Like the cold andĀ beautiful heroine Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac
Leaning from the height of her balcony listening to the prose of her pretenders
Discarding hearts one after the other like tin soldiers, they are whole army here below
The story will follow theĀ course of its passionate whims like a rushing river
And the words written by the Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870 French author of black origin)
Spilled over the paper and flooded my eyes with their emotion
Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery