A MAN FEARED
A man feared that he might find an assassin;
Another that he might find a victim.
One was more wise than the other.
In the Desert
In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, “Is it good, friend?”
“It is bitter—bitter,” he answered;
“But I like it
“Because it is bitter,
“And because it is my heart.
Stichwörter: poetry heart bitterness
When it occurs to a man that nature does not regard him as important, and that she feels she would not maim the universe by disposing of him, he at first wishes to throw bricks at the temple, and he hates deeply the fact that there are no bricks and no temples.
Stephen CraneStichwörter: existence mankind naturalism
One viewed the existence of man then as a marvel, and conceded a glamour of wonder to these lice which were caused to cling to a whirling, fire-smote, ice-locked, disease-stricken, space-lost bulb.
Stephen CraneStichwörter: the-blue-hotel
A Man Said to the Universe
A man said to the universe:
“Sir, I exist!”
“However,” replied the universe,
“The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation.
Stichwörter: existence poetry purpose universe meaning
If I am going to be drowned—if I am going to be drowned—if I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and trees?
Stephen CraneStichwörter: life purpose meaning spirituality
Half of tradition is a lie.
Stephen CraneMother, whose heart hung humble as a button the bright splendid shroud of your son,
Do not weep.
War is kind.
There were many who went in huddled procession,
They knew not wither,
But, at any rate, success or calamity
Would attend all in equality.
There was one who sought a new road,
He went into direful thickets,
And ultimately he died thus, alone;
But they said he had courage.
Stichwörter: inspirational
Perhaps an individual must consider his own death to be the final phenomenon of nature.
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