Mermaids
London streets are like rivers Colorful fish and the occasional mermaids You either swim in apnea or bring your nitrogen tanks You swim against the tide or let go with the flow Casting the net of your eyes hoping for a miraculous catch But beware of drifting mines and the deep blue bends Photo Hugh […]
Like wandering Ulysses sailing across endless oceans Lost at sea listening to the mermaids’ distant call Lured into Charybdis’ hungry crutches, or was it Scylla Alcohols and smokes have turned the streets into maelstroms Fuelling our irresistible inclination for fatal attractions Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
Ladies put on their best outfits to shine on Carnival days To catch the eye of the bad boys that trawl along the avenues Like schools of glittery mermaids wriggling their assets Who is fish who is the bait, anything goes in love’s catch as catch can Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2017 Carnival […]