The Heron's Nest

where tradition and innovation meet

Volume XXVII, Number 3: September 2025

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Haiku — page 21

the old wooden bridge...
wearing the rhythms
of many steps

Linda Love
Elizabeth Lake, California

walled-in courtyard
the evening shift of
constellations

Wonja Brucker
Niskayuna, New York

old age
taking root in me...
deep autumn

Daniela Rodi
Närpes, Finland

letters in the attic—
the rubber band
breaks at my touch

Michael Dylan Welch
Sammamish, Washington

a heron’s silver silhouette frosted reeds at dawn

Rajendra Prasad Gupta
Bihar, India