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A young black beauty offers a lethal smile In a divinely arranged seduction attire Her denim tells that she fought fiercer tigers before And the perfect golden shoulder blades Invite both the feverish kiss and the generous tithe Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery
Shooting from the sidelines Capturing the candy and the candid The minutes of self-indulgence and vanity And all that would be consider lesser mortal sins Become overwhelming virtues When blessed by the angel of beauty Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery
Lunchtime at Chepstow food and wine The dingy joint becomes the main attraction Food and beverage are part of Carnival culture To keep the dancers shapely and the twerkers ‘twerky’ Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery
Can we still remember the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965 And MLK like a Christ leading the way to his own sacrifice for justice It looks like we have walked backwards and Alabama swallowed the USA The political correctness and the cancel culture are just grotesque masks To cover a deep rooted prejudice that […]
Still we wonder about this year’s Carnival As the BLM movement searches its own soul The government imposes 1984 grade social diktats Will the black community offer a new surrender Or let the spirit and culture prevail over adversity Claudia Jones Cumberbatch still under the name of a slave owner Fought against racial crimes with […]
Ladies put on their best dress to parade Chepstow street is a finicky judge indeed And the mile long strut downhill is the gauntlet Snubs and the stares will not make any difference Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2016 Carnival Gallery
Not for hire, and not for store Beaming young beauty on the go enjoys the show While she is more than just part of the show The moment of fame along Chepstow Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2016 Carnival Gallery
The window dressing is similar to street art It is free imaginative creative and ephemeral The purpose and constraints are different But they share the mural and temporary nature The single shot at the gawker’s eye Photo Hugh Ardoin The Window Dressing Gallery
The constable is in stable condition But subject a to an irresistible attraction The suspect is under cross examination The mix and match of Carnival Where the impossible may become possible By any means necessary… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2016 Carnival Gallery
The feeding time is for the body Beautiful bodies get the burger And brothers, food for the soul Love is a blind mind with a hungry heart Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery