Piccadilly
Riders in a rainless storm Saturday Night Fever In Style The giant Trojan white trike With hundreds of horses within Gliding past a bemused crowd Photo Hugh Ardoin The Fast and Curious Gallery
We shed the feathers of our magic childhood Like molting birds now unable to fly Wingless grounded creatures walking the line We only cross the Rubicons we have Keeping clear of the pavement lines We are children locked in an ageing shell A beauty passes before our eyes Clocks will stop their race for a […]
We live in a wonderful zombie world Young beauties walking blind on tether Make eye contact lest they bump into the blighter Love my blighter role as all roads lead to Rome Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery
The clash of civilizations seen from a pedestal Greek mythology meets the Zen art of archery Agincourt was about the loss of the middle finger Say it with red roses In war as in love all is fair… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Urban Landscapes Gallery
Smoking red roses for sale If your love is so hot Shell out a few quid To show your belle Your heart is no cheap Don’t blame it on inflation Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery
A great bright red riding hood Bumper to bumper on Piccadilly A 1959 Cadillac Eldorado in its pristine splendor Gas guzzlers will never die… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Fast and Curious Gallery
A head-turning drophead runaway joyride While the writing is on the bus Escapees go speeding up Regent Street Straight into the circus To shake awake a sleepy Eros Lights, camera, action… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery
Lovely lonely lady in a bright blue hat Enjoying her happy hour while it lasts Deep carmine elixir with a long straw Must be some sweet exotic poison To dispel the ennui of the daisy chain of days With its long cohort of uninspired candidates… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery
From the right corner of Hyde Park To the Circus where Eros rules There is just a mile or so Under the alias of Piccadilly But this short distance becomes the scene Where Saturday nights set their dog and pony show Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery
Queens for a day parading Union Jack unfurled Jubilant crowds celebrate Traditional values not dead yet Future always grows from the past Wrong or right history is a people’s identity Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery