The Heron's Nest

dog days
the slow roll of
river clouds

Ben Gaa
St. Louis, Missouri

limping along
her grey faced dog
eager to fetch

Tim Dwyer
Bangor, Northern Ireland

until we
meet again...
wildflowers along the highway

Paula Sears
Exeter, New Hampshire

movie parking lot
I check the back seat
for assassins

Annette Makino
Arcata, California

her child answers
in the nanny’s tongue
end of summer

Roland Packer
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada