The Heron's Nest

first snow
the cat and i
nose fog the window

Ben Gaa
St. Louis, Missouri

slipping into
the river at dawn
beaver moon

Sharon Martina
Warrenville, Illinois

a new rumor
circles the cul-de-sac
sallying waxwings

Sarah E. Metzler
Marion Center, Pennsylvania

empty fields
turbine shadows
churning the chaff

Kathryn Haydon
Lake Bluff, Illinois

old barn
a deeper shade
of rust

Rowan Beckett Minor
Cleveland, Ohio