Vandalia of the Rhododendrons

Almost Heaven

Vandalia of the rhododendrons

Born from Civil War, and the better angels of our nature

Her Sons and Daughters came from nothing

Made their lives from nothing

But it was their nothing

And they didn’t ask for more

Though they owed their souls to the company store,

Their dignity was not for sale

Their kindness freely given

Cradled by mountains, bathed by rivers

Montani Semper Liberi