Wateraid Poem by Denis Martindale

The TV advert came on screen, its new appeal to share
With tender hearts not seen as mean, but precious hearts that care,
Each with a conscience spurred by love, compassion driving all,
To finance what might prove enough to bring a miracle.

Clean water can transform each life, grant hope where there was none,
Preserve the drinkers from such strife diseases have begun,
And aid the young and old as well, once water is on tap,
So it tastes good and doesn't smell and children smile and clap.

Here in the UK, there's GIFT AID, yet UK AID helps, too,
Such that I can increase my gift beyond what it can do,
So WaterAid gets blessed beyond donations that I give,
When children don't drink from a pond to risk what lives they live.

If I can give from year-to-year, or one-offs now and then,
I help bring waters crystal clear in ways beyond my ken,
As engineers and experts bless the future for Mankind,
I'll know I brought some happiness from water that they find.

That's why I give from what I save, content to prove I cared,
So others drink and also bathe, as finances were shared,
And in my prayers I tell the Lord, 'My love's all thanks to You,
While knowing You proves my reward, help me, there's more to do.'


Denis Martindale. December 2020.


The UK AID scheme matches UK donations
for specified dates shown now and then.
The UK AID logo is displayed to confirm
this on the charity's dot- org website.