Rum
Marching down Chepstow like an army of stragglers The dazed troops of Soca show signs of battle fatigue Rum is a friend and foe while weed is a smokescreen While music booms like the big guns of a battery And the helmet-wearer is still alive… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
Three girls on a special mission, very serious about fun In next to no time, they will wring a smile and confession From any innocent soul that falls at their hands No waterboarding required, rum does it much better Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
Like a traffic jam, where girls follow bumper to bumper Or is it the music from Jam-rock that takes you to this cloud And the perfumes of the weed, the salt and sugar of the rum The diva’s assault, wave after wave leave you for dead or no better Like they say in Waste-minister, “in […]
On the lookout for the usual suspects Sweet Soca police ya no puede caminar, Porque no tiene, porque le falta Ron & Coca-Cola Here we are, temporarily lost in Chepstow Thirsty for the elusive Wray & His Nephews spirit Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
Dreams of a hungry “Robinson Cursoe” castaway on a “dessert island” One sweet girl for each day of the week, except for Friday thanks to Defoe Flying their own colors Jamaica, Dominican Republic Dominica Grenada Rum to chocolate skin-tones blessed by sun, the sea and the tropical spirits Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2018 […]
Sometimes silence is more powerful than words The delight of the eyes is the soft music of a heartbeat Somewhere deep in the African jungle the drums are calling They call for the rituals and the dance around the bonfire The pombe goes to the head and the rum takes you away Memory is a […]