Common Ground - For Contest
Common Ground
They would emerge
sandy grisly looking beings
mysteriously become a presence,
a part of a momentary event
Following the scent of happiness,
creeping past the invisible sentries,
blending into the fabric of time’s
need for companionship.
They carried the rudiments of fun,
a smile, a stick, two seashells,
a bucket, a bent shovel.
The borders shrank
then grew to include all,
the moat around the castle spread,
new towers were erected,
soft stones were placed as tribute
to “seaweed” demons.
As the sun faded the surf approached,
slowly, innocently, inevitably.
The grisly beings withdrew,
wraithlike in their disappearance,
returning to their roots,
withdrawing into time’s shadows.
I would remain with my son
to watch the surf erase the evidence
of the mystical castles
built by un-named, bright faced
children drawn to the scent of happiness,
building togethercastles in the sand.
11/15/2016
submitted to – Privacy is like piracy yet copy cats are unlike authenticity – Poetry Contest
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