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The Sand Castle
by louis gander The boy continued working as people ran on by - kicking up the sun-dried sand which stung a little eye. The beach was full of castles, sand castles great and tall. The artists had great patience as the crowd was held in awe. Some were very stately, some were built quite lean - but all the artists built them where theirs could be well seen. Castles grand and beautiful some poised to win a place Each small touch was serious from top down to the base. While all the crowd was standing 'round still watching and amazed - the judge looked ever critical with eyebrow sometimes raised. But then a storm came blowing by collapsing every wall. The crowd was stunned wave after wave had toppled one and all. Yet, spared there one sand castle which stood above the rest. It wasn't much to look at but withstood the final test. Removed from wicked, stormy seas It stood back from the shore. though storm had sent its wicked waves it could have handled more. Every great sand castle was crushed and so outdone - all tested hard with crashing waves that could not reach this one. It's walls were not the straightest - but safely from the sea - was built alone so humbly and stood there faithfully. That young boy sat beside it not really that obsessed when someone started yelling, "Hey! This one beats the rest!" The crowd all pushed and gathered 'round and saw that castle standing. They stood there so astonished but did not say anything. The judge pushed ever closer - then saw that little boy, who humbly built his castle where waves could not destroy. He roared loud his announcement, "This one's the perfect size!" and then he leaned right over and awarded him First Prize. Still, he continued working though people ran on by - kicking up the sun-dried sand which stung a little eye. Copyright 2021 by louis gander. Poetry for sermons, story poems and more... If you love story poems, then you'll love ganderpoems.org / no ads, no sign-up, no tracking. Just free inspirational poetry. Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |