Sand Castles By The Sea

 
In the crisp evening air while walking along the ocean's sand

He happened upon a sand castle built by a child’s, tiny hand           

It's delicate, virginal beauty, a short time it would last

Much too soon the waves of the sea would wash it to a distant past

          Those little footprints, ingrained on some land

          Where a sweet, small child had carefully planned

           A beautiful fragile castle in sand

He was painting a picture in his mind of those little hands and feet

The nocturne of a symphony with children directing the beat

The rolling motions of the sea kept a rhythmic roar with the waves

They rolled to the shore in syncopated lyrics, making wet sandy graves

              His hope he carried in his heart

              As he walked quietly along the sea

              He wanted to make everything right

              But he doubted his ability 

A silent cantata of a discordant point in time

Chanted audible chords of memories in his mind

His thoughts went back to the little child building a dream carved in sand

A child who was thoughtfully shaping their future on the land

                As he sat on the shore in pensive thought

               His own child came to his mind

                A sweet little girl, not a care in her world

                Singing her innocent, happy rhymes

He’d come home from work needing time to unwind

Too busy and tired to give his child enough time

She learned to talk and walk all while he was gone

While her mommy taught her all those cute little songs

                  "Little Miss Muffet sat on a Tuffett

                    Eating her curds and whey  

                   The little spider that sat down beside her

                    Until she shooed him away”    

      His wife the apple of his eye a woman who stood by his side

He wrote her name inside his heart always wanted her as his bride

They fell in love, prayed for a sweet, little child to share all their love

The Lord in Heaven heard their prayers and sent them a little girl from above

                       His memories led him back to home                        

                      Then finally knowing what he must do ...

                        He’d take his wife and child by the hand

                       To make their lovely, sand castles in sand

Reviews

[A. Amos]

Mom this is simply one of my favorites from your work, this piece portray your loving and kind soul. Epic...

[anne p. murray- LadeeAnne]

Thank you dear son. I wrote this several years ago. It has always been one of my favorites

[A. Amos]

you're the best mom

[Benita-Staebell M - Kin..]

Very beautiful and Heartfelt I love the ocean and sand castles.

So beautiful you captured the Innocents amazingly in this piece
thank you for sharing. blessings