When true simplicity is gained, to bow and to bend we shall not be ashamed.

 

When true simplicity is gained,

To bow and to bend we shall not be ashamed;

To turn, turn, will be our delight,

'Til by turning, turning, we come 'round right.

From the Shaker hymn "Simple Gifts," written by Elder Joseph Brackett in 1848 in Alfred, Maine

Photo: Snag with Comanche Peak from the West Ridge in Lory State Park, CO, March 22, 2012