The Ballad of Sandcastle Jane

The Ballad of Sandcastle Jane This is the Ballad of Sandcastle Jane Who went to the seaside in the pouring rain Where she built sandcastles on the seashore At first there was one, then there were more. Then, far away she espied Seashore Bill A renowned mud larker of considerable skill Bill and Jane had crossed buckets before On a distant un-named and rainy seashore, Now Jane was busy on the rain dampened sand Making a castle with spade and bucket in hand When up came Bill, a frown on his face, “You cannot build here, there’s finds in this place.” Bill swept his metal detector over the strand Excavating the moats Jane for her castles had planned “Stop that!”, Jane cried as Bill sounded the ground Picking up possible treasure he’d found. They fought bucket and spade for their sandy domain Amid the wind and the tide and the down pouring rain Until Jane dug a hole under Bill’s feet, Her victory now was nearly complete. As Bill gurgled his last as he sank in the sand Jane repented and grasped Seashore Bill by the hand She struggled to lift the considerable weight Up came Bill and Pieces of Eight Now Bill and Jane are happily wed With Dubloons and Silver stashed under their bed Jane and Bill never went to the seashore again So ends the Ballad of Sandcastle Jane. Barry Stebbings Dec 2022