i want to build a wall
says the young girl
as she plays upon the beach.
both of us comment
we have never seen
so much construction in the sand.
high castles and deep canyons,
ramparts and battlements.
one after another the humans beings-
especially the young ones-
seeking to create sites
sacred and safe.
i wonder
is this a worldwide phenomenon,
right now, all over the earth, on the shorelines
children playing and working
to build, to find,
shelter from the storm.
everywhere, it seems,
excavating is being done,
streams reaching to the sea
and gullies leading to the higher ground.
yesterday
near where we sat
two young boys
were putting great effort
digging a giant hole.
today the canyon is gone,
the receding tide
having had its way with it.
i wonder
as I find my way to the beach chair
i left long ago
is this too a worldwide phenomenon,
some of us who have witnessed
what is happening
wanting to write what we are watching:
our species drawn to shores
digging
building
a new world
I want to build a wall
said a girl
on the beach
