An Arizona Poem

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ARIZONA FLAGOn February 14, 1912 Arizona became a state

 

It joined the USA union at number forty-eight

 

It’s bordered by California, Utah, & New Mexico

 

Phoenix is its largest city and its capital

 

Its flower the saguaro cactus, its bird the cactus wren

 

Arizona means “little spring” by the O’odham Indian

 

Its tree is the palo verde, the turquoise its gemstone

 

It’s the place where cattle are raised and cotton is grown

 

Along with dairy products, this state has much to offer

 

For Arizona is the nation’s largest source of copper

 

Mining and manufacturing are done here, so we’re told

 

To produce molybdenum, also silver and gold

 

If you should go down there, you’ll want a companion

 

To share the experience of seeing the Grand Canyon

 

There’s the Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert too

 

And the reconstructed London Bridge at Lake Havasu

 

It’s known for large rivers and great-sized lakes indeed

 

Such as Lakes Mohave, Havasu, Powell, and Mead

 

As for famous singers and actors, this state has a great mix

 

As Alice Cooper, Linda Ronstadt, Glenn Campbell, Stevie Nicks

 

It is a place of writers whom we must pay respect

 

As Zane Grey, Bill Keane, and Erma Bombeck

 

The Arizona Diamondbacks play major league baseball

 

The Cardinals are an NFL team, as they play football

 

Their winters are quite mild, their summers hot for sure

 

It’s very hard to live there with no air conditioner

 

Summer days can get as hot as 120º Fahrenheit

 

The climate is quite arid, but sometimes cold at nights

 

Arizona has great landscape, mountain and desert scenes

 

Its restaurants have large patios and healthy cuisines

 

And if you can, do attend a Native-American festival

 

And if you love Mexican food, there are great places to go

 

There are lots of cultural events, museums, and art

 

And Indian reservations, tribal lands, and national parks

 

So if you love diversity and the great outdoors

 

Arizona is one state you should visit for sure

 

Grand Canyon, Arizona. The canyon, created by ...

Grand Canyon, Arizona. The canyon, created by the Colorado River over 6 million years, is 277 miles (446 km) long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles (6.4 to 24 kilometers), and attains a depth of more than a mile (1.6 km). Arizona, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

 

 

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