Short The Tempter Poems

The tempter waits for his time
The tempted waits for his fate...

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the tempter hides in the reality of illusion
dancing to the music of clear confusion
pride and passion of devilish dellusion...

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Tempter shrouds his cold flame 
hovers dwelling in pleasure,
with no remorse 
to lay a kiss
on the sleeping soul at their weakest
as they lodge in fear.

11/18/2017...

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His fast had lasted forty nights
When the tempter came into sight;
If you are divine he said
Change these stones into bread-
Upon the scriptures Jesus fed.

Full story of the vignette @Mathew 4:1-11...

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Lucifer

Son of the Morning—
Symbol of false perfection.
Lucifer is thus . . . 
	A tempter and deceiver . . . 
Praise only Almighty God!

Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved 
(June 5, 2015) (Tanka)...

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Flirt not with the tempter;* draw nigh to Christ, faith’s anchor.

*James 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

August 25, 2020

1st place, "Flirt With Me" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Bobby May; judged on 8/26/2020....

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Oh, tempter, displaying your unripe ruby fruit,
Easy pickings for the lazy, raffish masses
While staying your ripe royal lushness out of reach
Behind thorn barriers to tear the hides of men
Greedy to press their lips against your swollen skin,
Then gentle bite, receive your bitter-sweet reward....

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That night, when the air was an azure army,
a tempter, a civil delight,
We stood blowing kisses
(the wind stood there with us)
on your porch lit by fire bug light
The night settled sweet right above us, 
your street in a bath of a contrary glow
and we spoke (how we spoke)
'till the sun almost woke up
and melted us back into snow......

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Oh ye voice of woe
Why do my ears hasten to hear thee
Is there no other
Truly silence is better
Then only the sound of my heart is heard
Fear comes quickly
For if perchance it should be silent  too
Then it would be my death I hear
Truly my thoughts are empty
I then hear me crying woe where are you
For silence is a crypt
Oh voice of temptation, tempt me...

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This my passion and pride 
will I immerse in the lore of my guard and guidep;
This my folly and fashion 
will I bury at His cross to gain His mercy and mansion.

This my grains and gains
  will I plant in seasons of pain and plain;
These my fans and foes
will I love and leave not in want and woes.	

This my creed and cross
  will I shield form dust and dross 
that a golden coin and crown
 I will gain to make the tempter fall and frown....

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For Suzette’s Roundel contest based on Milton's 'Paradise Lost'  

As I watch you depart from my life
And your tempter is leading you on,
It appears you forget you’re my wife,
All our innocence gone.

I could try to repair what is wrong,
But the serpent is twisting the knife
As you dance to the tune of its song.

I am begging you, ‘Please end this strife,’
But the apple’s appeal is so strong,
And the sin of the world will be rife:
All our innocence gone....

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