The Heron's Nest

rest home book club
the gratifying groan
of an old spine

Lew Watts
Chicago, Illinois

late summer
a backroad bending
with the river

Susan Yavaniski
Cohoes, New York

dad pulling over
so we can watch the moon rise—
the hood's warmth

Sandra Simpson
Tauranga, New Zealand

summer's end—
sunflowers
staring at the ground

Tim Chamberlain
Tokyo, Japan

long distance
a touch of grey
in her voice

Kevin Valentine
Mesquite, Texas