The Heron's Nest

where tradition and innovation meet

Volume XXIV, Number 4: December 2022

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Haiku — page 16

the gentle touch
of sunlight on stone
a tiny pair of shoes

Allison Douglas-Tourner
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Sunday drive
a box of warm apricots
in the backseat

Mimi Ahern
San Jose, California

what comforts her
comforting him—
autumn birdsong

P M F Johnson
Minneapolis, Minnesota

next year's
dandelions
in the wind

Karen Robbie
Pontrhydygroes, Wales

crisp autumn air
a bee finds the lavender
drying in the attic

Sally Biggar
Topsham, Maine