The Heron's Nest

where tradition and innovation meet

Volume XXV, Number 2: June 2023

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Haiku — page 23

doing all the voices spring rain

Tanya McDonald
Happy Valley, Oregon

distant taiko—
the cherry blossoms
trembling

Michael Dylan Welch
Sammamish, Washington

petal rain
across the handlebars
a fishing rod

Marilyn Ashbaugh
Edwardsburg, Michigan

wild strawberries...
the skim and dart
of white butterflies

Jo Balistreri
Waukesha, Wisconsin

a day of loose ends settles with rain

Jenny Fraser
Mt Maunganui, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand