Temptation in the Desert
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By Rich Tassinari
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Temptation in the Desert
The desert burns each tired limb,
Temptation at the temple rim,
A kingdom offered on a whim,
The devil plays the desert test Rich Tassinari 5/30/14
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Submitted: Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Last Updated: Thursday, February 19, 2015
About the Poet
Husband, father, grandfather, and each title is my joy. As a youth, poetry was a means to express the inexpressable. I was attracted to (and still am) the beauty and brevity of verse. All flows out from God, and like a proper prayer, can flow back.
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