Sand Writer

I saw a man who wrote in sand
From the depth of his mind 
To each stroke of his hand,
And twixt each word a tear-drop fell
To bind the sand to a teary well

'Why choosing sand ,' I asked
'For surely, each word cannot last,'
He peered my way with none a word
As if I were never heard,
Another tear did join those cast

Upon a knee, he watched sand drift
Only once, his eyes did lift,
Alas, of tears that sand did toss
From my view, 
Appearing lost
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Prewitt Avatar
January 29, 2011 at 5:31 PM
Wow, deep. Just wonderful!
Mehta Avatar
January 29, 2011 at 1:42 PM
Quite creative and interesting write on Sand writer, Lou
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