Thursday, August 26, 2010

Water (Poets United Inspired)
I drank water on a hot day
Finished my canteen by noon
There were miles left on my desert journey
My lips parched,
My tongue grew thirsty
I needed to drink again, to replenish an old canteen
to see a deadly mirage no more

16 comments:

Mary said...

Hi SC, I must say your poem made me thirsty just reading it. Seeing a deadly mirage would be frightening!

Diane T said...

All goes to show one has to take more than one canteen. Water is so important to survival.

Anonymous said...

I see a metaphor in this piece...we've so greedily used up all our resources without any thought for the consequences. And now the drought of the future is the mirage looming on our horizon!

Great poem...

Lynette

Anonymous said...

Just fill your canteen from the right well.

Sherry Blue Sky said...

Yes, I feel thirsty too! You nailed it!

ninotaziz said...

We miss it when the canteen is dry...Otherwise, we finish all in one gulp.

Yes - this is what humans have done collectively.

SC - this is the truth that you have written !

Eileen T O'Neill ..... said...

The Square Corner,
You have captured the subject of water, so well with your words....

Excellent writing.
Pleased to find you too!
Best wishes, Eileen

Weasel said...

Wonderfully written, SC! I got thirsty from reading it myself, lol! Resources fading fast, excellent metaphor! Awesome post!

-Weasel =)

Claudia said...

need a drink now….well written!

Carrie Van Horn said...

SC love what you did with this...it says so much more than meets the eye. Wonderful writing!
:-)

Paul Andrew Russell said...

Nice. :-)

signed...bkm said...

Illusions - and thirst..you can sense the need here...blessings...bkm

Matt McKechnie said...

great post sc. my my, you've become a blog celeb!

Philip Thrift said...

Very thoughtful poem. Nice.

Dasuntoucha said...

...I needed to drink again, to replenish an old canteen
to see a deadly mirage no more
...

...those lines carry great weight...felt!

Ella said...

I am thirsty now....