Venice Beach
October 3, 2010
I love October. Dios de los muertos. Hallowe’en. Fairs and carnivals and amusement parks. Oktoberfest. Oranges. Reds. Yellows. Blacks. Fire. Embers. Ash. The smells of sweet sugar mixed with the spices of the earth: wood, trees, leaves, bark, dirt and rocks… hot glazed from the summer sun cooling from the impending autumn winds…. and in a snap, the cold of winter preserving every bit of memory forged by October. A Full Moon. A Blue Moon. A Black Moon. Native American Music from all tribes. African rhythms and chants. Folklore and mythical tales. These are the things that nail my heart to October. It’s a soothing piercing sensation to have your heart nailed by October. (Originally posted 2006)