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Tis All Hallows Eve
Spooks in the crisp autumn air
Fire and brimstone

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The rain has returned
Bicycles fade from the street
Scarves boots and wool caps

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Friday's become a blur
as we hunker down for Fall
Inspiration dawns

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My apartment's cold
Time to turn on the heaters
New bills to be paid

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Back to stupid work
The days are getting shorter
Autumn fills the air

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It begins again
At least the week will be short
The days follow suit

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The days are waning
We're running out of August
Moving toward Fall

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Still no rain in sight
October's my favorite
Cold dry and sunny

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The sun is shining
A most wonderous autumn
red yellow orange

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Precipitation
Then sunny weather all day
It must be Autumn

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The grey skies return
East Van's new pallid pallete
Smells of smoke and death

Of Zombies and All Hallowed Evenings...

So, Hallowe'een is by far my favorite holiday occurring during my favorite season. There's something about the earlier darkness setting in. The smell of the first wood fires smoldering in family hearths as the cold, still, foggy air wisps and curls around you trying to pierce your clothes. The smell of decaying leaves, shimmering in the sunlight as a bottle rocket whistles across the park, "Pop!" The smell of sulphur and cordite.

Autumn, or Fall, has always appealed to me. The macabre sense of nature as plants die and animals prepare to hibernate. Hallowe'en, it is said, is the one night of the year when the boundaries between the spirit world and the corporeal world are their thinnest. Of course this is complete bullshit, as there are no such things as ghosts, or ghouls, but it sure is fun to dress in our darkest (or sluttiest) and get wasted, and set off pound after pound of explosive fireworks.

In the spirit of the season, I have started a series of Zombie Portraits. My love (hate) of the Zombie is boundless and I search out Zombie film and literature almost religiously.

You can see an example at the top of the post, That's the lovely Violet Dear whose blog Madness and Beauty is just amazing. If you'd like to see more Zombies or other cool art click here to go to my website where you'll find a selection of the Undead just waiting for you.

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I also do custom portraits, band pictures and posters, so if you need work done message me! I'm fast, professional, and inexpensive...

Cheers,

Willie

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This morning coffee
Puts me in the perfect mood
Bright crisp autumn morn'

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Days first light comes late
In the cool crisp morning air
Autumn conquers all

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Victoria bound
Caught an afternoon ferry
Beautiful Fall Day

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Wet days and cool nights
Light the way toward autumn
Death always prevails

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Slept in nice and late
Just because i knew i could
The rain has returned

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Hot days and cool nights
As summer's end approaches
Sober as a fox

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Hallowe'en draws near
Autmun nights both crisp and sweet
This year is fading

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As September wanes
The air begins to cool down
Golden leaves falling