Temptating Pleasures
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
Tempting pleasures.
Much too teasing to resist.
Too tempting to refuse to get.
Or to deny them wanted wish.
Born to lust.
Born to feast.
Born to greed.
Selfishly.
Getting not enough.
Of worthless junk and stuff.
To collect with covered dust.
And left to seldom touch.
Born to lust.
Born to leave.
Pleasures satisfied.
To feed those selfish needs.
Getting not enough.
Of what was once to lust.
Gone to seldom touch.
Or feel to want as much!
Temptating pleasures come to go.
Not to stay.
But come to go.
Not to stay.
But come to go.
Until they fade.
But not to stay,
Away!
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Written on January 11, 2024
Submitted by lpahtillah on January 11, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 575 |
Words | 138 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 8 |
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