Estates of Emergency
The Euro 2020 heats up in 2021 in London Sign Language London Sports Edition Courtesy of Sports Direct, I presume The spirit of sports is in its proof If not fool proof… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency Gallery
Lost in translation, I presume There is this sense of urgency to express aggression A sign of our times of confinement and confusion The photographer is the witness and the messenger Photo Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency Gallery
Wisdom in the litter of the demonstrations Evolution of humanity into a sheepish herd Extinction shall hit us like the lemmings But who will witness the transformation As we hide our faces and fears under paper bags That we call masks… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency Gallery
The Estates of Emergency The freedom to party priority We shall bury our civil rights later Heaven can’t wait for ecstasy Photo Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency Gallery
The colors come as an avalanche Words spill like a flash flood Distant woes find their voice In a dwindling freedom of expression Caveat emptor… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency Gallery
The confinement need not be explained We are all in the same boat so they said But the lessons of Animal Farm were learnt Only row seats available no free seat on London galleys Everybody wants to be a drummer or a whip The solitary solution comes with division Opening the road to the dividers […]
The windows of opportunity peddled by a Great Reset Shrinking freedoms behind closed doors Forsaken promises of a new ersatz normal It is not a jab, it is a stab… Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency Gallery
Passion is what makes us endure the years Whether we were hiding or boiling in rebellion The new cycle of life can be a Harley Davidson But beyond the play of words we should remember The wisdom from the bottom of life’s decanter That echo Charles Bukowski’s famous say “Find what you love and let […]
The Harley aficionados keep on riding The posse of the past parades in Chelsea Beautiful thundering knuckleheads Other prides from other times Not extinct but under threat Remember the WLA 45’s all sirens wailing Nostalgia always looks better on wheels Photo Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency Gallery
The Mechanical age Pegasus The Original Knucklehead Under threat of extinction From the post-pandemic Green New Deal And its vicious electric knife… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency Gallery