The Heron's Nest

where tradition and innovation meet

Volume XXIII, Number 2: June 2021

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Haiku — page 11

slow melt
a warbler fills in
for the forsythia

Tanya McDonald
Woodinville, Washington

spring equinox
a duck's wings
fold in perfectly

Hannah Mahoney
Cambridge, Massachusetts

river mist
slowly gathering
the forest into itself

Joanna Ashwell
Barnard Castle, United Kingdom

all day drizzle
the quiet life
of house plants

Hemapriya Chellappan
Pune, India

forgetting to attach
the attachment
forsythia

Warren Decker
Izumi, Japan