DES MOINES IOWA (#1)
Poem + commentary (audio)
“D rive through here to get elsewhere...”
“E ver the blah blah flyover kinda town...”
“S nooze city, USA”— so many say
M ind them not!
O ver here, bask in balmy summer
I ndulge at the famed State Fair
Nosh on ham balls or grab a Zombie Burger
E xplore the elegance of the State Capitol
S elfie it up at Pappajohn Sculpture Park
I ntrigue exists in this events heartland
O n the radar notably for Caucus season
W hen POTUS hopefuls make their case– or,
A t worst, flame out early in the race
COMMENTARY ON THE CITY OF DES MOINES
(not a blah blah flyover place after all)
MORE ON DES MOINES
a charmed city on an island without the water ( but a lot of corn fields) surrounding it.
SEE THE CAPITOL
GRAB A ZOMBIE BURGER
PLAN TRAVEL TO DES MOINES AT MARINARENA.COM
Thanks for this. Obviously the French in the poem reflects French origins of the Monks of Des Moines?