You show her
how to make
sandcastles
on the beach.
The tides
like playful children
rush up the sands
and back again
with a soft shush.
She looks intently
as you dig
the soft sand
and fill the small
plastic bucket.
The little *****
in your adult hand
seems smaller still
as you start to fill.
She seems eager
to take her turn to fill
and pat the top.
You watch
as she pats it
extra hard,
then kneels back
to watch.
You, like some craftsman
of years before,
upturn the bucket
and let it stand.
She stares and sits
on her haunches excitedly.
You lift the bucket
like a magician
performing
a magic trick,
hoping the sand will stay
and not fall away.
You lift the bucket off
and the first tower stands
in the damp sands.
How pleased she seems:
claps her small hands,
bounces up and down,
and lights up her eyes,
beneath the summer sun
and cloudless skies.
© 3 minutes ago, Terry Collett
Mar 23, 2018
Mar 23, 2018 at 3:44 AM UTC
You show her
how to make
sandcastles
on the beach.
The tides
like playful children
rush up the sands
and back again
with a soft shush.
She looks intently
as you dig
the soft sand
and fill the small
plastic bucket.
The little *****
in your adult hand
seems smaller still
as you start to fill.
She seems eager
to take her turn to fill
and pat the top.
You watch
as she pats it
extra hard,
then kneels back
to watch.
You, like some craftsman
of years before,
upturn the bucket
and let it stand.
She stares and sits
on her haunches excitedly.
You lift the bucket
like a magician
performing
a magic trick,
hoping the sand will stay
and not fall away.
You lift the bucket off
and the first tower stands
in the damp sands.
How pleased she seems:
claps her small hands,
bounces up and down,
and lights up her eyes,
beneath the summer sun
and cloudless skies.
© 3 minutes ago, Terry Collett
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