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Bonitaj
Bonitaj
Jun 04, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION....

Image removed.     "Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from EVIL..."Image removed.     Image removed.     “The devil always comes
in a gracious guise,impervious to detectionhe knows just your size. Diablo sounds divinewill His catch be your soul or mine...?The quintessence in his namewill be the one to drive us
into darkness- and finally insane. He's parsimony in nothing butextravagance in excess,whilst provoking providence for everyman's distress. With endless fortitude  enough to sayHe's won!Who will you thoughts be with tonightwith the setting of the light -God's only son?” BjR 6/03/09 
— Bonitaj, Jun 04, 2009

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About the Author

Region, Country: Tip of Southern Africa, ZAF

Favorite Poets: Too many to narrow down, but briefly :, AUDEN, T.S. ELIOT, DICKENSON, RILKE, THOREAU, RUMI ... the list is endless. Am inspired by many, especially those that live lives of "quiet desperation, and go to the grave with a song still in them" (THoreau)

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themoonman

themoonman

17 years ago

Boni...

I'm not religious but I do appreciate well written poetry... and with a strong ending as well... Richard
Bonitaj

Bonitaj

17 years ago

LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION

THank you so much Richard! Coming from you with such honesty means a great deal. I'm not overtly religious either - but I've always pitured the devil as the epitome of evil. He manages to pass himself off as innocent-in whatever guise will do, to sneak under the radar! I hope I've captured that here. Cheers Boni
themoonman

themoonman

17 years ago

Boni...

yes you did... and I liked how you mentioned the name Diablo... why does the devil get all the cool names... Beelzebub... not sure on the spelling but I've always thought the name was cool... under the spell... Richard