Department/School of Contributor's Major
English, Literature, and Modern Languages
Publication Date
4-22-2022
Disciplines
Creative Writing | Poetry
Type of Work
Poetry
Description
Castle Crumbling is an extended metaphor poem illustrating the futility of holding together temporary, earthly "sandcastles" in the face of inevitable waves of change. I use Biblical references to Matthew 7 in which Jesus talks about how the foolish man built his house upon the sand, instead of a firm rock foundation. The second stanza is intentionally arranged to give the appearance of it falling apart, just like the sandcastle in the poem.
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Recommended Citation
Vest, Emily L.
(2022)
"Castle Crumbling,"
Cedarville Review: Vol. 22, Article 9.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/cedarvillereview/vol22/iss1/9
Copyright
© 2022 Emily L. Vest. All rights reserved.
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