Sandcastles

 

I gazed upon the sealined shore

where built sandcastles there

the small, the big and quite yet large

some detailed in repair

The chambers filled with man's pursuits

both near and far and wide

ambition's drive to gain the most

not take it all in stride

And build with sand the strong and weak

the brave and timid there

all bending thoughts toward their goals

the value of their wares

One cavum filled with educate

cognition be their quest

to know the more than all their peers

their knowledge touts the best

Another room be filled with worth

for money be their drive

to have access to all the gold

will nothing be denied

Still more their cavern filled with fame

to know them best be true

no other noted more than them

that be their golden rule

Yet more their toys doth fill their room

to have the most their fun

a new one here, a new one there

there's more play to be done

Another's cave be filled with power

to rule their constant search

while standing on the backs of those

beneath their steadfast lurch

A chamber filled with pleasure last

from this event to next

and plan do they the steady pace

while still in midst apex

But alas assail them all

the cleansing tide comes in

and sweeps away all efforts made

returning quests to sand

And though persistent yet they be

and all be much import

they'll all be swept away some day

to build another's port