The Heron's Nest

where tradition and innovation meet

Volume XXVI, Number 2: June 2024

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Haiku — page 21

melting snow—
a little light
on the owl's shoulder

Michael Dylan Welch
Sammamish, Washington

winter rain—
the hollow song
of longing

Sally Quon
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

winter sunshine
the rattling
of the crock-pot lid

James Schlett
Colonie, New York

fading twilight
     plum petals bob
          in the mallard's wake

Billie Dee
San Miguel, New Mexico

an inch
beyond winter
jonquil shoots

Ann K. Schwader
Westminster, Colorado