Temperance and Gluttony

Crisp, with a tang of salt and a bitter bite;

Smooth in the throat as it stimulates the tongue;

Sharp to the taste as it’s colorful to sight:

Such is the food of the hungry and the young.

Envy and Kindness

The fruit be bitter that you hold in hand;
I know, for it was mine an hour before.
And will you taste it, sweet?  Is your demand
More potent to obtain than were a score
Of pleadings on my part?  I know the taste

Patience and Anger

I will be patient as my day is long,
Proverbially soft and quick to please,

The First Deadly Sin

This is (hopefully) the first pair of poems in a series on the Seven Deadly Sins and the virtues opposed to them. Ehhhrrrr . . . enjoy?

It's true the truth would little flatter me,
But still I loathe my half-true hidden state,
For fear that my acquaintances might see
Some stains upon my soul, nor care how great