Today I have a special request, a friend of mine Poet Patricia Neely-Dorsey is trying to have her poem Meet My Mississippi become the official state poem. Today I ask that you help her make her dream come true. Reading Patricia's work for the last two years has helped me personally, insipired and changed me in ways only poetry can. Her two books Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia and My Magnolia Memories and Musings have been constant treasures on my table for the last few years. Below is the poem Patricia Neely-Dorsey wrote about her love of her state and now you have a chance to help make history!
MEET MY MISSISSIPPI
Faulkner's Sanctuary
Eudora's home state
Elvis' birthplace
The bulk of the Trace;
Sprawling beaches
Along the Gulf Coast shore
One blues man's crossroads
And inspiration for more;
An abundance of history
Tradition and folklore
Warm front porch welcomes
With a wide open door;
A ride down the mighty river
On the American Queen
And some of the most
Beautiful countryside
That you've ever seen
She's music and melodies
And the mockingbird's songs,
By valor and arms
And faith ever strong;
She's magnolias blooming
Around Jackson's capitol dome
And the sweet scent of honeysuckle
That forever says "home"
She's My Mississippi
She's "The Hospitality State"
"Go Mississippi"
You're a true State of Grace
2013 Patricia Neely-Dorsey
Below is how you can help make history for Mississippi's Bicentennial
"MEET MY MISSISSIPPI" THE STATE POEM
FOR OUR BICENTENNIAL YEAR!
Once Patricia has successfully submitted her poem as a bill, it would be assigned to a committee
Last session the bill was assigned to the Tourism Committee
More than likely, it would be assigned to the same in 2017
Patricia requests that we send emails in support of her poem becoming the State Poem. Please write too:
Becky Currie - is the Chair of Tourism in the House
bcurrie@house.ms.gov
Lydia Graves Chassaniol -Tourism Chair in the Senate
lchassaniol@senate.ms.gov
PLEASE CONTACT THEM
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR REPRESETATIVE
IN SUPPORT OF "MEET MY MISSISSIPPI": AS STATE POEM
Thank you all for your help with this project.
I will be back tomorrow with a cup of tea and a cozy mystery review.
I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com l