Notting Hill Carnival 2019
A bright smile will make you walk the line Like an aircraft coming to roost on a faraway airport Will eagerly pursue the bright lights of the ‘follow-me’ van Next steps, the bridge and the lounge, then the jet-lag Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
Almost one year ago and the memories will not fade But the threat of cancellation is still announced Let’s just hope for some spontaneous happening That Chepstow will live again even if we have to run Chased by the zealots and the baton-wielding fun police Black lives matter, they survived against all odds Thanks to […]
The feeding time is for the body Beautiful bodies get the burger And brothers, food for the soul Love is a blind mind with a hungry heart Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery
In a red outfit and golden hair, the little red riding hood from one fairy tale to an other, Goldilocks looking for a teddy-bear Hiding in plain view behind oversize glam spectacles A refrained smile and a beckoning stare Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
Gods and Goddesses love the pagan celebrations It reminds them when they were mere mortals The twists of fate are the legend’s plot Carnival may not survive the absurd distancing The zealots and the bigots may win this round They are no more than specks in the face of history Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting […]
Beauties rule the street as the masquerade rolls on Huntresses on their best from head to toe Flaunting their unfair advantage with bows and arrows And the wounded beast begs for a fatal blow So the suffering may end as they drag the trophy home Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery Remastered […]
Revelers stop to drink as the street gets darker Under the crowd effect it even looks narrower They keep milling around, drinking and singing The happy hour is going to last all night… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
The camera catches the instant emotions on the faces They run like ripples on the tranquil face of a lake When a stone breaks the mirror and sinks below It leaves circles like a call for help that’ll go like an SOS It is the same with faces, they send silent secret signals Waiting for […]
In the purest Masquerade tradition Two fit guys properly daubed in molasses Wearing the ‘Jab’ horns, parading their abs So we know now which side the devil is on And so do all the girls around… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
Parading the tight bodies for the sake of stardom Space cadets and bemedalled veterans alike Run the Chepstow gauntlet in a minimal apparel Knowing that the best defence lies in the attack Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery