Category: halloween

  • Danse Macabre 2021

    Danse Macabre 2021

    ALL HALLOWS EVE enchanted darkA stroll I took in chillTo see the children on their larkAnd thus a pipe to kill The sunset orange watching passAnd night on coming strongWhen deep from Mission hill and grassI heard a haunted song Then followed I this tunèd curseUntil I found the sourceAnd deep beneath Dolores firsI saw…

  • The Mask of Halloween

    NB: I edit and repost this essay most every year, I know. Archive has this going back to at least 2006, although it says there that I was reposting it again, so, at least 2005? Anyway, it’s still good. On the Hill of Tara, seat of the High Kings of Ireland, there is a mound…

  • The Danse Macabre

    All hallows eve enchanted darkA stroll I took in chillTo see the children on their larkAnd thus a pipe to killThe sunset orange watching passAnd night on coming strongWhen deep from Mission hill and grassI heard a haunted songThen followed I this tunèd curseUntil i found the sourceAnd deep beneath Dolores firsI saw a morbid…