The crowd rejoice at the Bread and Circus Show While Rome stirs in its irons The Empire has shrunk back to its starting blocks Under a remarkably long rule in a fragile peacetime A balancing works of art in itself Through a flow of temporary clowns… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery
The Iron Dragon is the keeper of the gates While the usual overburdened bike passes through Worlds apart quietly collide, mix and mingle And the Empire grows, like flower in its crystal vase Photo Hugh Ardoin The Galleries