Hail to all you friends of beauty!
Seekers of truth and shirkers of duty!
Hail to the unsung defeaters of lies!
And to the romantic; who fails, but tries!
...
Just another boy who hates things
Striding without purpose, into the heart of our town
A down-trodden denizen of Hastings
With special brew in his hand, and a long-learned frown
...
Us
Hail to all you friends of beauty!
Seekers of truth and shirkers of duty!
Hail to the unsung defeaters of lies!
And to the romantic; who fails, but tries!
To those who howl in injustice's face! !
To those who don't buckle in the wind but brace!
To those for whom repression is commonplace!
To those who have decided that their mind is not for sale!
To those for whom sobriety is an exotic, foreign tale!
And yet retain their character, their honesty and mirth!
I salute you and you are my friends!
For what it's worth.