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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories by Alice Dunbar: even for six days."
BY THE BAYOU ST. JOHN
The Bayou St. John slowly makes its dark-hued way through reeds
and rushes, high banks and flat slopes, until it casts itself
into the turbulent bosom of Lake Pontchartrain. It is dark, like
the passionate women of Egypt; placid, like their broad brows;
deep, silent, like their souls. Within its bosom are hidden
romances and stories, such as were sung by minstrels of old.
From the source to the mouth is not far distant, visibly
speaking, but in the life of the bayou a hundred heart-miles
The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories |
