A Castle Of Sand Poem by Ruslan Kerimov

A Castle Of Sand

Rating: 4.9


I remember the time when I was a kid,
When we played Knights and Queens hand in hand.
We dreamt of a kingdom, we decided to build
A marvelous castle of sand.

We all gathered together and ran to the sea
Where the waves kissed the sands of the shore,
Where an eel left a trace, a message to me
That I’d never fancied before.

I remember I took my shovel with me,
My bucket, my armors, my sword.
I remember how the side of the sea
Was invaded by our horde.

We started to work so zealously hard
To complete by the Sun’s decline
But the Sun in the sky admired our art
And some longer He promised to shine.

And finally we built the castle of sand,
At last our dreams came true.
Around the castle we danced hand in hand,
All the kids, both me and you.

It was six in the evening, our parents frowned,
So afraid were they and appalled
By the thought their kids in the sea might ‘ve drowned,
So the Soviet militia* they called.

The officers didn’t expect they’d be charmed
By the castle’s magnificent beauty,
Though their determination disarmed,
To take us home was their duty.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
rajagopal haran 06 December 2007

beautiful poem Ruslan; enjoyed reading; pl keep writing

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Jurietta Duraan 06 December 2007

It sketches a beautiful scene - well written

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Janri Gogeshvili 25 July 2008

«And finally we built the castle of sand» yes, it is beautiful … poetic history, it will be pleasant to reader to recollect … 10 …/Thanks …

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Ashraful Musaddeq 17 September 2008

A wonderful poem! Wonderfu is the imagery, very nicely composed with due care. I love it and added 10 to it.

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Sarwar Chowdhury 18 September 2008

well composed indeed............10

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Chinedu Dike 10 December 2014

A lovely narrative poem, well articulated and nicely penned. The piece took me down memory lane, as I recalled how we built huts, bridges... using whatever kind of soil was available for us as we lived very far from the coast. Thanks for sharing. Please read my poem MANDELA - THE IMMORTAL ICON.

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John Oconnell 18 February 2010

even the police were human in this joy spent day. john

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John Oconnell 18 February 2010

even the police were human in this joy spent day. john

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Ken E Hall 27 January 2010

A delightful poem it makes the reader feel the sand in his hands, tree houses or castles are all childhood memories thanks for the nice feel poem+++++10 regards

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Dee Daffodil 06 October 2008

Very enjoyable read about childhood bliss and adventure. hugs, Dee

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Ruslan Kerimov

Ruslan Kerimov

Baku, Azerbaijan
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