Sandcastles

21 Sep Sandcastles

What I return to

a sandcastle 
with various sea shells 
adorning its delicately crafted columns 
refuses to surrender to the sunset

as the sun dips down 
into the water, past the horizon
the wind strengthens itself for battle
with the innocent

each moment passing 
is unavoidable doom 
and as I watch
a coral-colored shell 
falls into the sand below

grains of dust
are carried away slowly 
with each passing breeze 
yet half remains
the castle refuses to go

it grows late
and much time passes 
as I watch layers
of what was once 
a royal invention 
enter extinction

tomorrow
children will build 
castles in the sand

and at night
you can find me on the beach
with a pen in my hand

09.21.2007

Included in my self-published e-book, Moths & Moonlight (2011).

Collection: Grains of Sand

Section: Poetry