by Garrett MacKenzie
My grandfather is a cardinal
a broad red-bird
flaring in the wind
My grandmother is a meadow
her rolling hills welcome me
as the rain softly falls
About the author:
Garrett MacKenzie was born and raised in Rochester, New York, before going on to study English and Political Science at SUNY Oswego. After graduating he moved to the Pacific Northwest to start a career in wildfire. He is currently a career smokejumper. He has spent the past five years traveling and chasing fires across North America. He spends his winters with his fiancée, Tori, and their two dogs, Talulah and Finley.