The Heron's Nest

lightning
without afternoon rain
we pray

Lenard D. Moore
Mt. Olive, North Carolina

rain-bath
shedding the dust
a peacock's cry

Neena Singh
Chandigarh, India

drought's end
bourbon
and hailstones

Marsh Muirhead
Bemidji, Minnesota

sunset
beyond the curve
of the wineglass

Robert Witmer
Tokyo, Japan

merry-go-round
she waves as
we argue custody

Peter Leroe-Muñoz
Gilroy, California