Andrea Dietrich Poet Acrostic

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Muscatine, IA

Mark Twain recalled my town for its extraordinary sunsets.
Under rainbows too, I’ve seen its rows of corn stalks glow.
Summertime brings big scrumptious melons famous for being the best!
Come winter, you can ice skate or sled down hills of snow.
At one time, Muscatine gave refuge to escaping slaves.
The largest black community used to once live there!
Indians of Iowa built large mounds for graves.
Nearby you can see some parks with green mounds everywhere,
Evoking times when natives thrived upon this land so fair.

Idyllic is this area; its beauty you must view.
A city on the mighty Mississippi waits for you!

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Curtis Johnson August 2, 2026 at 5:15 AM I've been to Davenport , Des Moines, and I fell In love with pella. Perhaps some others that I've forgotten, but I don't recall going to Muscatine. Hats off to your hometown for giving us one such as you. Thks 4 sharing. Andrea Dietrich August 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM By the way, Muscatine is only 40 min south of Davenport Andrea Dietrich August 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM Awww thank you, Curtis

Sam Kauffman May 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM Congratulations on your trophy win, Andrea! Muscatine, as you describe it, sounds beautiful especially at sunset! Love the creative acrostic, the images and the way you you so skillfully wove the history of the city into your lines! Blessings! High fives!

Kim Rodrigues May 2, 2026 at 7:58 AM Very nice! Congrats, Andrea!

Valsa George April 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM Hi Andrea, your city sounds urban and rural at the same time. The image of sunset there is striking and so beautiful. Congratulations on your first place win. Andrea Dietrich April 25, 2026 at 1:11 AM Yes it's both worlds! Thank you

Krishnanand Guptar April 24, 2026 at 7:51 AM Congratulations dear poetess on your top win in this contest with a lovely poem depicting the city where you were grown up. Seems to be a lovelypicturesque county still with relatively sparse population. Wish you a pleasant forthcoming weekend.

Eve Roper April 24, 2026 at 7:40 AM Andrea, congratulations on your top win! I was going to enter then forgot all about it.

Karen Jones April 24, 2026 at 7:18 AM Charming poem Andrea! Congratulations on your top win!

Constance La France April 24, 2026 at 4:22 AM Andrea, beautifully written, and your city sounds amazing. Congratulations on your win in the contest ~

Karen Croft April 23, 2026 at 8:38 PM Congratulations and what a beautiful place to visit Andrea Dietrich April 23, 2026 at 9:10 PM Thanks, Karen

David Crandall April 23, 2026 at 8:11 PM A great, affectionate tribue to Muscatine! Is this your hometown? Andrea Dietrich April 23, 2026 at 9:10 PM Yes. It's where I spent most of my youth. Thanks

Line Gauthier April 15, 2018 at 5:49 PM A beautiful poem worthy of a great tourism campaign, Andrea. Well done.

Ivor Kos May 6, 2014 at 11:59 AM Perfect poem and very interesting info on IA! I've been 'sightseeing' some cities at GoogStreetView. Looks superb. IA & Des Moines flags are groovy too.

Richard Lamoureux April 26, 2014 at 7:59 AM Congratulations on your win. Have a great day.

Kelly Deschler April 22, 2014 at 9:52 PM I enjoyed reading this great poem, once again. It was nice to see it on the winner's list. Congratulations to you, Andrea!...Thank you for the nice congrats. I'm looking forward to reading your red moon poem that you mentioned! :)

Cecilia Macfarlane April 22, 2014 at 8:59 PM Terrific write, your town sounds wonderful and the best part is you live there. Hugs Andrea Dietrich April 22, 2014 at 10:46 PM No, I don't live there. I chose to write about my hometown. Now I am in Utah. It's nice, but no family is there except my daughter. That is why I miss Iowa!!!

Faye Gibson April 22, 2014 at 6:39 PM Beautiful descriptive poem...I have always wanted to take a boat trip down the Mississippi.

Joyce Johnson April 21, 2014 at 6:44 PM I visited Iowa a few years ago. My kind of country. I had never seen so many lightning bugs before. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce

Dr.Ram Mehta April 21, 2014 at 10:13 AM Historic town, but have never there. Congrats on the win, Andrea

Joseph May April 21, 2014 at 9:21 AM Congrats on a great win Andrea

Theresa Stephens April 21, 2014 at 9:01 AM Hi Andrea, Oops sorry for the misspelling. Regards Theresa xx

Theresa Stephens April 21, 2014 at 8:59 AM Hi Angela, Congrats on your win. Particularly enjoyed the historical connection you described so clearly. All the best Theresa xx

Connie Marcum Wong April 21, 2014 at 5:17 AM Congrats on your win Andrea. I thought this contest was so much fun, learning where people were born. I hope you enjoyed Easter.

Archana Garg April 20, 2014 at 11:22 PM A wonderful write and so your win, congrats dear...

Dr. Upma A. Sharma April 20, 2014 at 10:35 PM A great marvel in the acrostic crown Andrea ! your city must be great as the poem says,, can only imagine,,,loved the mention of my country in ur poem as well,,, Congrats !

Mark Peterson April 17, 2014 at 2:01 AM Tilting the spotlight to cover all the joys of Muscatine disperses its light so much that not much is left to illumine the scene, so it is scarcely noticed. I did a project there once and gained fond recall from your words.

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