The Heron's Nest

where tradition and innovation meet

Volume XXVII, Number 3: September 2025

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Haiku — page 16

forest stillness—
a single falling leaf
becomes the day

Peter Barnes
El Cajon, California

midday lull
the boat ramp slanting
into clouds

Rick Tarquinio
Woodruff, New Jersey

caught in nettles
a slender thread
of path

Farah Ali
Brighton, United Kingdom

old willows bending
towards the water
this thirst for youth

Ernest Wit
Warsaw, Poland

news of her death
a thin bowl of moon
holds the night

Lisa Espenmiller
Oakland, California