The Heron's Nest

where tradition and innovation meet

Volume XXVIII, Number 2: June 2026

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Haiku — page 23

court summons—
I carefully fold it
into a crane

john richard stephens
Maui, Hawaii

unfolded
paper crane
the frayed creases

Wonja Brucker
Niskayuna, New York

bedridden
the finches
aren't

Alanna C. Burke
Santa Fe, New Mexico

within the whistling wind of sleep

Emil Karla
Paris, France

wolf moon the snarl of snowmobiles

James Knippen
Earlville, New York