As I sat listening
beside a sea that was glistening,
These words someone proudly announced
"It's finished!" And off to see it they bounced.
"We gotta go see it, before it's too late.
It's the castle of castles, we really can't wait
I'm not gonna miss it," I heard him shout
"That you can count on, without any doubt."
Wait a minute or two, sure I misunderstood
Most castles I know for centuries stood.
Were years in the making,
The care their builders were taking.
Sure, warfare made things urgent when battles advanced,
but the military's castles were always enhanced.
Taking lessons from tactics that changed year to year,
Castles were strengthened, so nothing to fear.
The oldest of castles in the ninth century built,
It was hard to believe one need run there full tilt
to see such a castle just now completed,
unchallenged so far, much less soon to be defeated.
Ah, but this castle's life will be measured in hours
and not centuries as the ones with great towers
In minutes this castle's assembly was measured,
not years like those ancient castles I've treasured.
You see those old ones were built of timber and stone
in a place carefully chosen to protect its own.
This one's made of sand, built just for part of this day
in a spot where the tide will soon wash it away.
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