No More Sandcastles

Please Daddy, can we build just one more Just one more castle on the ocean’s door Build a sandcastle better than all before Can we build one more before we leave the shore I can still hear her begging me in that soft, sweet voice As if as her Daddy I even had a choice There is nothing I wouldn’t do for her as her eyes grew moist So, more sand in the bucket I would start to hoist But summer days soon gave way to boys And sandcastles were forgotten like her dolls and toys The sounds of rolling waves were just background noise Daddy couldn’t entice her to join me with vacation ploys Before I knew it we were worlds apart I sat alone on the beach with a heavy heart The formation of a sandcastle I couldn’t even start Without my daughter beside me to share in the art The castles she chased were ruled by bogus kings She kept reaching for the next golden ring She found solace in drugs and in other things Now in a plane, a coffin, her body brings Please Daddy, can we build just one more Just one more castle on the ocean’s door Build a sandcastle better than all before Can we build one more before we leave the shore by Joe Flach