Snake
Under a bright sky dotted by scattered cumuli The road to go to Togo stretches like a grey snake The treacherous serpent that will coil and strike In an instant of blindness the flash of a crash We know that one day we will die, but on the others we will not… Photo Hugh Ardoin […]
Like the eponymous apple the ‘”Pink Lady” From the garden garden guarded by the Hesperides, nymphs of the evening A blissful legendary garden in the Atlas mountains where grows the sacred tree Bearing the apples of joy and discord that no one should ever touch or eat Legends are a changing tree where the dragon […]
The morning fogs dissipate slowly in the morning sun The sheds stand as corrugated as ever in their stark nakedness The bright semis are here to promote the benefits of consumerism They vaunt a fair trade like the monk-soldiers forced their faith on the colonies The dream locks horns with the illusion no more forever […]
As the revelers scatter down the hill Girls pose for a quick melancholic picture Bright colors spill out of the of the flags They reflect in the eyes like faraway islands In the hazing of loud music and strong spirits Carnival is like a monster swallowing the crowds The Geryon of Dante’s Inferno Hugh Ardoin […]