May 10
Sand castle crumbles
A child weeps
By the shore
A wonder created torn
Grains of sand
Held in tiny palms
Lost to the shore
Unsure
Mother’s gentle kiss
And a warm embrace
Rebuilds a mound
Of hope
Waves rise and fall
A dance, fleeting though
The ocean shows
A castle afar in throes
Joy of building
And losing, to waves
A castle fragile
Like dreams, unfold
A child weeps
By the shore
A wonder created torn
Grains of sand
Held in tiny palms
Lost to the shore
Unsure
Mother’s gentle kiss
And a warm embrace
Rebuilds a mound
Of hope
Waves rise and fall
A dance, fleeting though
The ocean shows
A castle afar in throes
Joy of building
And losing, to waves
A castle fragile
Like dreams, unfold
