By; Yvette Ramirez

 Born December 4, 1875 in Prague  Called Sophia and forced to wear dresses until five  Was placed in the military school: St. Pölten and Mahrisch-Weisskirchenn, then transferred over to a German preparatory school  Leben und Leider  Charles University  Left university and traveled to Munich  Worked and was friends with Auguste Rodin  Spent much of his life travelling: Italy, Spain, France, Egypt, etc.  Moved back to Munich during WWI  Died December 29, 1926 in Switzerland

 Created the “Object Poem”- described material objects in his poetry  The love/connection between a man and a woman  Religion  During the time of WWI: despair and loss

The future: time's excuse to frighten us; too vast a project, too large a morsel for the heart's mouth. Future, who won't wait for you? Everyone is going there. It suffices you to deepen the absence that we are.

 The unknown scares every one  depicts the idea that the future is too large to predict, control, or comprehend  Why is this part posed as a question? -Is it sarcasm? Everyone is going, and when tomorrow comes you’ll be there anyway. Will we move with time or stay in the past because it’s what we know?  The future continues, the present grows, memories deepen, and a little more of us is gone everyday, -the more you know the more you understand how much you don’t know The future: time's excuse to frighten us; too vast a project, too large a morsel for the heart's mouth. Future, who won't wait for you? Everyone is going there. It suffices you to deepen the absence that we are.