Estates of Emergency
A cult of wheeled angels to replace the winged ones Rebellion needs knuckleheads and symbols of an inglorious past Lest we forget what the torches and black white red flags parades brought No harm is meant by the many, but ignorance of history is a slippery slope When Ministers of state in Germany hold torch-lit […]
The dire times our brave leaders have steered us in From one fear of Charybdis to that of Scylla Social distancing in a double decker society Down to the festive menu distance keeps its values So we are deemed jolly and spoilt Caviar and lobster can wait… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency Gallery
A prayer, a riddle, a warning or a resolution Or just a wish to keep this New Year clean It evokes the hopes we entrust to the new Pretending to ignore the burdens of our past Progress comes from acknowledgement of our past mistakes Wallowing in the laurels of our Pyrrhic victories is the other […]
I wish you all viewers and friends a Happy New Year A new year would not be complete without the good resolutions I found the 2022 motto at the back of the statue’s pedestal Of the Bomber Command Monument in Green Park Words of Pericles (495 – 429 BC) about Freedom Bombing may not seem the […]
First Strike over Paddington station View from an empty hotel room The little bear has left in a hurry There’s only me to bear with me at the window sill And the planes drawing crazy runes in the darkening skies The blitz from the past is no match for today’s fears Probably because new generations […]
Deserted high streets at the low ebb of the tides of fear London Souvenirs of the Twenties are just garbled memories And the wry humor of Bowen and Blackmore May wrench a smile from the rare passerby Who dares to venture in the dangerous outdoors Photo Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency Gallery
Someone else’s Trafalgar The other side of a Victory Young beauty in riot gear participates actively At an anti-lockdown demonstration in London Hands off our future finds its illustration The purpose of protest is to attract public attention Understandably… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency Gallery
Send the memes to stem the tidal next wave of anthropocentrism We have so many talents that we don’t know which one to choose While our tomorrows are being decided at the Great Reset’s Ouija boards I mean no harm to the gentle llamas They just happened to cross the Conquistador’s path Photo Hugh Ardoin […]
Send the memes before it is too late We are in a state of general penury Thanks to the effing statistical folly As we run out of wisdom, we must spread it thin The Select Committee of Official Wisdom has decided That intelligence will be replaced by artificial intelligence And the New Year will be […]
Beyond the perspective of prosperity around the corner We are threatened with lockdown and consequences But the homeless have long hit the yellow brick road What alternative are we offered beyond collective ruin Exciting opportunities under the blind eye of the Great Reset Out of stock, I presume… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency […]