Long is the night
And devastating are the hills
I see you dancing in your flowers
I see you dancing in your sleep
Long live the hippie who is very sweet
And meek in your tenderness--
But where is Ruthie in the night?
For she is unspoken...
I welcome that challenge to be afraid
For she is my friend
Behold two hearts unbroken
Two wild poetic leaves in spirit
That have fallen from a distant tree
Where is Ruthie, my love?
Two friends in a childhood dream
Two roses blooming in sudden death;
Two roses in the breath of survival
So where is Ruthie in the night?
Let us drink the poison that is eternal
Human love and human faith collide
Where is Ruthie in my sight?
And here comes the light
In the midst of chaos
For it is now March
And the beat of the drum is done.