I am greedy for your charity.
I lust after your chastity.
While some may call me slothful,
I prefer “procrastinatory.”
I admit I’m green with envy at
your temperate humility.
and yet I take great pride in times
my wrath yields to civility.
I’m a glutton for your kindness.
You’re impatient with my pride.
I am sinful, you are virtuous.
You’re Jekyll, I am Hyde.
If you offered me an apple,
in the garden we could hide
With your heavenly companionship,
it’d be one hell of a ride.
Inspired by the dVerse Poetics challenge to write a poem based on the seven virtues (charity, chastity, kindness, temperance, diligence, patience and humility), and the seven deadly sins (greed, lust, envy, gluttony, sloth, wrath and pride).
What Rhymes with Stanza? 
I like this. I’ll read it again later. 🙂
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Nice last stanza about that apple.
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Thank you.
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Clever!
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At the end I was asking myself witch one you were riding with??
Dwight
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Any and all!
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Fun! 🙂
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The irony here was good:
“and yet I take great pride in times
my wrath yields to civility.”
How our virtue looks like it’s winning, but, uh, oh no! Here comes pride to steal home! Clever take on the prompt, Maggie.
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Excellent write- my fave- ‘I am greedy for your charity’.
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Thank you.
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Hehe.. i’ve SunG iT beFore
i’LL DancE iT aGaiN tHeRe Is
No Lasting
Peace
in LiFE
Without
Passion to
Fuel all that
Is Good iN Virtue too..:)
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This is so clever, Maggie! Did you take the photos? Love the ladybug.
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Thank you. Yes, that’s my rose bush experiencing a feeding frenzy.
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Gorgeous!
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This is just awesome
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Thank you!
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