wait ‘till the sun starts going down
find a place on the beach
where the waves flow in and out
the sand is light and fine
dig a hole where the biggest waves just reach
wait for the water under the surface
to fill it
then start clumping
walls around the sea face
high to hold the tower
thick to withstand the impacts
ready to hold arches
take your hand
slide into the sand
in the pool
and choose where to drip
fine sand and water
dribbles down your fingers
a gloop at first
then drops
a wave is coming
add some more
slop the sand higher
the wave hits the embankment
washing around into the pool
build more towers
create some arches
other hand holds the structure
until the water drains away
passers-by compliment
encircle the pool
deepening
protected from the sea
the tide is coming in
the towers tower above your shoulders
the waves wash in higher and faster
the foundations begin to falter
the cracks mark the end
add to the cracks
fill them in
destruction is imminent
only mounds are left
and memories
of fun in the sun
with drip castles
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