SALEM, SORAS*

(Tune of Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof)


Are these the little girls of Salem?
Are these the little boys we see?
We didn't see them growing older -
Can this be?

When did they get to be so snotty?
When did they start to show such gall?
Wasn't it yesterday when they
Were small?

Salem, SORAS
Salem, SORAS
Swiftly flow the DAYS
Children turn overnight to teenagers
Developing even as we gaze.

Salem, SORAS
Salem, SORAS
Swiftly fly the years
One toddler following another
Hastened maturity appears.

What words of wisdom can they give us?
How can they help to better DAYS?
Now we must watch them with each other
DAY by DAY

They act rambunctious when together
As they cause problems and mayhem,
Is there a love story in store
For them?

Salem, SORAS
Salem, SORAS
Swiftly fly the years
One toddler following another
Hastened maturity appears....

November 9, 1999

* SORAS is an acronym for Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome