Question:“On a cup that is not wine”
On a cup that is not wine
The hand that lifts a glass does not want the alcohol. The hand wants a glass, and the throat wants warmth or cold. Both can be given without drink.
Three descend. Keep anything sweetened below one cup a day.
- Barley teaNutty and cheap, and it touches no sleep even at night.
- Sparkling water with lemonThe clink of glasses and the fizz happen without any wine.
- Ginger teaFaster than liquor at warming the belly, with no regret in the morning.
Hesiod said that on a summer day the cup should hold three parts spring water to one of wine.