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Dom Mart
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since 1999-08-17
Posts 164
Florida

0 posted 2000-09-14 07:25 AM




Of all the deadly sins,
And at last count, there were seven,
In my opinion, two of them
Afford a taste of heaven.

The others lead to grief and gloom,
Guilt, remorse and broken trust.
But if you're seeking pleasant sins,
Stick to gluttony and lust.

What better way to savor here
On earth God's glorious bounty
Than to eat yourself insensible
Or make love to half the county?

Surely theologians
In definitions went amiss.
Gluttony and lust aren't sins,
For they augur heaven's bliss.

© Copyright 2000 Dom Mart - All Rights Reserved
serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738

1 posted 2000-09-14 07:37 AM


I am liking your attitude!  Hmmm.  Okay.  You talked me in...sign me up for gluttony and lust!!!
brian madden
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since 2000-05-06
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ireland
2 posted 2000-09-15 03:12 PM


Gluttony nah I would too vain about putting on weight LOL but lust (mixed with a healthy dose love) is a great sin. Sigh me up for some sweet excess.  loved the poem. long live decadence

This is the hour when the mysteries emerge
A strangeness so hard to reflect A moment so
moving goes straight to your heart" JOy divison


[This message has been edited by brian madden (edited 09-15-2000).]

Cuddlez
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since 1999-11-27
Posts 422
Walla Walla, WA 99362
3 posted 2000-09-16 12:38 PM


Think I'll just not pick and keep on doing em all. With goodness mixed in, of course ).

Time flies? Say it not so, time stays we go.

catalinamoon
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4 posted 2000-09-16 09:09 PM


Well, this title grabbed me and pulled me right in to the poem! Have to agree with you here, how can something so good be a sin? I refuse to believe it.  LOL
Peace
catalinamoon

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