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Sandcastles

July 9, 2011
By MichaelC.S. BRONZE, Medford, New Jersey
MichaelC.S. BRONZE, Medford, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
Before you criticise someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you do critices them you are a mile away and you have their shoes.


I never made one myself.
I never packed those small grains together.
Packed sand upon packed sand.
The pile grows, reaching for its potential.
Its shape morphs.
Its base thinnens.
Its top flattens.
The dome-like top becomes a roof or watchman's platform.
The side a thick protective wall.
It's the dwelling-place of a princess.
The realm of a knight.
The territory of a king.
It will stand forever.
Forever in the maker's memory.



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HannahT SILVER said...
on Jul. 19 2011 at 8:03 pm
HannahT SILVER, Medford, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
Writing is a struggle against silence. ~Carlos Fuentes

>:D       

on Jul. 19 2011 at 3:26 pm
MichaelC.S. BRONZE, Medford, New Jersey
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Before you criticise someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you do critices them you are a mile away and you have their shoes.

Thank you but the truth is now i have built a sandcastle but before, when this poem was written, i hadn't.

HannahT SILVER said...
on Jul. 19 2011 at 3:10 pm
HannahT SILVER, Medford, New Jersey
9 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
Writing is a struggle against silence. ~Carlos Fuentes

Hey...you actually have built a sandcastle and I love this poem and stuff and yea:)

lolgirl336 said...
on Jul. 19 2011 at 3:07 pm
this is like really great...I loved the descriptive words. wait so you've never built a sandcastle...?