The Heron's Nest

where tradition and innovation meet

Volume XXIII, Number 3: September 2021

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Haiku — page 4

carpet patterns his retirement speech

Michael Dylan Welch
Sammamish, Washington

geese departing
all the stories
open ended

Laurie Greer
Washington, District of Columbia

sleepless night
still bearing the weight
of the casket

Kevin Valentine
Mesquite, Texas

bruised ribs—
the maple tree
shows my age

J.D. Quenzer
Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland

winter solstice
we make love
with our socks on

Terri L. French
Sioux Falls, South Dakota