The Heron's Nest

old growth forest
witch's hair tangled
in the snags

Terri L. French
Huntsville, Alabama

longest day
the shadow
of the unlit lamp

Mary Stevens
Hurley, New York

     a good story
slowly reveals itself
       ammonite

Mary Kendall
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

in her small palm
the earthworm
she names

Mimi Ahern
San Jose, California

old blue car
the patina on the back
of my father's hands

Chad Lee Robinson
Pierre, South Dakota