The Thief  

In the sweetness of your palm
You have grasped the bitterness
Of your folly.

The Idiot Girl

My idiot child
You shall never desire
Your future nights.

The Good Man

Why did you embrace death
With no refusal
What kingdoms were promised ?

The Moth 

Oh slight creature
You will fly into the flame
I have set for you.

Based on the crimes of the murderer Vassili Merkouloff as noted in the autobiographical sketches of the Russian writer Gorky.The case was described to Gorky by the judge L N Sviatoukhin.