Battersea
Surrealist pink and blue dawn at Chelsea Bridge The sun has been playing with fire and set the clouds aflame A pink airplane prepares the skies for a bright new day Brave new world full of words ensconced between closed pages While the commuters of the morning shift stay glued to their screens Writing essentially […]
A barge sleeps on the riverbed holding its secret load As the Thames slowly sheds the last drops of the night The morning is made of cold air and mist Winter still sits on the shores biding its time Birds call their bird names and the city stirs The beginning of a new day Rewinding […]
Predawn stroll along the River Thames Looking for the perfect light to fit my mood A romantic setting to to dump my spleen And the tide rose to the brim of my eyes As the rain seeped deep inside to drench my bones And the sky threw a dash of pink between two squalls Photo […]
Harbor view of the London changing scenes A shelter from the storm While the sky rises its towers of clouds Rain will come in squalls or showers And as Bertolt Brecht once said ‘In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times’ Photo Hugh Ardoin […]
Solitary de-confinement on the Battersea banks Young girl appears to enjoy a musical zen moment Imagination is the privilege of the beholder While innocence is a rare commodity In our world of virtual reality Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery
Allegory of the Gates of Hell When our masters will of us dispose We shall be forthwith delivered With last rites and last ride By an appropriate hearse And our shards in a bin…. Photo Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency Gallery
The river shall wash your sorrows away As you look at the sun’s reflection in the windows Dawn comes with the promise of a brand new day But from the threshold of this bright opening You are the sole actor of your own happiness Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery
In the predawn dim light The CCTV slave never sleeps As the waking windows blink their eyes The smell of bacon and toast fills the streets AI is the new Rembrandt night watch To serve and protect as they pretend But they never say whom Photo Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency Gallery
We live in the illusion of our reality While social media and its AI troops Paint their own decor over our eyes Can we understand the mathematics of sight Or are we forever locked in the wrong dimension ? Photo Hugh Ardoin The Urban Landscapes Gallery
The lapis-lazuli moment past sunset On a perfectly windless day at high tide The River Thames is a mirror of golds and indigo In its Christmas tree livery, the Albert bridge Seems in charge of an important connection Between the the shores of Chelsea and Battersea Photo Hugh Ardoin The Night-Shift Gallery