I built a sandcastle
When I was four,
The tide took it, I watched it
Go
The moat didn’t protect it
Not the bailey,
Not the two
Towers.
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I dreamt of where it went,
All broken like that.
Each grain, separated from its
Home,
I could build another if I chose.
One that looked just like
It.
Another day. Another beach. Other sand.
Alike, but
Different.
Different water, a deeper moat.
But the sea would encroach.
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Wet sand. Built with
Water
Taken away by
Water.
Where do our castles go?
Moon pulls them away.
Sometimes as with
Lovers
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A little Pine..
Transplanted.
Branches, trunk intact.
Not taken, but moved.
Still lost.
Home changed.
Fir a few feet away.
Similar terrain to former home,
But different ground. Unfamiliar arbor
Neighbors.
Alike, but different.
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Same need for water, and to be cared for.
Its branches reach for new
Friends.
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Transplanted or swept away.
Belonging finds a new
Place
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Rebellious Hazelnuts 