the story of uncle peter & aunt tracy

dear uncle peter
your car's at the cleaners
you haven't your sneakers
what will your daughter think of you?

dear old aunt tracy
your shoes have no laces
your son's making faces
just like his mother used to do

and they're stuck in the blue
trying to find the answers without you
for all those things you put them through
they're wasting away
trying to live with children's point of view
and now they think you're dying

now all you see
are the yellows and greens
of your ebony trees but
what did that bluebird say to you?

now all that lasts
are your 70's fashions
and ruby-red glasses
just like john lennon used to use

and they're stuck in the blue
trying to find the answers without you
for all those things you put them through
they're wasting away, dying
trying to live with children's point of view
and now they think you're dying too


- children's nursery rhyme.
  june 29, 1903.