Window Dressing
The Rabbit Rage is in the window I imagine it as an ‘extension rebellion’ protest Fuel goes up before the next wave of Rabbit box Self-defeating prophecies in a godless world After rabbit season will come the duck one It usually goes quack… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Window Dressing Gallery
In the old days, I mean my own young ones Saturday Night Special was a cheap .375 Python As seen from the receiver’s end Colt or Smith & Wesson didn’t matter We live in a ‘call of duty’ and sofa heroes world Yet real wars have been going on for seventy years Greed will not […]
Hope is a work in progress Joy is a fond memory Under the protection of a thick glass pane Joy under construction spent before completion Such is our endless quest for the ordinary Grail Spending our precious time in the mundane chores Art by Alex Berry in Fortnum & Mason Christmas window Photo Hugh Ardoin […]
Every night comes with its beasts and dreams As we chase away the spell our bi-solitude And our single self finds company in its own reflection We can’t wait for our breakfast at Tiffany’s With a paper panther for Caturday The lap of utter luxury Who knows if diamonds are forever Like all best friends […]
Time to say Goodnight Old habits die hard We have wishes That in the morning vanish But during the night while we are fast asleep They wander and they prosper As seen in some London window dressing But who wishes joy nowadays ? Ambitions get downsized Photo Hugh Ardoin The Window Dressing Gallery
Looking at the windows of the surviving shops More than just a reflection I see a premonition The impending umpteen wave and collateral lockdown And I wonder what would happen if we replaced the PCR by an IQ test Photo Hugh Ardoin The Estates of Emergency Gallery
The nightly wanderings at the threshold of reality The window dressings offer their reflection Of the new self you would like to be Or is it the irresistible social media pressure To mingle with group you have been assigned to Controlled and organized diversity Photo Hugh Ardoin The Window Dressing Gallery
If you can’t read her lips You may have to learn reading The message is not irrelevant It is about your impending doom You may be a billionaire But you chose the wrong career Photo Hugh Ardoin The Window Dressing Gallery
This more than a writing on the wall And we need no necromancer to tell That as soon as we are born our fate is sealed But in the fantasy of woke and virtual worlds Sophism of science is the art of immortality Photo Hugh Ardoin The Window Dressing Gallery
Wanderings around London and suburbia Some places seem to be out of time’s reach Park View Dinos hairdressing for men Jurassic park haircut for all extinct species Photo Hugh Ardoin The Window Dressing Gallery