Cold Moon Journal

Cold Moon Journal
Photo c. Alf B. Meier

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

By Joseph P. Wechselberger

morning sun

the fold in your pillow

casts a shadow


Joseph P. Wechselberger

By Devoshruti Mandal

i in the moonlight sequestered self


Devoshruti Mandal

By Mircea Moldovan

flowerless magnolias postcard from Kyiv


Mircea Moldovan

By Nisha Raviprasad

grief

her presence

even in this stillness


Nisha Raviprasad

Friday, April 1, 2022

By Joe Sebastian

spring twilight…

a gull stalls on 

a wall of wind


Joe Sebastian

By Deborah A. Bennett

cuckoo in spring –  

the universe makes a sound

from a willow tree


Deborah A. Bennett

By Priti Khullar

pilgrimage

I climb the mountains 

within


Priti Khullar

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

By Pat Davis

war-torn field

a sheep dog wanders

back and forth

Pat Davis

By Maya Daneva

war-wounded 

the girl puts a bandage 

on her doll’s head

Maya Daneva

By Alvin B. Cruz

quiet dinner

the crystal clear sound

of the salt shaker


Alvin B. Cruz

By Nani Mariani

Academy Awards

a slap

shocked the world


Nani Mariani

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

By Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

spring restoration

green covers

cracks in the statue

Daniela Lăcrămioara Capotă

By Maria Teresa Sisti

full moon of worms

the echo of a farewell

forgotten


Maria Teresa Sisti

By Zoran Doderović

snowflakes

on outstretched palms –

my childhood

Zoran Doderović

By Susan Bonk Plumridge

crossing cultures

an acceptance that people

are people


Susan Bonk Plumridge

By Tim Muphy

open book 

the child speaks 

its first words

Tim Muphy

By Katherine E Winnick

poet

cast your line

says the fisherman


Katherine E Winnick

By Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

alone at home

a touch of lipstick

to feel alive


Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo

Monday, March 28, 2022

By Douglas J. Lanzo

blue and yellow

encircle the night

London Eye

Douglas J. Lanzo

By Maria Teresa Piras

March sky

the Kiev moon

so pale

Maria Teresa Piras

Saturday, March 26, 2022

By Julie Bloss Kelsey

tucking them in

one by one

stars


Julie Bloss Kelsey

By Veronika Zora Novak

blue hour moon

wishing to be anyone

but me


Veronika Zora Novak

By Chen-ou Liu

street preaching

a sudden burst

of birdsong

Chen-ou Liu

By Anthony Ward

Moth splashes into window

Swimming up to the light

Drowning out darkness

Anthony Ward

By John Hawkhead

oceanic spray

great clouds billow

from walrus nostrils

John Hawkhead

By Ruth Holzer

white peony

on the window sill

red ants

Ruth Holzer