Sunday Challenge -- A Quatern

..................The Drink 

Don't drink the water it can kill

Beware where you dip, one small sip

can lead to death or make you blind

Pour it down the sink don't you drink 

Boil it to make sure. Be safe or

don't drink the water it may kill

Sparkle chemicals can infuse

Chemicals can kill on their own 

The spring may be safe, cool and clear

Or bathing spot for animals

Don't drink the water it might kill

You bathe with soap, won't help a lot 

Buy your drink from the grocery store

Pure, spring, distilled, it matters much

whence it came. Check its source, beware

Don't drink the water it will kill



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Photos and poem Copyright © 2014 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved

Today I am linked with the Real Toads, Sunday Form Challenge ~ Quatern 
That was yesterday, a Sunday.  The link still words but 
today, Monday, I'm linked with Real Toads, Open Monday.  They are different links.


Notes:
1.  At the above link, Kerry challenged us to write a Quatern.  This is my attempt.  She said,

"A Quatern is a sixteen line French form composed of four quatrains. It is similar to the Kyrielle, which repeats line 4 as a refrain throughout the poem. However, with the Quatern, the refrain is in a different place in each quatrain. The first line of stanza one is the second line of stanza two, third line of stanza three, and fourth line of stanza four. A quatern has eight syllables per line. It does not have to be iambic or follow a set rhyme scheme."

2. I found this sign Thursday when I played golf at our local Panorama Village Country Club. Note how our freeze (just one) this year put the grass into dormancy. For sure I wouldn't lick my ball for good luck knowing where their irrigation water came from. When the grass returns it is a very pretty course.