The Heron's Nest

where tradition and innovation meet

Volume XXV, Number 4: December 2023


Haiku — page 12

Queen Anne's lace...
she dreams
her wedding

Betsy Hearne
Urbana, Illinois

high grass
I keep her
dying secret

Crystal Simone Smith
Durham, North Carolina

the graceful bow
of a worn coneflower
—goldfinch

Matt Snyder
Pittsboro, North Carolina

sickle moon
windrows of alfalfa
ready to be rolled

Sally Biggar
Topsham, Maine

end of summer
a cool breeze spins
the window fan

Stephen Colgan
Oakland, California