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Temptation Poems - Poems about Temptation

Temptation Poems - Examples of all types of poems about temptation 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 temptation.
Premium Member The Flower and the Butterfly
...The Flower and the Butterfly In the subtle softness of dawn’s embrace, A tender flower reclines upon her garden bed, Enshrouded in the veil of morning mist, Which caress her form like the softe......Read the rest...
Categories: temptation, beauty, desire, flower, garden,
Form: Rhyme



Golden opportunity
...The consistency of mystery Drenched in it's simplicity Wrought with what would seem to be To our participants complacency For a golden opportunity A trick our minds eye think they see If not......Read the rest...
Categories: temptation, mystery,
Form: Monorhyme
Jesus Prepares For His Mission
...Deserts, forests, oases, mountains, and valleys called him The cliffs that touched the skies had mystic wisdom to impart. Within the waters of the endless Spirit, he must swim. He should, like the......Read the rest...
Categories: temptation, jesus,
Form: Sonnet
I am Lost-contaminated
...It’s hard for me to differentiate between Truth and lies.. it was hard to come to terms with the facts But right now, the fact is I’m lost I thought I was smarter i thought I was wiser I studied......Read the rest...
Categories: temptation, deep, depression, light, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Plural Sky and the Temptation of Its Mirrored Eyes
... I melt into the plural sky its rippling tableaus of tomorrow underneath open light waves see-saws the labyrinth like Delphi tendrils crossing channels all the changing faces played automati......Read the rest...
Categories: temptation, i am, muse,
Form: Free verse



A Betrayal Of Innocence
...Trust is always a fragile thing Better not put it in a swing A clueless mind in time will know If someone tries to halt its glow Even true blood can bite the pay And be like puppet in a p......Read the rest...
Categories: temptation, independence day,
Form: Rhyme
Closure
...I hate being the 'incident' of your story Hate how you once made my heart beat so fast Hate how I get a reminder of you Now we're just strangers that sometimes walk past. A memory I can't eras......Read the rest...
Categories: temptation, 11th grade, break up,
Form: Rhyme
BAIT
...Shun the bait while there is time Not all moments are made to rhyme There is greatness in rising after fall But, sometimes, better to shun the call Hands of temptation sway too often And y......Read the rest...
Categories: temptation, wisdom,
Form: Rhyme
No fourth boon from thee
...Given have ye boons three: Heart and head and hands two, Enough ‘tis already, I need no fourth still due. ______________________________ Epigram |07.04.2024| Poet’s note: Long ere, God once as......Read the rest...
Categories: temptation, blessing,
Form: Epigram
Premium Member Uninvited Guest
... Two friends with haughty heads on long neck’s crest, can’t enter nearby house through door for fest. Dinner time of elation, can’t control temptation, sneak through window as unin......Read the rest...
Categories: temptation, analogy, funny,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Bait
... Title 2/ BAIT Quote: Better to shun the bait than struggle in the snare. William Blake The transiting sun shines on you deceptively, spreads shifting spectrum in chameleon sky, the mas......Read the rest...
Categories: temptation, analogy, betrayal, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Land of Lies
...The shades are drawn, and the paint is peeling on the façade, the door is cracked open as though the person inside is ready to run He lies there positioning himself into a relaxed state, wondering i......Read the rest...
Categories: temptation, betrayal, hurt,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member PRAISE BE TO GOD WHO EXHORTS US TO SUPPORT THE LORD'S ANOINTED
... April 4 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on 2Samuel 1-3 Key Verse – 2Samuel 1:14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S ano......Read the rest...
Categories: temptation, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Alliteration
Temporal incarnation of Aphrodite
...Temporal incarnation of Aphrodite... induces idyllic reverie delight evoking similar surge, when skirting, and eluding fidelity defining the marital law on par with courting in flagrante deli......Read the rest...
Categories: temptation, absence, adventure, angel, april,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member MEMORY THERAPY-You Have Entered the Twilight Zone Poetry Contest
...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nick Tipton lived a quiet life, west Kentucky, in rolling hills; been farming there for ten years, all according to his own will. This simple li......Read the rest...
Categories: temptation, memory, mystery,
Form: Rhyme

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