Accidental Wetland
The entire Lakefront
hates the unmown
low spot
between the levee
and Marconi Drive.
It’s an offense against
the dignity of lawns
and proper burghers
who pay brown men
to mow and edge.
Meanwhile in this
accidental wetland
the All Frogdom
Hallelujah Chorus
serenades the rain.
—Mark Folse
illustration by Happy Burbeck
