Castle On a Hill

There was a castle on a hill It only took hours to build Buckets and buckets of sand Two pairs of children's hands A vacant high spot on the beach Just out of the low tides reach Two kids, plastic shovels and pails Construct a castle minus hammers and nails The ground floor must be the driest As water seeps down from the highest A little shovelful here and there Customized architectural repairs A spectacular four story sight The envy of Frank Lloyd Wright Onlookers and passers by Give congratulatory high fives There's not much time to gloat Changing tide is filling the moat Once the water spills over the side The sand will swim out with the tide an original poem by Daniel Turner