I remember the time when I was a kid, <br />When we played Knights and Queens hand in hand. <br />We dreamt of a kingdom, we decided to build <br />A marvelous castle of sand. <br /> <br />We all gathered together and ran to the sea <br />Where the waves kissed the sands of the shore, <br />Where an eel left a trace, a message to me <br />That I’d never fancied before. <br /> <br />I remember I took my shovel with me, <br />My bucket, my armors, my sword. <br />I remember how the side of the sea <br />Was invaded by our horde. <br /> <br />We started to work so zealously hard <br />To complete by the Sun’s decline <br />But the Sun in the sky admired our art <br />And some longer He promised to shine. <br /> <br />And finally we built the castle of sand, <br />At last our dreams came true. <br />Around the castle we danced hand in hand, <br />All the kids, both me and you. <br /> <br />It was six in the evening, our parents frowned, <br />So afraid were they and appalled <br />By the thought their kids in the sea might ‘ve drowned, <br />So the Soviet militia* they called. <br /> <br />The officers didn’t expect they’d be charmed <br />By the castle’s magnificent beauty, <br />Though their determination disarmed, <br />To take us home was their duty.<br /><br />Ruslan Kerimov<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-castle-of-sand/
