Rhinestones
Young beauty in golden mail spinning on Chepstow With shiny rhinestones embedded in her brow Pulling her tongue and holding her camera phone Just to prove that the revolution can be televised Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
Anonymous Dominican under a cobalt blue arctic sky Parading under a rhinestone mask with the Sisserou parrot Assorted home made beautiful mug and purple feathers Storing the colors of sunshine for the wintry days Towing the tropical islands to the safe haven of our best memories To fight the Sunday roast and Yorkshire pudding ennui […]
Perched on the sidelines like a flock of hummingbirds Performers take a short rest before restarting the show Ruffling their feathers, polishing the rhinestones of their crowns Bodies oiled like sleek machines waiting for the action Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery
The angler throws a line to catch the glittering gold fish Attracted by the flash of a rhinestone the feather of the lure Young swimmers call the aspiring sinners, like distant mermaids To catch their victims in fishnet stockings and drag them down into the deep Hear them sing, hear them wail Photo Hugh Ardoin […]
The music rigs inch their way along Chepstow, booming and blaring Frenzied crowds mill around as the showgirls swiftly cut their way They are trailed by a wake of white feathers like stratospheric ships Wearing a few inches of cloth and rivers of rhinestones Like mermaids in this human sea, they will lure the homesick […]