Summer Wonderland

Sleigh bells ring

Are you listening?

On the beach

Sand is glistening

Beautiful rays

We’re happy today

Basking in a summer wonderland

Towels laid out, sun cream gleaming

Togs are bright, smiles are beaming

We squeal in the sun

Splashing up fun

Basking in a summer wonderland

In the morning we can build a castle

And pretend a dragon lives inside

He’ll say “Roar!”, fire blasting from his nostrils

We’ll scream “Aagh!” and run like we can fly

Later on

While the ham bakes

We’ll share slices of mum’s fruit cake

Eat a mince pie

A satisfied sigh

Basking in a summer wonderland

In the morning we can build a castle

And pretend we’re princesses so fine

We’ll have lots of fun with our big castle

Placing all our shells in one long line

When the sun

Finally goes down

We can see

Lights around town

We’ll frolic and play – the great Aussie way

Basking in a summer wonderland

A beautiful sight – we’re happy tonight

Basking in a summer wonderland

Do You Want To Build A Castle?

Do you wanna build a castle?

Come on, let’s go and play!

I haven’t seen you here before

So will you stay?

Let’s be best friends today

I’m really glad to meet you

And now we can

Build towers that reach the sky!

Do you wanna build a castle?

A super-duper-special castle?

Do you wanna build a castle?

And dig a moat around the sides?

I think some sand piled here will make it clear

That something beautiful will very soon reside!

The beach is sometimes lonely

With no friends to play

Just watching the grains drift by…

Do you wanna build a castle?

Sandcastle

“Watch this!” I cried

my bucket tipped

sand slamming on the shore

red, shiny, plastic cover

revealing something more

“A sandcastle!” I squealed again

jumping on two feet

“Come on! Let’s make another!”

a sandy, castle-y fleet

With walls that tower tall

and tunnels dug out deep

a flowing moat surrounds

the precious castle keep

Stick doors that lead to dungeons

where in his kelp-lined bed

lies a sleepy dragon

smoke swirling ‘round his head

Sharp crab legs stuck for claws

pointed shells for teeth

a pair of rubber flippers

slid under for his feet

And nestled at the end

of roughened, scaly tail

a jagged piece of plastic

from someone’s water pail

We tip-toed past so softly

not wanting to disturb

the beast we had created

in a castle most superb