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The Ghost of Season greetings 2023 Buy your lotto tickets now The plate or the car Whichever is dearer Dreams are no longer free… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Fast and Curious Gallery
The beauty and the mini-beast I suppose they call it a lap dog of luxury Will get a raincoat from Burberry For the dog days of summer never last They say the winter will be cold… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery
Shots from a boring nostalgic weekend Lovely Rita Meter Maid was here Faster than the London pigeons Dropped a note on the Little Red Riding Hood She had a ticket to ride I presume… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Fast and Curious Gallery
Life goes on in the post-pandemic London New talents emerge on every street If you only have a phone to record the ephemeral They’ll call you the selfie hero of the mega-verse If you’re young with a big camera they call you paparazzi But if you look old enough, they’ll say how are you Mr […]
Garden of Eden lost and found on a London street Imagine a bronze-skinned nude goddess appearance With a flute, a snake and a golden fruit An attempt at a virgin paradise without credentials Originally imagined by Henri Rousseau Daydreaming from his excise desk Photo Hugh Ardoin The Urban Landscapes Gallery
The zebra got really crossed last night Now it is looking for a new job Perhaps peeping post in a CCTV flying squad Registering detailed inventories ”à la Prévert” Of the clutter that dwells deep at the bottom of a girl’s purse Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery
Dancing in the nude While the elephants roam the room The definition of a battlefield Where love fights time to the death The mutually assured destruction theory… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Street Level Gallery
Early morning strolls bring new friends At the juncture of night and day The dwellers of the opposite sides will meet And we wonder as they wander across our path Why did it take us so long ? Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery
Behind the golden rope partition The veepees celebrate another day Enjoying another red carpet champagne brunch A celebration of the lasting Londoning tradition The spirit of the Kinks’ 1966 amazing hit ‘Sunny Afternoon’ is still alive Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery