Cornucopia
A new world of ordinary sufferings As the age of cornucopia closes its eyes Religions are built on fears The power games of the happy or less happy few Playing their hands with pawns to sit on the throne Dreams of immortality at the top And mere survival at the bottom But what sits on […]
Stalls crumbling under an avalanche of fruit and greens The Garden of Eden’s open gates and a wireless social network Seen from the Western colonial pedestal, Africa was the beggar in rags Now they enjoy the freedom and the food that Europeans queue for Imagine Southbound boatloads of asylum-seekers crossing the Mediterranean As The Book […]
Cycle and re-cycle like some flawed magic trick Rubbish heaps grow into mountains, cable cars rise to new heights The dismal skylines of a runaway cornucopia consumer society Packed in airtight containers and shipped to economic colonies Symbolic ride from East India on the Emirates Meridian Line Photo Hugh Ardoin The Urban Landscapes Gallery
Every year, nature provides its recurring sweet manna At the very gates of the Eden Garden Along the edge of the infinite sand waves Under the shade of a roadside tree The gatherers sell their catch of the day The bright yellow fish from the trees A cornucopia of golden mango, the forbidden fruit Photo […]