The Heron's Nest

where tradition and innovation meet

Volume XXVII, Number 3: September 2025

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Haiku — page 6

last year’s field
the farmer stares
into the night

Pat Davis
Concord, New Hampshire

out past
everyone’s snow prints
the silence

Bryan Rickert
Belleville, Illinois

single file
across the marsh
weathered fence posts

John C. Waugh
Lopez Island, Washington

leap by leap
the coyote’s muzzle
deeper into the hole

James Chessing
San Ramon, California

winter’s tapering light
          by the salt marsh
boat-tailed grackles

Jo Balistreri
Waukesha, Wisconsin