A Town Called Hickory

 

Hickory is

 as Hickory was

all that's alive

 is just because

 

Hickory held

 and Hickory kept

most of who entered

 and all who wept

 

Hickory denied

 and Hickory turned

what happened to the folk

 before the town burned

 

Hickory laughed

 and Hickory prayed

with snakes in their hands

 charges were delayed