She is Louisiana - Texte

She spreads her bountiful bayous to the Gulf of Mexico

and welcomes southbound waters of the Mississippi flow.

She shelters wildlife creatures in the basin's murky mist

and harbor ships with foreign flags and varied cargo lists.

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Her festivals are feisty and her roots reach France and Spain.

Her capital stretches high above as does her sugar cane.

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She's a boiler full of crawfish and the pelican's long beak.

She is Louisiana and her beauty is unique.

Extract from She is Louisiana by Jay Dardenne