Halloween
Meeting the fairies point blank We are now warned about the dangers of living No more fun about fear, it has become a state monopoly So long to the pagan stuff like Halloween and Santa Claus And ,God forbid, no more Guy Fawkes and his Parliament lore… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Galleries
Costumed performers at a Halloween promotion The prom got goth and the pagans go marketing on the streets Gods and demons are put to work in the merchandise sweat shops Calendars carefully sprinkled with celebration spending opportunities They used to say cash is King, but credit is today’s Emperor Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery
Carnival it is the watermelon and coconut celebration As for the heathen, the pumpkin king is Halloween’s idol Here, it looks like the changing seasons register our passing of time Meanwhile in this wide and wild area between Cancer and Capricorn The tropics live even days and nights at the rhythm of hurricane and monsoon […]