Best Temperance Poems

In the moorlands of desires, 
I've forever sung choruses of
fertile faith, amidst the flock 
of bleeding birds, sprinkling
heartbeats on lush olive herbs, 
In the dream...

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Shades of autumn were in her smile,

   and red maple hues her eyes afire,

Clung yet to spring breeze

   and blossoms to...

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"Dead Crush"



Oh uplift me woman
if we were to have a 
conversation would 
bees fly out of your mouth
or just mewling, simpering 
watered-down honey
not so pristine,...

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I do not know you well, Joyce
     But I know your poetry
         ...

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"Between the Pillars of Black and White"



You sit alone in your power
between the pillars of 
black and white
holding your book in hand

The words are your...

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Freyja’s Rival


( And may the Great Queen of the Norse Forgive me )



It’s a sun scintillation of a today
The sky a sharp atmospheric
Crystal blue chimes
Reaches...

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The stage of life is crowded,
With a dark and sullen cast.
And though it seems those fading dreams,
Are just figments of the past.

Your manner is straight...

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Careful steps lead me to an old temple
Perched across a bay, weeds on a float 
Where dew refills bowl of greyish clouds
And tender breeze hanging...

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Kissing my thoughts
With a breath of hope
Whispering joy
Over heart and soul
Lifting with promises
Of kindness and peace
Inspiring the light
To caress all my dreams

Filling my mind
With faith...

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You breaketh my soul 
where am I to find it now that you've taken control
neglecting the tide 
my fountain of youth placed there by your...

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What perfume is to a flower, temperance is to Man's soul!










© Demetrios Trifiatis
      08 July 2020...

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It was the summer of my 16th year. Mother encouraged me to spend part of my summer vacation with Granddad, a self-professed stoic. I reluctantly...

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the external things
cannot disturb inner peace
only judgment can

man master of self
eudaimonia is goal
live virtuously

Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy that flourished in Ancient Greece...

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"BLACK CAT"



SILENCE
prowls on soft paws 
with sharp claws
Cutting up the 
Middle Road
Dark shadow moves 
SILIENCE
In absentia 
Empty Absynthe
Puncture wounds
Cold wind blows
Over tracks
Skids softly
like warm 
gants...

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Lord God, send us Your Divine and Moral Virtues to assist people

Faith, to deeply understand and produce evidence to the unseen

Impart Hope to be determined...

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