Flow
The flow grows in the lens like a flash-flood At the last moment they will swerve to avoid collision Reeling like a ship riding the waves in a storm The finger on the trigger ready for the catch.. Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
A smile is a quarter cut from the Moon, like the Cheshire cat grin Three aspiring graces pose for the camera performing the regular smile And at this very moment they are the embodiment of their dreams We live in a flow of images that have replaced the clocks Time is measured by the posting, […]
The old Niamey bridge spreads like a tired Hercules over River Niger The lazy brown river slowly flows through deserts, it brings little sediment Traffic is heavy all day, at night the big lorries rumble past like ancient caravans Long hauls driving deep into the heart of Africa coming from the sea, hundreds of miles away […]
Standing against the flow of the revelers, snapping portraits Catching the spirit as the mood comes from the sidelines, a trickle of the trifle An anchor still clinging to reality against a drifting dream ready to run amok A couple passes by, holding their beer cans like a compass, the flash of a tired glance […]