On resisting temptation
Evil spirits come to own me
to make me but their slave
tempting my mind and body,
for its to hell the road they pave,
And so I'll not ride down it
but resist with willful might.
My reward it'll later come
after I win this earthly fight.
You see its Paradise I'm seeking
as are countless others,
so down its roadway I will travel
in company with saintly brothers.
Font size:
Submitted on November 05, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 21 sec read
- 2 Views
Quick analysis:
| Scheme | ABABCDEDFGHG |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 356 |
| Words | 70 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
0 fans
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
"On resisting temptation" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/80880/on-resisting-temptation>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss the poem On resisting temptation 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