Hope
Canned humans on delivery The golden age of Deliveroo and consorts Expendable and exploited in a shrinking dream Ferried across the river back to the tower dorms Hope is hiding under the altars of the new social media churches I shall indulge in my private double decker fantasy for now… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Night […]
Hope is a work in progress Joy is a fond memory Under the protection of a thick glass pane Joy under construction spent before completion Such is our endless quest for the ordinary Grail Spending our precious time in the mundane chores Art by Alex Berry in Fortnum & Mason Christmas window Photo Hugh Ardoin […]
The future walks by the past holding hands Who knows who controls what The young ones unaware Of the fate that the older weave But hope is always greater than fear And they may dare where we falter Some animals are more equal We must learn or lose Photo Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency […]
One in twenty million a solitary bi-cyclist rides Across giant avenues and flowing machines But in the end the crossing is just a lonely matter A symbol of life’s voyage, the single journey with no return Hope has wheels, hope has wings, then you meet the ferryman Photo Hugh Ardoin The Galleries