“SWANGO” (written about the saltbox house above where Swango Health Spa existed)
by MRS. M.C. PRIEST in 1905
There’s a spot by the banks of a river
Far away from all turmoil and strife,
By the banks of a swift-flowing River
Where one breathes in the meaning of LIFE.
And when turbid and slow runs the life-sap,
And a lash is stern duty’s command…
Come with me where eternal the tides lap
Soft caress to the deep-wooded land.
And the great vault of blue arching over
Swaying vistas of green reaching north…
Star-eyed daisies and sweet-scented clover,
Make a fragment of Heaven on earth.
O, ’tis Life just to bathe in the sunshine,
And ’tis living to feel yourself part
In this wonderful bit of creation.
Here’s to SWANGO…the Home of my Heart!
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