List: Seven Deadly Sins

I was challenged by a contest to write poems on the seven deadly sins. Here they are.

• A Lesson from the Ant

  A little slumber; A little rest
  A little folding of the hands
  

  46 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 22 6:46 PM 2007. In Spiritual, Inspirational, Message
• Freeing the Chains of Lust

  Seems slavery is my reward
  Destitute desires has become my pastime.
  

  43 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 19 3:34 PM 2007. In Spiritual, Message, Inspirational
• Feeding Gluttony

  Chocolate candy, rich pies
  Buttery breads, delectable meats

  28 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 19 4:34 PM 2007. In Spiritual, Message, Inspirational
• Greed Brings Poverty

  Vanity, vanity my soul cried
  But I continued to pursue more and more

  48 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 20 9:38 PM 2007. In Spiritual, Message, Inspirational
• The Lesson of Nebuchadnezzar

  I went to the ocean to look at myself
  I saw beauty reflecting in the waves

  33 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 22 5:43 PM 2007. In Spiritual, Message, Inspirational
• Witnessing Wrath

  Out agony fire spews forth consuming
  All around me have become cinder and ash
  

  44 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 23 2:00 PM 2007. In Spiritual, Message, Inspirational, Angry
• The Futility of Envy

  I saw the brilliance of your glory
  So I sought to dishonor your grace

  23 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 23 4:40 PM 2007. In Spiritual, Message, Inspirational

• By me, right now

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by melphleg

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