Fairies
Meeting the fairies point blank We are now warned about the dangers of living No more fun about fear, it has become a state monopoly So long to the pagan stuff like Halloween and Santa Claus And ,God forbid, no more Guy Fawkes and his Parliament lore… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Galleries
Step aside here they come, the fun squad is serious about glee Man-sized Tinkerbell fairies ready to quell any sad spell They can beat a sad face into a smile in a matter of seconds They are the juggernaut of Carnival, the enforcers of happiness Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery
Strolling on Chepstow, casting his nets to catch glittery fish Joe Cool behind shades and under Stetson the invisible-visible man Cutting through the crowds scanning behind his North Korean Ray-Bans Carnival is the sweet battlefield where fairies search for the lost souls Hugh Ardoin Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery