spring rains
wailing of the sandhill cranes
like some wounded wraith crying out,
“pay attention! look about!
all this precious plenitude
is headed for the drain.”

Marie Burdett is a young poet currently attending the University of Central Florida as an environmental studies major. In addition to writing, she enjoys birdwatching, swimming, beachgoing, and scuba diving. Her favorite writers include Robert Frost, Wendell Berry, and Mary Oliver. She aspires to be a farmer someday.