Baghdad

As the wind blows across
The deserts in Baghdad
There’s a little girl in Jordan
Picking fruits in an orchard

In the back yard of her home
In another far away country
When war came to the Iraq
She left Baghdad with her family

Many had to leave their homes
They have known all their lives
Moving to other countries
Becoming refugees just to survive

Baghdad is the largest city in Iraq
And the second largest in Arab world
Its fill with historical majestic beauty 
Of which many Arabian tales are told

The city of Baghdad stands
On the banks of the Tigris river
With the four surrounding walls 
Khurasan, Damascus, kufa, and Basra

The war bring destruction to Baghdad
It now fills with blood and tears
But the city and its people are resilient
They been doing it for thousands of years

These are some dark days in Iraq 
All because of the world greed for oil
But as long as the Iraqi flag fly’s
One day Peace will return to the Iraqi soil

She misses her home country 
To feel the sand under her feet
With the eternal quiet of stars
And the Iraqi desert heat

She keeps Iraq in her heart and soul
And she hopes to go back one day
To the streets of Baghdad 
Where with her brothers she use to play

She sits with her mom and brothers
At the table for dinner tonight
While in Iraq the Tigris River
Reflects the Baghdad moon light