Sandcastle

We met upon life's golden beach Saw a future, bright as the noonday sun Hanging overhead Bathing us with warmth and love Upon these cinnamon sands we began A monument to our newfound love Our castle grew with us Additions made Each more stunning than the one before Through trials that came like waves Battered though we were Our union survived each test Each trial Each tribulation Our castle in the sand held fast Yet the storms of life and love come fast and hard The brightness of day yields to night Castles made of sand, no matter their magnificence Eventually melt back into the sea Succumb to Mother Oceans tidal whimsies Vanished forever beneath her mighty waves We fought against her fury Til the futility of our battle Overwhelmed our will to fight Sometimes the pain of holding on Is worse than that Of letting go.