Building sandcastles on the beach, the reach
Of tide approaching; time wafts, westers, lightly runs away
Grains in the hourglass finely wetted set, cement together
Adhere in the face of watery bombings spoken of, foretold
Fair fastholds (falsehoods) raised defensive against wide open sea
Claim prospect of forward ground outfacing all even oblivion
Spikes scamper rock pools; clamber, stagger, unpretentious
White waves do dance, enrol their halls, their stools upended
They scatter, besieged, catastrophe-chased occupants
Under the curse of seas take flight, minding for cover
Castles collapse exampling potent gradual dissolutions
Fight sturdily to obtain, discharge, Napoleonic sentence
Their Standards fly stood high and brave and tall: the seas come-in
Impounding shores, sad swirling failing flags unfurled wind waterwheelled away;
Dismay-sent signals ragged; and then roars the ocean’s cause – restored, prevailing
All mortals’ dusts disintegrated, tossed – proclaimed