The Heron's Nest

where tradition and innovation meet

Volume XXVII, Number 3: September 2025

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Haiku — page 12

summer sojourn—
from the mountain to the sea
the sound of water

Kevin Valentine
Mesquite, Texas

five days of rain
wildflowers
secure the hillside

Shasta Hatter
Gresham, Oregon

Sunday drive
our dog points his nose
into the wind

Lee Hudspeth
Hermosa Beach, California

beach cabin
a feast of crabs piled
in a claw foot tub

Marilyn Appl Walker
Madison, Georgia

sea dusk
a slow change
in the wine

Adrian Bouter
Gouda, Holland