Frozen road movie
As the rigs they were crawling down the Chespton Row Reggae music blaring from the monster speakers We remembered Bob Marley and his gentle words Everything’s gonna be all right, and we cried and we laughed Joy is like rum, it needs the right mix with the pain Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 […]
Keeping an eye for tidal waves to come A London mariner stands on the deck London is an island in an island Everything will come from the sea The Normans the Danes and the “who knows” Would it be so different if it was the Caribbean ? Photo Hugh Ardoin The Urban Landscapes Gallery
This couple has been coming every year to masquerade The man waving a flag in a most expert manner The woman holds the bottle, while keeping tabs on him Now it is water, it used to be different We grow wise in time as long as we survive Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 […]
The beautiful differences beer or chocolate Black girls splattered with chocolate A soft remake of the masquerade molasses The old emancipation tradition White fashionista holding her ice-cold beer Participants or spectators, that is the question Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
Sitting with a large stock of ice and Coca Cola as the days narrows The street vendor relies on the weather to bring harried customers with the gringo fever Slowly edging out the traditional Maté the soft sugary bubbly drink is here to stay Even the road signs carry the iconic name the hundred years […]
Young black beauty parading in disguise Wrapped in a thin veil that can’t hide her smile So does life come at us when we smile Sweet and nonchalant, in a colorful guise We can walk, run or dance along the road The end is always the same What is important is the way we see […]
A street vendor offers inflatable dreams Shapes of water to come in many colors The fantasy of the amphibian origins Rubbery and sleek awaiting the last puncture Will the latex save you from your impending deluge ? Photo Hugh Ardoin The Americas Gallery
Two young Divas as close as you can get to their birthday suit Carrying large water bottles lest they set the streets on fire From wrecking balls to bumper stickers, masquerade drops the mask Next thing we may expect is for the earth to split open releasing winged devils To offer the Divas free drinks […]
Strolling down Chepstow undressed-up from head to toe The Huntresses look out for the fair game as they hold a licence to kill Lightly concealed weapons primed and ready offer two deaths for the price of one Sharpshooter beauty has you in their sights, if you’re lucky… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival […]
The nymphs of evening and golden light softly dance on the street Scantily clothed like soft fruits peeled under Argus’s hundred eyes The beholder’s sweet agony at the gates of the legendary garden Waving and weaving figures suggest mythological memories We are given so many more slow deaths than we have lives to offer Photo […]