A Glass of Water

A great big glass
of ice cold water
nothing else will do
please don’t bother.
It wets your whistle
quenches your thirst
nothing like water
it always comes first.
There’s milk and pop
coffee and tea
but only water
will do for me.
Lots of ice
in a big tall glass
that’s all I need,
that’s all I ask.
Others taste good
so nice and sweet
but when I thirst
water can’t be beat.

Poetry & Art by Patricia Walter 2000 ©