Sloth( Acedia)

This fifth poem is a part of the anthology of poems based on the Seven deadly sins. Do read the previous ones too, if you haven’t yet. Sloth(Acedia) - excessive laziness or the failure to act and utilize one’s talents. Thou seest how sloth wastes the sluggish body, as water is corrupted unless it moves. - Ovid A …

Wrath (Ira)

This sixth poem is a part of the anthology of poems based on the Seven deadly sins.Do read the previous ones too, if you haven’t yet. Wrath(Ira) - uncontrollable feelings of anger and hate towards another person. “For this alone on Death, I wreak The wrath that garners in my heart: He put our lives so far apart …

Jealousy (Envy)

This poem is a part of the anthology of poems based on the Seven deadly sins. Jealousy(Envy): the desire to have an item or experience that someone else possesses “Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretense of keeping it alive. ” ― H. Havelock Ellis Jealousy A vice, a sin one of the …

Greed ( Avaritia)

This fourth poem is a part of the anthology of poems based on the Seven deadly sins. Do read the previous ones too, if you haven't yet. Greed(Avaritia): an excessive pursuit of material possessions. “He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.” ― Socrates A …

Lust (Luxuria)

This third poem is a part of the anthology of poems based on the Seven deadly sins.Do read the previous ones too, if you haven't yet. Lust(luxuria/fornication) - The need to fulfill intense sexual desire, which leads to fornication, adultery, rape, bestiality, and other immoral sexual acts. “In love the other is important; in lust you are important” ― Osho A lecherous …

Gluttony (Gula)

This is the second poem in the anthology of poems based on the Seven deadly sins. Do read the previous ones too, if you haven't yet. Gluttony(Gula) - Similar to greed, but gluttony is the action of taking too much of something in being indifferent to others. Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us. ----Peter De Vries Incessant …

Seven Deadly sins( An anthology of poems)

Hello, my blogging family, Recently I started working on my anthology of poems about the seven deadly sins. However, it started with me writing a poem about jealousy and while I was nearing the end of it, it just crossed my mind to do the whole series about the seven deadly sins. I’ve never worked on an anthology before …