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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!

For the Where are You From Contest of Joseph Soper

Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2014

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Line Gauthier Date: 4/15/2018 5:49:00 PM A beautiful poem worthy of a great tourism campaign, Andrea. Well done. Login to Reply

Ivor Kos Date: 5/6/2014 11:59:00 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. Login to Reply

Richard Lamoureux Date: 4/26/2014 7:59:00 AM Congratulations on your win. Have a great day. Login to Reply

Kelly Deschler Date: 4/22/2014 9:52:00 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! :) Login to Reply

Cecilia Macfarlane Date: 4/22/2014 8:59:00 PM Terrific write, your town sounds wonderful and the best part is you live there. Hugs Login to Reply Andrea Dietrich Date: 4/22/2014 10:46:00 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 Date: 4/22/2014 6:39:00 PM Beautiful descriptive poem...I have always wanted to take a boat trip down the Mississippi. Login to Reply

Joyce Johnson Date: 4/21/2014 6:44:00 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 Login to Reply

Dr.Ram Mehta Date: 4/21/2014 10:13:00 AM Historic town, but have never there. Congrats on the win, Andrea Login to Reply

Joseph May Date: 4/21/2014 9:21:00 AM Congrats on a great win Andrea Login to Reply

Theresa Stephens Date: 4/21/2014 9:01:00 AM Hi Andrea, Oops sorry for the misspelling. Regards Theresa xx Login to Reply

Theresa Stephens Date: 4/21/2014 8:59:00 AM Hi Angela, Congrats on your win. Particularly enjoyed the historical connection you described so clearly. All the best Theresa xx Login to Reply

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 4/21/2014 5:17:00 AM Congrats on your win Andrea. I thought this contest was so much fun, learning where people were born. I hope you enjoyed Easter. Login to Reply

Archana Garg Date: 4/20/2014 11:22:00 PM A wonderful write and so your win, congrats dear... Login to Reply

Dr. Upma A. Sharma Date: 4/20/2014 10:35:00 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 ! Login to Reply

Mark Peterson Date: 4/17/2014 2:01:00 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. Login to Reply

Joseph May Date: 4/16/2014 6:59:00 PM Beautiful write and history lesson Andrea...hugs Login to Reply

Monterey Sirak Date: 4/14/2014 7:20:00 AM Beautiful! I want to visit this town. I grew up just east of the Mississippi in Illinois. Once upon a time we were almost neighbors. Login to Reply

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 4/14/2014 2:24:00 AM Great entry for the contest Andrea. I got busy and entered one too. Mine is pretty short, maybe I should have included the city like you did. I have not been to your city. It sounds lovely! Login to Reply

Darren Watson Date: 4/13/2014 11:24:00 PM Love the poem , I know many places in the states are named after English places or people , I can't think where or who this place was named after , Login to Reply

Kelly Deschler Date: 4/13/2014 5:38:00 PM This is a great entry, Andrea, you wrote so well using this difficult form. Good luck in the contest!...Thank you for stopping by to read my latest poem. I do appreciate your kind comments. :) Login to Reply

Richard Ferry Date: 4/12/2014 10:51:00 PM Hello Andrea.....Not bad, only took you 4 months to see my comment about Beatles..Must be a better way to view comments...I am going to put up my photo so you can put a face with the words....Rick Login to Reply

Skat A Date: 4/12/2014 10:05:00 PM I had no idea you weren't from Texas. All this time I thought of you, Andrea, to be Texan. ha-ha. Got you again. I know you Ain't no Texan.. Good luck in the contest. SKAT Login to Reply

Skat A Date: 4/12/2014 10:03:00 PM Hey Andrea, I'm here to answer the question, what inspired us to do The bunny poem. Lmfao. At times, we get crazy ideas. Irma, will text my phone, just to say... Compete with this! LOL, many times I can't pull a BUNNY out of the boiling pot, I meant to say hat. ha-ha. SKAT Login to Reply

Richard Ferry Date: 4/12/2014 5:25:00 PM One of the few places I have never been..Might have to take a look..You peeked my interest Login to Reply

Jack Horne Date: 4/12/2014 3:13:00 PM Wow, sounds like a beautiful place, my friend Login to Reply

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