| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Life of the Spider by J. Henri Fabre: utter astonishment, the contents of the chamber are a kernel of
earthy matters, as though the muddy rain-water had been allowed to
soak through. Put aside that idea, says the satin wall, which
itself is perfectly clean inside. It is most certainly the
mother's doing, a deliberate piece of work, executed with minute
care. The grains of sand are stuck together with a cement of silk;
and the whole resists the pressure of the fingers.
If we continue to unshell the kernel, we find, below this mineral
layer, a last silken tunic that forms a globe around the brood. No
sooner do we tear this final covering than the frightened little
ones run away and scatter with an agility that is singular at this
The Life of the Spider |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Three Taverns by Edwin Arlington Robinson: I was to be the simple one, as always,
And this was all for me." She stared again
Over among the trees where Lazarus,
Who seemed to be a man who was not there,
Might have been one more shadow among shadows,
If she had not remembered. Then she felt
The cool calm hands of Mary on her face,
And shivered, wondering if such hands were real.
"The Master loved you as He loved us all,
Martha; and you are saying only things
That children say when they have had no sleep.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Salome by Oscar Wilde: comme du vin qu'on a colore avec de l'eau. J'ai des topazes jaunes
comme les yeux des tigres, et des topazes roses comme les yeux des
pigeons, et des topazes vertes comme les yeux des chats. J'ai des
opales qui brulent toujours avec une flamme qui est tres froide, des
opales qui attristent les esprits et ont peur des tenebres. J'ai
des onyx semblables aux prunelles d'une morte. J'ai des selenites
qui changent quand la lune change et deviennent pales quand elles
voient le soleil. J'ai des saphirs grands comme des oeufs et bleus
comme des fleurs bleues. La mer erre dedans, et la lune ne vient
jamais troubler le bleu de ses flots. J'ai des chrysolithes et des
beryls, j'ai des chrysoprases et des rubis, j'ai des sardonyx et des
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