Lil' kids lying face-down in summer on the beach sand
Bathed in mirth, grinning and waving at the heavy tide,
Captured with Kodaks, flash, flash, sand, flash, sand, flash.
Are memories that were often fancied and enshrined.

But, it's winter today, and there's no one else by the sea
Except for that lil' kid lying down there, 'let's go see'.
"Hey, kid, where's ya' momma?, hey kid, hey kid, asleep"?
"Hey, kid," tap, tap, tap, "hey kid, hey, he..........kid..."

As the fall of a giant comet, evil realization dawns on us.
Blows our hearts apart, leaves us shredded and torn.
Lil' kids on the beach sand, aren't so beautiful after all.
No, not when they are drowned, then washed ashore.

No, no, angels aren't so charming to watch
Not when they are shrunk and washed in gore.
No, no, angels don't so much cause a blush.
Not when they are sunk and washed ashore.

Oh, oh, I'm lost, torn, shame on scourges, oh son!


Million tubes won't ne'r be able to blow air into your lungs.
But million tears still won't bring back souls they've loved
Baby, million refrains will ne'r be able to sing your song.
But, I'll raise the banner, fly the flag, the guitar I'll strum.

And for you, son, I'll sing a song:

That baby angels can fly above seas,
Oh, with wings, baby angels can fly above seas.
I'll sing that baby angels can fly above seas.

#For Aylan Al-Kurdi and all baby angels.

PS: Aylan Al-Kurdi was the 3 year old Syrian boy whose heartbreaking picture, lying dead on the sea shore near the Turkish resort of Bedrum, went viral on the internet. He and his family were fleeing their war-torn home to the Greek Island of Kos by sea when their boat capsized in the night. Only his father was able to survive the heart-wrenching incident.

Inset: a picture of Aylan and his late bother. (Left)

A few hours ago, the Syrian toddler was laid to rest in the Syrian city of Kobani from where they had initially fled.

www.edition.cnn.com/2015/09/04/europe/syria-aylan-kurdi-funeral/

Really nice, Sir