Waiting
Is far different than
Not Wanting
Waiting
Is partial, temporarily chosen
Abstinence
Waiting
For blush, blue bouquets
Cracked oak wine barrels
Yards of lingering lace
Blue skies with blue breeze
A veil that flutters beneath
Diamond-encrusted tiara
Waiting
Is far different than
Not Wanting.
The Seven Virtues were created to combat each of the Seven Deadly Sins. These Seven Virtues first appeared tied together in an epic poem titled Pschomachia, written by Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, a Christian governor of the 400s AD. To battle Lust, there is Chastity.
Chastity is the state or practice of refraining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse. In this poem, I really wanted to focus on the point that chastity is not necessary having no sexual desires, but it is all about choosing not to act on them.
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I love this my dear Kayla. I really do! Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you so much! I know it’s sometimes a foreign concept to wait in our society but this is my favorite poem of all the virtue poems.
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I hate waiting. Ha ha. I am just too impatient. 🙂
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You’re not alone in that feeling!
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💚💛💙💜💖😍
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Thank you!!
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Agreed!
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Beautiful poem, KaylaAnn. I am not very good at waiting. I become impatient an antsy.
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“Patience is a virtue” because it is so gosh darn hard 😅
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Yes, I agree.
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Cool! I haven’t gotten around to reading all of your 7 deadly sins poems yet and now you’re writing about the 7 virtues. Oh, by the way, I finished editing my story. I think it’s still a little sloppy, but I’m happy with it, if that makes any sense. 🙂
https://missmwriter.wordpress.com/2018/10/29/the-magician-and-his-soul/
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Thank you!
I just read it, it is absolutely fantastic!
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