at easter time

At Easter time the lilies fair,
And lovely flowers bloom everywhere
At Easter time, at Easter time
How glad the world at Easter time

adapted for 2013:

at easter time no flowers bloom
and all the world is full of doom
at easter time at easter time
how sad the world at easter time

Nature is laughing at our Spring festivals in a clear triumph of reality over human construction. The only thing we can do is laugh with it, consume chocolate and cling to the last shreds of our civilisation. By this time next year, we'll be living back in caves. This time last year, of course, we were celebrating a double graduation as Mr. Spitzi and I were awarded our masters degrees. See how fast it goes downhill?