Three Haikus and Georgia Lee by Waits

 Three haikus, then a reality piece I still pray for better days for all, then the lyrics of song by Tom Waits a favorite of mine since the first time hearing. Love blessings. 

‘they weep not for little ones’ Trgates,6/4/2022
children used for wars,
guns, health, national actors
weep more for themselves.

‘river’s end doesn’t’ Trgates,5/22/2022
streams and rivers flow,
pebbles skip across the pond,
rings come together. 

‘a Mother’s arms’ Trgates,5/8/2022
Angel’s wings give flight,
like a hen gathers her chicks,
Feathers from mothers.

Κύριε ἐλέησον (Kyrie eleison), known in our doing the same. Gratefully lived.
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‘Bluebirds singing’ Trgates,6/23/2022
Sun’s shining, Bluebirds singing. 
well, sometimes blinding,
other times eardrum pounding. 
politicians offer inane 
thoughts and prayers,
one thing they’re in sync. 
“everything happens for a reason,”
dripping from pulpits, ambos, 
pontifications of answers
where there’s none. 
only bettered by nihilist decrying
the good intentions of others. 
Bluebirds do sing,
Redbirds often fluttering. 
somehow innocence robbed 
girls, boys, women, men
are not all buried,
violated again by
politicians, prophets, and juridical folks. 
strange, Sparrows fare better. 
Sun’s shining, leaving 
shadows.
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‘Georgia Lee,” lyrics by Tom Waits:

Cold was the night and hard was the ground
They found her in a small grove of trees
And lonesome was the place where Georgia was found
She's too young to be out on the street

Why wasn't God watching?
Why wasn't God listening?
Why wasn't God there
For Georgia Lee?

Ida said she couldn't keep Georgia from dropping out of school
I was doing the best that I could
Oh, but she just kept running away from this world
These children are so hard to raise good

Why wasn't God watching?
Why wasn't God listening?
Why wasn't God there
For Georgia Lee?

Close your eyes and count to ten
I will go and hide but then
Be sure to find me, I want you to find me
And we'll play all over
We'll play all over
We'll play all over
Again

There's a toad in the witch grass, there's a crow in the corn
Wild flowers on a cross by the road
And somewhere a baby is crying for her mom
As the hills turn from green back to gold

And why wasn't God watching?
Why wasn't God listening?
Why wasn't God there
For Georgia Lee?

Why wasn't God watching?
Why wasn't God listening?
And why wasn't God there
For Georgia Lee?