Five pretty sandcastles

Standing on the shore.

The tide came in (whoosh!)

and then there were four.

Four pretty sandcastles

standing by the sea.

The tide came in (whoosh!)

and then there were three.

Three pretty sandcastles

by the ocean blue.

The tide came in (whoosh!)

and then there were two.

Two pretty sandcastles

standing in the sun.

The tide came in (whoosh!)

and then there was one.

One pretty sandcastle

just out of reach.

The tide came in (whoosh!)

but it stayed there on the beach!

(I wrote this one myself.)