CAVES OF TEMPTATION
I stare out at the gathering mist
as on the radio tubular bells are peeling,
an insistent beat of persistent encouragement.
children's voices stripped of guile
Christmas will soon be here .
A red carpet unfolds
while the lurching crowds obey
a ritual newer than recorded time.
Pin spots reveal the message
in the caves of temptation.
raypool
Tue 15th Dec 2015 20:05
Thanks Stu for your interest on this. Pretty much the incongruity of weather in consideration of the image that Christmas espouses, and constant radio music in its honour . all to jazz up the expectation of present buying etc (the red carpet) and the caves are simply the shops. All pretty dysfunctional stuff!! cheers Ray