Tap Juice
fresh sky-bursts from
cloud fruit
splash down
air to earth
drip pour puddle pool
collect
in streams, rivers,
waiting wells,
ringing tanks,
water pipes.
turn tap
for cool sluice
of clear, sincere
favourite drink,
tap juice
cloud fruit
splash down
air to earth
drip pour puddle pool
collect
in streams, rivers,
waiting wells,
ringing tanks,
water pipes.
turn tap
for cool sluice
of clear, sincere
favourite drink,
tap juice
This poem is copyright (©) Kate ONeil 2024
About the Writer
Kate ONeil
Kate O’Neil lives in the Illawarra region of NSW and writes poetry for children and adults. Her poems appear in magazines such as The NSW School Magazine and The Caterpillar, and anthologies by Roger McGough, Roger Stevens, Matt Goodfellow, Mandy Coe and The Emma Press. In 2018 her ‘Cool Poems: the Kate O’Neil Reciter’, was published by Triple D Books Wagga Wagga.