It looked invincible
artificial ramparts
of pink, grey and white shells.
Turrets packed hard - solid.
A flag of brown seaweed
sagging as it waited
for a strong enough wind.
Cannon of smooth driftwood
round pebbles as fodder.
Prepared for a long siege
well provisioned with sea grapes.
Deep moat. The drawbridge
a chunk of Styrofoam
washed up with the last tide.
It looked invincible
facing the ocean bravely,
ready to take on
the swiftly rising tide.
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