the worst thing i’ve ever done is want it too bad
i was talking to a moth
the other evening
he was trying to break into
an electric lightbulb
and fry himself on the wires
why do you fellows
pull this stunt i asked him
because it is the conventional
thing for moths or why
if that had been an uncovered
candle instead of an electric
light bulb you would
now be an unsightly cinder
have you no sense
plenty of it he answered
but at times we get tired
of using it
we get bored with the routine
and crave beauty
and excitement
fire is beautiful
and we know that if we get
too close it will kill us
but what does that matter
it is better to be happy
for a moment
and be burned up with beauty
than to live a long time
and be bored all the while
so we wad up all our life
into one little roll
and then we shoot the roll
that is what life is for
it is better to be a part of beauty
for one instant and then cease to
exist than to exist forever
and never be a part of beauty
our attitude toward life
is easy come easy go
we are like human beings
used to be before they became
too civilised to enjoy themselves
and before i could argue him
out of his philosophy
he went and immolated himself
on a patent cigar lighter
i do not agree with him
myself i would rather have
half the happiness and twice
the longevity
but at the same time i wish
there was something i wanted
as badly as he wanted to fry himself
the lesson of the moth by archy (1927) by Don Marquis
I, Tonya (2017) by Craig Gillespie
Macbeth (c1606) by William Shakespeare i’m
The Fallen Angel (1847) by Alexandre Cabanel | The Kiss (1882) by Auguste Rodin
Ozymandias (1818) by Percy Bysshe Shelley
The Lament of Icarus (1898) by Herbert James Draper | The Unfortunate Gregor Samsa (2012) by Rich Johnson
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Desafio das Décadas - Parte 11
Sejam bem vindos à década de 1900
Tivemos algumas mudanças na família e na casa de acordo com a nova década
Era uma primavera gelada, com resquícios do que foi o inverno da década anterior.
E a família estava mais do que pronta para a Era Eduardiana, principalmente com a chegada de luz elétrica e encanamentos dentro de casa.
Os jovens noivos, Josephine e Alexandre Caixão ainda continuavam o seu cortejo, faltavam apenas poucos anos para serem oficialmente um casal.
Elizabeth também completou trinta anos e os anos foram gentis para a matriarca da família, pois estava cada dia mais bela!
Com os filhos crescidos, ela tinha mais tempo para aprender novos hobbies, como fazer arranjos, dos quais ela enfeitava a casa.
Laura Caixão e Elizabeth também se aproximaram mais, afinal logo seriam parentes, pela união dos filhos.
Que por falar em casamento, Josephine agora era uma moça e Alexandre começou a ter interesse em sua noiva.
O cortejo continuaria até o fim da primavera.
James e Elizabeth não podiam estar mais felizes, tudo estava indo muito bem nesse começo de Década!
Continua...
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