The Evil spirit

The Evil Spirit

The sermon today was ‘the demon drink’
It was meant to make the parishioners think.
The vicar was using a small demonstration :-
Two glasses, a worm, and a bored congregation.

He held up the wriggling worm in his hand,
grabbing a few folk’s attention, as planned.

“If I drop this worm, in the water-filled glass,
as you see, no danger will come to pass.”
And so it was that the wriggling worm,
in the water, continued to wriggle and squirm.

“..But if I drop this worm in the rum..
...it will have the effect of a hot summer sun.
..The worm’s life is over. It’s poisoned…it’s dead!
..That is the peril of rum!” he said.

“So what” said the vicar, “can we learn from this?”

“To be sure..” said a voice, “..give the water a miss…
..If you’re troubled with worms, drink a bottle of rum
And poison those bastards, invading your bum!”

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alcohol, church, congregation, demonstration, drink, humour, margaret sanderson, poem, rhyme, rum, sermon and vicar