AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

So gather round if feet allow
And hear a tale of folk
Within the vale of York;

Sheltered long from hale and haze
And littered evenly over
Firm and leveled groves.

And although riven of most comfort,
Bright enough to learn
New mischief of their own,

With independence and its kin
Employed for services
Devoid of worship,

And arrogance a given,
But without the usual use
Of louts and fools,

And where ignorance survives,
But with gratitude for
Chances it exudes.