Kitchen tap kept falling off ...

Making folks laugh and scoff

So yesterday I decided to fix

But only caused a new trick



After gently tapping down tap valve

Suddenly had a problem and a half

For a geyser erupted, shooting water

All over the kitchen (a huge rupture)



Hurriedly attempted to turn off the supply

But tap wouldn't budge, don't know why

Rushed outside and climbed down into pit

But taps down there would have none of it



Finally figured out another had been spliced

Without telling me ... that wasn't very nice ...

Quickly shut it down and rushed back inside

To deal with what turned out to be a huge tide



What a mess I was faced with clearing up ...

But did it with levity as all towels were stuffed

Into the washing machine, completely sopping

Only to find them unwashable after the mopping 



You see ... one needs water to wash things

And I'd turned it off to end the geyser thing

So here was I with soaking wet towels and floor

And no water to clean with ... who'd want more?



- Tristram



(c) Christopher W. Thomas

11:25am Friday, Aug. 14th, 1998