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Castles Made of Sand - attached the lyrics

The title of this photo came from one of Jimi Hendrix's songs - "And so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually...".

I took a photo of this little sand castle built by some kids left behind on the beach at Monterey, CA. It wasn't because of the wonderful light and shadow contrast, etc., rather because it reminds me that everyone has their own dreams since childhood. We all started building them up by learning and hard working. Some dreams will be left behind and washed away by time's passing. I wonder how many of the dreams each person can hold on to and never let them go.

Please view a better image at: http://fineartamerica.com/featured/castles-made-of-sand-xueling-zou.html

The lyrics of "Castles Made of Sand":
"Down the street you can hear her scream you're a disgrace
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbors start to gossip and drool
He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
And his tears fall and burn the garden green

And so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/jimi+hendrix/castles+made+of+sand_20071547.html ]
A little Indian brave who before he was ten,
Played war games in the woods with his Indian friends
And he built up a dream that when he grew up
He would be a fearless warrior Indian Cheif
Many moons past and more the dream grew strong until
Tomorrow he would sing his first war song and fight his first battle
But something went wrong, surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night

And so castles made of sand melts into the sea, eventually

There was a young girl, who's heart was a frown
Cause she was crippled for life,
And she couldn't speak a sound
And she wished and prayed she could stop living,
So she decided to die
She drew her wheelchair to the edge of the shore
And to her legs she smiled you wont hurt me no more
But then a sight she'd never seen made her jump and say
Look a golden winged ship is passing my way

And it really didn't have to stop, it just kept on going...

And so castles made of sand slips into the sea, eventually..."

Also you can read more stories about my art work at my new blog: http://originalartstories.blogspot.com/2011/09/pacific-voyagers.html