So Toto in the golden gate
passed corn too softly masticate
passed poppi just a bit too late
old toto, gone and gone away
So Dorothy blue and rubicund
stomped upon the cobblestone
tin-glinted in a stuttered sun
old Dorothy, dunne and done and gone
So of east, of green and cackled fear
flickered flame beside a winged leer
snickered shame, no ‘love you dear’
The east – she drains into the almost here
The West, the truth. Long dark hair
The kindness of despair.
Speak the loss of sister, if you dare,
the cruelty of a face too fair.
Come back to me,
Come back from calm Boothbay
the light will guide us far away