Elton Camp Poet Rhyme

None of That City Water For Them

None of that City Water for Them

By Elton Camp

We have friends who tap water won’t drink
They complain about both its taste and stink

Instead of using the public water supply
To get it from a spring or well they try

The spring on the edge of town many thrill
They don’t see the septic tanks on the hill

Some spend to have their own well drilled
From it, keep their drinking vessels filled

But it hasn’t been treated with chlorine
The danger of that they haven’t yet seen

The neighbor’s hog pen they don’t see
Nor when his sons go outside to pee

Now I prefer what comes out of the pipe
For I have found no reason at all to gripe

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Ilene Bauer February 9, 2012 at 8:13 AM i agree with you. this is well-written and makes the point well. nyc tap water is the best and i'm sure many other people feel the same way about their town's water. Elton Camp February 9, 2012 at 10:52 AM Our little country town of Russellville, Alabama has extraordinary public water. The area from which it comes is carefully protected from pollution and the water adequately treated to assure safety. YET, we actually do have friends here in town who do just what I described. Elton

Robert Pettit February 8, 2012 at 8:17 PM Great set of couplets that can give anyone a good case of hydrophobia. Elton Camp February 8, 2012 at 10:46 PM Robert, I grew up drinking water from a well because that was all that was available. We had a septic system (upgrade from the well) plus hogs and cows. How we surivived I don't know! Elton