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Coveting Poems - Poems about Coveting

Coveting Poems - Examples of all types of poems about coveting to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for coveting.
Hedonic hotspots
...Man, ye want more than thy fair valid need, Ye corner every craven mundane toy, Coveting vulture-like that grabs with greed, Indulging more, way far less to enjoy, Chasing false leads to squi......Read the rest...
Categories: coveting, desire,
Form: Rhyme



The Walls Within
...My mind is bewildered with strife All my life, it cuts me like a knife I'm sorry that I've given in to grief These desires within never gave me relief These voices in my head, once again, Redu......Read the rest...
Categories: coveting, angst, appreciation, courage, deep,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Alluring Silver Screen Dreams
...Strong women would like someone there, just not to rescue them; All of those alluring silver screen dreams; No they don’t need him but they’d like to give love a second chance; Rehab for hop......Read the rest...
Categories: coveting, dream, emotions, feelings, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Beyond the Realm of Wishes
...In sun-scorched dunes, beside a weathered sentinel, a glint ensnared his weary gaze. A tarnished lamp / grazed / its secrets unknown / a genie unbound, a muted haze. Three worldly desires dan......Read the rest...
Categories: coveting, conflict, desire, inspiration, philosophy,
Form: Narrative
Beneath the evening's astral embroidery, a kiss blossomed shyly
...Beneath the evening's astral embroidery, a kiss blossomed shyly, A spark of hope, golden and gentle, in the fabric of the fleeting. An arching celestial, lips gently incline towards the sea, aspiri......Read the rest...
Categories: coveting, lost love,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Changling Unwanted
... Coldest day yet, 'fore new bairn was christened, mother's muse foretold as hearth embers failed. Scripture held tight, she quietly listened, as cradled creature withered, weeped, and wail......Read the rest...
Categories: coveting, child, mother,
Form: Sonnet
Epistle Xv - the Resin Incense
...(I) In slaughter’s sanguine ink, I wield my quill to etch my tale upon Alexandrian papyrus — an undulating ebb and flow of barbarity (II) My cohesive unity descends into schism, an agita......Read the rest...
Categories: coveting, christian, god, jesus, religion,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member In Pursuit of Elusive Butterflies
...We're known to Waste time coveting Things we can't have. We mortgage our castles in the air Pursue illusions, rainbows... That yield no pot of ......Read the rest...
Categories: coveting, encouraging, perspective, truth, wisdom,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member What's Great About Our Cabin
...How do I explain what’s special about our cabin…that she’s not just a cabin anymore… How, after all the years we’ve grown old together…she’s evolved into so much more. Sure she creaks more than s......Read the rest...
Categories: coveting, home,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Yellow Brick
..." (Two roads) diverged in a yellow wood and I choose the the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference. " ......Read the rest...
Categories: coveting, adventure, angst,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I Know a Place
...Between frosty cobalt-cliffs, cruise-ship hesitates to pause, Amidst ice sculptures echoing cheers of spirited applause, Mesmerizing enthralled sights evincing awe-struck trance, Lauding vast geli......Read the rest...
Categories: coveting, beautiful, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member What Kind of Car Is This
...What kind of car is that? My eleven grandchildren scream. It has driven by slowly, and it is my childhood dream. a 1957 Chevy, sleek, black, full of chrome, I say. Coveting the red leather seats a......Read the rest...
Categories: coveting, car,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Another Storm
...Another storm threatens to come in, feeling my responsibility for uncaring and unresponsive history Fearing you more than loving us Setting out your pails and plastic tubs to catch cold ......Read the rest...
Categories: coveting, allusion, culture, health, love,
Form: Political Verse
Premium Member Killers of the Soul
...Do not covet the good fortune of others Greed and envy are killers of the soul. Achieving on my own, that’s my druthers, That is when I feel complete and whole. Greed and envy are k......Read the rest...
Categories: coveting, how i feel,
Form: Pantoum
Premium Member Ragged Art
...Out, vile jelly! Sightless orb. Horrified, yet we absorb. Never sated, always thrilled, Captives to the ink he spilled. Our eyes thus peer through fingers tight; Coveting his wit, we write. ......Read the rest...
Categories: coveting, appreciation,
Form: Couplet

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