| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Several Works by Edgar Allan Poe: And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming
And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadows on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted--nevermore!
The Masque of the Red Death
by Edgar Allan Poe
October, 1997 [Etext #1064]*
The Masque of the Red Death
The "Red Death" had long devastated the country. No
pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous. Blood was its
Avatar and its seal--the redness and the horror of blood. There were
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Light of Western Stars by Zane Grey: She heared Stewart close behind, starting little avalanches that
kept rolling on Majesty's fetlocks. She feared his legs might he
cut or bruised, for some of the stones cracked by and went
rattling down the slope. At length the clouds of dust thinned and
Madeline saw the others before her ride out upon a level. Soon
she was down, and Stewart also.
Here there was a delay, occasioned by Stewart changing Dorothy
from his horse to her own. This struck Madeline as being
singular, and made her thoughtful. In fact, the alert, quiet
manner of all the cowboys was not reassuring. As they resumed
the ride it was noticeable that Nels and Nick were far in
The Light of Western Stars |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Blake: And we cannot go to sleep;
Besides, in the sky the little birds fly,
And the hills are all covered with sheep.'
'Well, well, go and play till the light fades away,
And then go home to bed.'
The little ones leaped, and shouted, and laughed,
And all the hills echoed.
INFANT JOY
'I have no name;
I am but two days old.'
What shall I call thee?
Songs of Innocence and Experience |
