The Castle by the Sea
The Castle by the Sea
copyright 2019 by jon gutmacher
I wrote some poetry
in the sand
built a castle
small, but grand
And as I build it
by the sea
the surf laps closer
as if to see
What kingdom here?
By castle tall
surrounded by
a sprawling wall
As ghost crabs meander
across its gates
I dig a moat
the ocean waits
And then the tide
comes rolling in
the moat fills quickly
the sand falls in
So mighty was that
thing of sand
with turrets tall
it sure looked grand
But now awash
as waves do come
I’m afraid my castle’s
finally done
The background image is a photo of a sand castle slowly being devoured by the incoming tide. It appears on Wikipedia commons and was taken by Curt Smith.
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