Louisiana Poem by Randy McClave

In Louisiana where the Mississippi does flow
Upon that mighty river I traveled a long time ago,
I was a sightseer and a captain upon a lonely boat
I still remember that land as we slowly did float,
That exciting region I wanted to get to know.

I thought that unto her shores that I could easily row
But, I couldn't leave because of my boats cargo,
There is a woman waiting for me for which I can dote.
In Louisiana.

My boat and my cargo we all went into tow
I explored Louisiana alone and sin I anxiously did sow,
Then a hurricane and my wife arrived so, I put on my raincoat
I lost all that I had owned, I became my wife's scapegoat,
Now I just sail alone upon the Gulf of Mexico.
In Louisiana.

Randy L. McClave