-eaten quilt

it remains

the cat’s favourite

Marjolein Rotsteeg

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

member of the wedding

her first time

in heels

Joseph P. Wechselberger

I Loved Your Poem, but I Think I Deleted It!

On January 1, 2025 all January poems I have in my computer will be published here. 

If you have a Cold Moon Journal acceptance for the new year and it’s not included in that January 1 batch, kindly forward that email to me so I can fix things. I was clearing out the trash and sent folders so a new editor could take over, but apparently things got out of hand! I apologize.

 

Additionally, I know I had two last poems to use in December. Those are lost as well. So if you are one of these poets, please forward your email to me.

 

Again, I am sorry for the inconvenience.

~Robin (Roberta Beach Jacobson)

By Lakshman Bulusu

a stroll through foliage  path of light within light

Lakshman Bulusu

By Eugeniusz Zacharski

ancient battle

the sea reflects the glare

of the gold armor

Eugeniusz Zacharski

milky way

the distant road

to the void

Eugeniusz Zacharski

By Kendall Lott

opening my palm

to my first snowflake…

dream catcher

Kendall Lott

By Adrian Bouter

stale bread's fate  sparrows

Adrian Bouter

By Nancy Brady

autumn afternoon

putting the garden

to bed

Nancy Brady

By Wanda Amos

 counting the stars

that never sleep

insomnia

Wanda Amos

Peace on Earth

celebration

c a n c e l l e d

Wanda Amos

By Susan Burch

sticking your finger

in a wall socket –

how you keep

testing me

to see if I really love you

Susan Burch

By Clint Jovial Delima

From a microscope

An angel deformed by light—

A cell splits in two.

Clint Jovial Delima

By A.J. Anwar

the long boat

struggling against tidal waves

P.S. death poem

A.J. Anwar

By Mykyta Ryzhykh

fish crawl out like drowned men

Mykyta Ryzhykh

New Editor Needed

After four inspiring years having fun with Cold Moon Journal, I have decided to pass the torch.

If you are interested in assuming editorship/ownership, please drop me a brief email at coldmoonjournal@gmail.com. (No monetary investment is involved, only your time!) 

- Roberta Beach Jacobson (Robin)

By John Pappas

shushing myself

a walk through

dry leaves

John Pappas

By Jahnavi Gogoi

winter drizzle

i forget my umbrella

in the train again

Jahnavi Gogoi

footprints in the snow

questioning my

life choices

Jahnavi Gogoi

By Jonathan English

twilight kingdom

ending or beginning

the dusky now

Jonathan English

By Sharon Ferrante

poets say

we all have a voice

on a windless night

my cat’s paw

rings the chimes

Sharon Ferrante

new moon

I reverse my jacket

to the dark side

Sharon Ferrante

By Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

cherry blossoms

a sick man turns back

for one more look

Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

By Scott Wiggerman

sprain

walking the walk

from my sofa

Scott Wiggerman

By Vincenzo Adamo

and on the balconies

snow accumulates—

plastic flowers

Vincenzo Adamo

my actions

go down in value—

autumn leaves

Vincenzo Adamo

falling stars—

a pandemic strikes

wishes

Vincenzo Adamo

By Mark Gilbert

hidden in the noise a humpback's song

Mark Gilbert

it’s

winter

when the last

tear-shaped pear

hits the ground

Mark Gilbert

By Mark Forrester

fog rolls in the song of a saltmarsh sparrow

Mark Forrester

By Fatma Zohra Habis

migratory birds

return to their nests

after winter's chill

I set off to find

you once more

Fatma Zohra Habis

Our Nominations for The Red Moon Anthology

(December)

fleeting sweetness of the world baklava

Ruth Holzer

(November)

thumb, forefinger

disentangling

the leaves

Jerome Berglund

(October)

eating the last piece

of bread in the world

nuclear toast

Stephen Jarrell Williams

(September)

orange crush

the long line to buy

MAGA hats

Adele Evershed

(August)

cold tea my life wasted on work

Timothy Daly

(July)

in the night

croaks from the old pond

all alike

Keith Evetts

(June)

an old man

gazing up to heaven

wondering when

Stephen Jarrell Williams

Major congratulations to these talented poets.

By Alvin B. Cruz

a love letter to keep forever stamps

Alvin B. Cruz

By Thomas Landgraf

outside table...

the seagull waits

for crumbs

Thomas Landgraf

winter afternoon...

the homeless woman

paints a cathedral

Thomas Landgraf

By Lorraine Caputo

you & I talk, don’t

talk, secrets held like fire in

our hands, burning to

our souls, red-hot scars searing

deep into our memories

Lorraine Caputo

By Joanna Ashwell

frost prints

the slow progress

of a hound

Joanna Ashwell

By Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

faded dried roses

she was so cheerful

when she was alive

Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont

By Ruth Holzer

out the back door

in the dead of night

they'll roll me

quickly and quietly

so no one will notice

Ruth Holzer

fleeting sweetness of the world baklava

Ruth Holzer

an ant with a message I move out of the way

Ruth Holzer

By Robert Witmer

dark romance

a taste of poetry

on a bookworm's lips

Robert Witmer

evening

unleavened bread

dipped in wine

Robert Witmer

By John Masterson

dwarfing my wheelchair

circus elephants parade

through the parking lot

John Masterson

By Susan Yavaniski

hanging laundry

our discussion

on speakerphone

Susan Yavaniski

dust-to-dust

his favorite reef

a skeleton

Susan Yavaniski

voting line

I study the angles

of a jaw

Susan Yavaniski

day one

a jackhammer

going at it

Susan Yavaniski

my sweet poem

about a vine gone wild

on the borderline

‘til my thoughts were invaded

by Putin’s army

Susan Yavaniski

By Sébastien Revon

red traffic light—

the sudden urge

to remain there


Sébastien Revon

By Mona Bedi

first snow the shape of her breath


Mona Bedi

meditation class the weight of my thoughts


Mona Bedi

still there

on his social media

my friend’s obituary


Mona Bedi