The Heron's Nest

where tradition and innovation meet

Volume XXV, Number 4: December 2023


Haiku — page 8

sunrise slides
across the valley
roosters one by one

Alanna C. Burke
Santa Fe, New Mexico

heat wave...
the slow turning
of the cement mixer

John O'Connor
Chicago, Illinois

the craic
of an aimless afternoon
lawn croquet

petro c. k.
Seattle, Washington

three-legged race
what we do
for love

Beverly Acuff Momoi
Mountain View, California

beach walk—
behind my back
waves erase me

Adrian Bouter
Gouda, The Netherlands