By Kyoko Bengala

moon of the leaves-

a thousand ponds at once

become dark

Kyoko Bengala

By Pippa Phillips

hazy moon—

reading glasses

out of reach

Pippa Phillips

By Susan Burch

something to cling to life preserver moon


Susan Burch

By Zahra Mughis

between

tangled vines

sliced moon

Zahra Mughis

By Lakshmi Iyer

lightning

strikes the sky

the zigzagged moon

Lakshmi Iyer

By Alan Summers

cider moon

nestling into the scent

of fireside smoke

Alan Summers

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

train journey

just enough moon

at the window

Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

By Julie Schwerin

down to a sliver

we wear out

another moon

Julie Schwerin

By Barrie Levine

fireflies

disappear

into the moon
 

Barrie Levine

By Neena Singh

honey moon

the new bride

closes the window

Neena Singh

By Jim Niffen

blanketed by a rose moon the prairie sleeps
 

Jim Niffen

By David He

full moon...

a crow pecks

its own shadow


David He

By Mark Meyer

yellow moon

in the indigo night

a coyote howls

Mark Meyer

By Hemapriya Chellappan

growing old together

lopsided moon


Hemapriya Chellappan

By David Oates

day moon

the toddler finds

with joy

David Oates

By Sushama Kapur

sky in every breath cold moon
 

Sushama Kapur

By Elisa Theriana

midsummer night

floating here and there

lotuses and the moon

Elisa Theriana

By Neil Ruddy

roomba streetlight

crosses the night sky

over the treetops

Neil Ruddy

By Tomislav Sjekloća

covid moon

family dog

becomes a stray

Tomislav Sjekloća

By Roberta Beach Jacobson

crossing the border moondance

Roberta Beach Jacobson

By Marilyn Ashbaugh

treetop roost

a heron

walks the moon

Marilyn Ashbaugh

By John Hawkhead

rolling in

on the midnight train

wheels of moonlight

John Hawkhead

By Meera Rehm

ice moon

the winter you left

to me

Meera Rehm

By GRIX

waning

womb

moon

GRIX

By Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

haying moon...

fresh cut grass

coated in dew

Kathleen Vasek Trocmet

By Debbie Strange

full moon

a strawberry ripens

in the basket of sky

Debbie Strange

By Wilda Morris

switchback

the moon jumps over

our car

Wilda Morris

By Arvinder Kaur

as if it is still the same: childhood moon
 

Arvinder Kaur

By Vincenzo Adamo

ripe wheat--

the moon of lovers

throws a tantrum
 

Vincenzo Adamo

By Zahra Mughis

the taste

of nostalgia

cheese moon
 

Zahra Mughis

By Voima Oy

Between dusk and dawn

the stray cats

come and go

under the streetlights

and the moon

Voima Oy

Samo Kreutz

old orchard

first fruit on the tree

the moon

Samo Kreutz

By Rick Hardy

Hunger moon 

Silence so deep

it hurts

Rick Hardy

By Zoran Doderović

a river icebreaker

behind it

crushed moon

Zoran Doderović

By Lori A Minor

where I no longer belong fool’s moon

Lori A Minor