Welcome to the October issue of brass bell: a haiku journal. This month it is all about the moon.
You will find work here by more than 100 contributors, from Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, England, France, India, Italy, New Zealand, Oman, Poland, Romania, Scotland, and The United States.
sluice gates
a moon somehow
reaches downstream
a moon somehow
reaches downstream
- Ajaya Mahala
orange moon —
daughter takes the piece
with cream
- Akila Gopalakrishan
the rhythm of rain
a toad sleeps deep
with her moon
- Alan Summers
moon puppeteer
pulling the string
of tides
- Amy Bartell
moon viewing
i drink more sake . . .
still no poem
- Angelee Deodhar
cart with watermelons
up the hill —
the moon by a beanstalk
- Anisoara Iordache
new moon
I hide myself in
my own shadow
- Anna Goluba
flutter of the sail
the more perfect arc
of the moon
- Anna Mazurkiewicz
new moon . . .
once again the fireflies
at my patio window
- Archana Kapoor Nagpal
moonless night —
the sheer whiteness
of jasmine
- Arvinder Kaur
just-so moon
dripping
haiku
- ayaz daryl nielsen
waning moon —
the cricket's voice
a whisper
- Barbara Kaufmann
twilight
I read by the light
of a 20 watt moon
- Barbara Tate
tumbledown shack
moon beams
between roof beams
- Bill Waters
there is no language
animal human plant rock
that moon does not speak
- Blue Waters
a lighthouse on rough seas face of the moon
- Bozidar Skobic
oh moon
you followed me here
I am not lonely
- C. Robin Janning
high in the palm tree coconut moon
- Candi Cooper-Towler
in each bead
dripping on grass stalks —
the moon
- Carl Seguiban
apple slice moon
stuck between dark and light
the night stands still
- Carole Johnston
harvest moon
the blemished fruit
of a wild apple tree
- Carolyn Coit Dancy
my chaotic life
except
the flawless moon
- Catherine Rigutto
supermoon . . .
I stretch my binoculars
from end to end
- Charishma Ramchandani
door slamming
my half-empty glass
holds the moon
- Chen-ou Liu
strawberry moon
I draw a heart
around your name
- Christine L. Villa
dreaming together —
holding hands
first steps on the moon
- Daniela Lacramioara Capota
a tumbleweed
carries it down the street
ghost town moon
- Darrell Lindsey
scooping up
metaphors
crescent moon
- Dave Read
rising out of
my gray doldrums
blue moon
- deanna tiefenthal
how close
is close enough
perigee moon
- Debbie Strange
no moon tonight
the stars overjoyed
it's their show
- Deirdre Silverman
wolf moon
salting the slippery path
to your door
- Devin Harrison
Mustardseed
the orange cat
my moonlight
- Gabrielle Vehar
day moon
white balloon
balancing the rising sun
- Gale Owen
half moon —
how comfortable you are
with my blind side
- Geethanjali Rajan
farewell
dolphins follow
the moon path
- Gergana Yaninska
rhythm drums
we dance under the glow
of a desert moon
- G.R. LeBlanc
ghee stain
on the mattress —
an indelible moon
- Helen Buckingham
ever so silently
wrapped in fog
October's moon
- Isabella Loverro
monsoon winds
clumps of bougainvillea
tickle the moon
- Jaayashree Maniyil
big bare tree on top of the hill . . .
the moon is trapped
in its giant spider web
- Joan McNerney
violet moon
once a month
tears
- Joann Grisetti
I roll a smoke and the moon's there
- Johannes S. H. Bjerg
a ring around the moon . . .
another argument
about nothing
- John Kinory
moon viewing —
hungover
on moonshine
- John McDonald
moon . . .
will you clear
those branches?
