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First Line: My adirondack mountain home
Last Line: Where roots have struck down deep.
Subject(s): Adirondack Mountains, New York; Homecoming; Sailing & Sailors; Travel; Seamen; Sails; Journeys; Trips


My Adirondack mountain home
Is calling now to me
With whispers from the cedar, birch,
The pine and balsam tree.
Where forests clothe the mountain slopes,
'Tis there I fain would be
'Mid winter's snow, or summer's bloom—
It matters not to me.

Paownyc, like a magnet thou
Dost draw me back to thee
While like a wanderer I sail
Upon a distant sea.
To thy sweet founts of waters pure,
Once more my soul doth turn
To quaff the draughts my spirit craves,
And quench the fires that burn.

Thy chain of lakes like gems are set
Amid the forests green;
The brightest stars are in the sky,
Where sails the moon between.
There swift canoes in silence glide,
Lost in the silver mist,
While maidens' eyes, brighter than stars,
Cause paddles to desist.

In Homeland only can I rest
And find my soul's content
Amid the scenes that I love best—
'Tis there my bow is bent:
Where friends and loved ones doth surround,
There Angels vigil keep
And guard the Homeland garden spots
Where roots have struck down deep.





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