I'd love to be a Rechabite,
but then again, perhaps I might
just take a little time out to rethink.
For all its practised piety
and flaunting of sobriety,
religion is what drives a man to drink.
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Author Notes
Rechabite (n.) a person who abstains from alcohol.
But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever
Jeremiah 35:6
My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.
Thanks for reading.
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