Greeks And Ephesians

Wine flows

down his neck

in a river of excess.

Stubbing his toe

on ancient text he

trusts the Greeks’ advice

that a gold chained amethyst

will keep him in the proper spirit.

©Susie Clevenger 2014

Real Toads Out Of Standard

Izy at Real Toads prompted us to obscure the truth with facts. 

With paint fumes filling my head I took a few hits of The Amazing And Interesting Fact Generator and found "Ancient Greeks believed that wearing amethysts would help prevent a person from getting drunk."

Then a visit to Ephesians brought this advice. “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit” Ephesians 5:18

P.S. The paint fumes are from getting my living room, dining, room, kitchen and library painted. :)