On October 31st
written by: Paula Puolakka
On October 31st, people can be whatever they want to be:
intuition and true feelings are hailed instead of the expectations of
the Christians, the Muslims, and the science-oriented Atheists.
On October 31st, Nature’s supremacy is unquestionable.
The pink buds of summer are gone, and the prickly roses of fall
– thistles – have turned brown and black, lowering their heads before the Lord.
On October 31st, the gateway to Death’s mansion is open.
The season is ruled by Scorpio, and the themes of the celebrations
may give you a hint, why many of the well-known murderers were born in November?
On October 31st, however, Life and Love are also present:
from the ashes of the old world, the trailblazer – Taurus – will arise,
and slowly but surely, he will build a kingdom for Leo, the Master of Hearts.
Paula Puolakka (born August 18, 1982) is a Beat poet, writer, and MA (History of Science and Ideas.) In 2019, The Finnish Reserve Officers' Federation gave her an honorable mention, honoring the academic legacy of Mr. Ludwig Wittgenstein & Mr. Theodore John Kaczynski. In Dec 2020, the PhDs of Tampere University gave her appreciation: her academic article - celebrating her Master's thesis of 2012 and the academic legacy of Mr. Kaczynski & Mr. Wittgenstein - was published by Hybris. In April 2021, Puolakka won the second prize in the "Lahti, the European Green Capital 2021" writing competition. Her story celebrated "Teddy." In Dec, she landed second in the writing contest held by Haloo Maaseutu (monitored by the Centre for Economic Development, Transport, and the Environment.) From Aug 2021 to Feb 2022, Puolakka was the representative of the City of Oulu. Her sixth book came out in Nov 2022. The name of the "limited edition science-art Christmas gift" was Banded Krait: the collection of the acclaimed Beat poems, including her award- and challenge-winning poems (USA, South Africa & Canada, 2019-2022.) A few of them were dedicated to Mr. Kaczynski and Mr. Wittgenstein.
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