Edinburgh, Portobello High School

My Uncle and his Girlfriend

My Uncle and his girlfriend went to Australia

In an enormous Jumbo Jet.

They took a newspaper, hoping to read it later,

Packed into their cabin luggage.

My Uncle looked through the small windows,

And sang to an air guitar,

“Oh what an adventure! But I am still a bit sad,

Very sad to leave family, I am, I am,

What an opportunity we have.”

Juliette said to my Uncle “You intelligent scientist

What an insightful true thing you say.

Oh let us have fun, too long we lived in London;

But where shall we stay in Australia?”

They flew on and one, for a night and a day,

To the land where the kangaroo roams,

And there down below Adelaide they saw

With a house right for them, and a job, a good job,

At the Science Media Centre for Uncle Joe.

“Dear Juliette, are you willing to stay for some years and give this a go?”

Said Juliette, “I will”

So they decided to stay, and cleaned their house the next day.

Taking in the old cat who lived in the garden.

They dined on barbeques, and slices of fruit,

Which they ate with a satisfied grin.

And hand in hand, on the lap top on the decking,

They chatted by Skype to me, to me, they chatted,

And they promised to return by the end of five years.