Castles by the Sea

by Jessica Wheeler

A castle made of sand
stands tall against
the waves,
safe behind
the line we drew
to catch the rising tide.

We watch the sea pour in
to reach the mark
we've made.
These memories
and time absorb
like water into sand.

And when the final grain
has fallen on
my time,
and empty is
the hourglass
behind the fragile line,

my footprints etched in sand,
I'll leave for you
to mold.
A castle's start,
the stepping stones,
to shape beneath your feet.

The setting sun will hum
a lullaby
you've heard
from moons ago,
awaiting still
a harmony not written.

And may this melody
be known when I
am gone,
if just a whispered
memory,
a breath in morning wind.

Take my words with you
and take them down
the line.
Forge ahead
a path your own,
to leave the coming tides.

Look to horizons, new,
set sights beyond
before.
Stray the course
and build upon
the memories absorbed.

For every mile, each step,
I walk and breathe
for you.
But trail a path
of prints in sand,
not meant for you to follow.

Brave the shoreline
knowing
where the tides
have carried me.

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Castles by the Sea

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