A Soft Distinction
The Devil seldom will attempt
To motivate a sin
Directly since it's obvious
And does not often win.
Instead, he often will deceive
Us with a reason that
Will not appear to be sinful
But seems the right format.
Sometimes he tries to get us to
Do good things that are for
A reason that is not so good
And never was before.
He also tries to do some things
That gets us to do wrong
Things for a reason that seems good.
The Devil's favorite song!
We must be strong in faith to know
When Satin is "around"
By reading Scripture and to pray
Our victory is found!
About this poem
Satan can be VERY sneaky!
Font size:
Written on September 27, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on September 27, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on September 27, 2023
- 36 sec read
- 7 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCDC XEDE XFXF |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 561 |
Words | 120 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"A Soft Distinction" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 4 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/169661/a-soft-distinction>.
Discuss the poem A Soft Distinction with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In