Fears
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
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 […]
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