on a beautiful day by the ocean
she sat on the warm, golden sand
the sky was a vast expanse of pale blue silk
the clouds gentle white whispers
the ocean glittered emerald
the wind seemed to sing of peace
she built a sand castle that day
under the shining sun
carefully, with love
she stood beside the ocean and smiled
her hands still glittering with sand
and then she saw the wave in the distance
her feet were restless, hurrying forward
for just a touch of the cool blue water
the wave came to the shore
and for a moment nothing else mattered
her eyes were closed, her face uplifted
only the touch of the wave
and the gush of the water existed
a smile lingered on her lips
a song burst in her soul
and yet it was not but a moment
when the sand under her feet seemed to slip
her eyes flew open to see the wave receding
she fell to her knees, her palms on the sand
and watched the wave singing, now far away
time stood still as she wished for the wave
she glanced back and saw the sand castle
the shells that adorned it swept away
by the merry dancing wave
but yet it stood there
unadorned
waiting for her to sit by it again
at peace in the warm sun