At Ebb Tide

At ebbtide I committed myself to peer within to see

What dwelt within I brought without with rash temerity]

I wrote my truth upon the sands which time took from the sea

I built a chateau-fortress strong to last eternity

By hand I wrote my song by which all would remember me

My story would preserve my fame for all posterity

I left it there upon the shore alone for all to see

Looking back all I see is the foaming tide and my stupidity...

1974

Inspired by Ozymandias

Anthony Foster