- Julian O'Dea
swollen half moon . . .
thirty-eight weeks
and counting
- Julie Bloss Kelsey
window moon —
an imperfect circle
in a perfect square
- Kashinath Karmakar
still waiting
open mouth moon
first word
- Kath Abela Wilson
day bright moon
shines in my eyes
no sleep this night
- Kathleen Gale
I travel home late
the cats wait for their dinner
while the Blood Moon howls
- Kim Tedrow
beauty spot —
the moon on the forehead of
a shy evening
- Kumarendra Mallick
a pale moon
slipping behind the clouds
my lost love
- Lance R. Robertson
red traffic light
a jet plane
crosses the moon
- Lavana Kray
crescent moon
above our snow-shrouded neighborhood
so many secrets
- Lee Strong
dark new moon
unseen presence
cool comfort
- Lee Wagner
Halloween moon
behind the mask
trick or treat
- Linda Keeler
silent night
the moon like a queen
reigns over a snowy field
- Luciana Vladimir
hide and seek moon
peeking behind clouds
I won't tell on you
- Margaret Dennis
fall colors ranging
from peach to wheat to cornsilk . . .
the moon, too, grows ripe
- Margaret Fisher Squires
between sky and sea
only the mist —
winter moon
- Maria Tirenescu
raising his ouzo
papa toasts
two moons
- Mark Brager
when you are hidden
I feel more vulnerable
coydogs lie in wait
- Maura Stephens
silver path
of a drowning moon
last breath
- Maureen Sudlow
my cat climbs out
moonlight serenades
the sphinx
- Max Babi
the only coin
in my pocket . . .
tramp's moon
- Maya Lyubenova
I read Goodnight Moon
to my daughter
now I read it to myself
- Moira Lang
eighteen years old
sharing moon haiku
discovering a new friend
- Nancy Osborn
new moon the mayflies' day is done
- Neal Whitman
snow moon …
finding my stillness
among pines
- Pamela A. Babusci
in the swing
of a spider's web . . .
yesterday's moon
- Paresh Tiwari
barefoot
starlight sticks to my toes . . .
honey moon
- Pat Geyer
through the leaves
clinging to a maple tree
a lopsided moon
- Pat Prine
yawning moon
show me the way
to my bed
- Paula Culver
dandelions —
now that explains
the moon
- Peggy Adams
at the window
half moon and some crumbs —
waiting guests
- Petruta Ionescu
sliver moon last night
from the bright streets I saw it
rise above dark trees
- Phoebe Shalloway
full moon
the woman veils
her scars
- Pravat Kumar Padhy
deep wine sky
silver orb floating
ah! the light
- Praveen Menon
above my head
bright silver moon
my gray hair
- Purushothama Rao Ravela
morning dew
a half moon on the toe
of my boot
- Rachel Sutcliffe
full moon beckons
black cats respond
two mysteries become one
- Rainbow Crow
full moon —
winter's stillness
in a soap bubble
- Ramesh Anand
in the cradle
of the clouds today:
newborn moon
- Ramesh Gowri Raghaven
painting a still life
in the moonlight
leaning flower
- Robert Kania
frosty night
a hazy moon seen
shivering
- Robert Poulin
moon breaks on
rainbow hill
pregnant and orange
- Robert Sullivan
summer moon . . .
the rising note
of katydid love songs
- Samar Ghose
one coyote
the entire mountain
howls moonlight
- Sandi Pray
crescent moon
fitting snugly
in the hammock
- Sanjukta Asopa
trouble comes
uninvited
full moon
- Sara Robbins
forefinger
across a steamed window
distorted moon
- Silvestru Miclaus
haiku —
a finger pointing
at the moon
- Sondra J. Byrnes
what does the moon mean
to the mermaids
in their kelp beds?
- Stacey Murphy
half moon earring
silver
lost
- Sue Perlgut
autumn leaves
koi swim under
the moon bridge
- Theresa A. Cancro
venus and the moon
rise together before dawn
old friends catching up
- Tina Wright
midnight
stepping slowly on the path
of the moon
- Vessislava Savova
autumn moon
reflections tip a star
into the lake
- Vibeke Laier
travel moon
the bitter green
of a late autumn
- Victoria Fatu Nelatiu
sugar plum craving
tonight's moon
is sparkly
- Weiwei Luo
midnight bell —
miles apart we talk of
the full moon
- Yesha Shah
full moon
my love
the tide
- Yvonne Fisher
once there was a frog
who fell in love with the moon —
I am that frog
- Zee Zahava
Previously published:
Anna Mazurkiewicz — flutter of the sail — Writers & Lovers Cafe #2 (Spring 2014)
Helen Buckingham —ghee stain — Shamrock 5 (2008)
Pamela Babusci — snow moon — Evergreen 15:2 (February 2005)
Robert Kania — painting a still life — Asahi Haikuist Network (August 30, 2013)
