The Heron's Nest

where tradition and innovation meet

Volume XXVII, Number 2: June 2025

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Haiku — page 22

monsoon hush
a fawn's steps
dimple the loam

Nitu Yumnam
Kolkata, India

drenched in birdsong the forest I become

Kala Ramesh
Chennai, India

eyes shut
to let them in
lilacs

Ann K. Schwader
Westminster, Colorado

cactus bloom
a bee bows
before entering

Julie Ann Espinoza
Los Angeles, California

behind the shed
the suddenness
of nasturtiums

Jenny Macaulay
Portarlington, Australia