Sandcastles
We can’t defeat the clock,
despite our best intent.
No buffer to the shock,
no reason to lament.
Don’t be sad, don’t be scared,
you can’t abandon hope.
Think of all that we’ve shared,
you’ll find a way to cope.
This gift is only lent
and certain rules apply.
Enjoy what we’ve been sent,
don’t watch the world go by.
Standing firm, standing tall,
against the ebb and flow.
Time’s tide will take us all;
our hopes and dreams laid low.
These thoughts we can’t eschew,
for we have reached the edge.
Now I have to leave you,
no matter what I pledge.
This fate there’s no cheating,
my finis, close at hand.
We are each just fleeting;
a castle made of sand.
Copyright © John Michaels | Year Posted 2017
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