Chalk Circle

Did your trial by virtue And your innocent guilt When your verdict for evenings Is stained on your quilt And a case to be closed Is a case to be packed Upweighted with reason And judged by your tact There was a time when a look in the eye Meant a smile and not a frown But that is gone There was a time when a look in the eye Meant a smile and not a frown But that is gone So draw a chalk circle Play the ritual part Do I stand in the middle Take my arm - pull apart There was a time when a look in the eye Meant a smile and not a frown But that is gone There was a time when a look in the eye Meant a smile and not a frown But that is gone Was this in a friend To defect is denial The denial by virtue Is a virtue on trial