Night-Shifts

Flavors Of A Chinese New Year

Flavors Of A Chinese New Year

23rd March 2024 by Hugh Ardoin
Preparations for the Year of the Wood Dragon At the famous London Chinatown As lanterns are unpacked and hung high Dragons get scarce on local markets... Photos and Ramblings b...
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Twilight On The Eastern Side

Twilight On The Eastern Side

21st March 2024 by Hugh Ardoin
Twilight runs the show At the Eastern border of Soho We'll cross the silk road as we go Chinatown here we come ! The sunlights slowly fade away Leaving the scene for the risi...
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Londoner Nights

Londoner Nights

18th March 2024 by Hugh Ardoin
Rainy nights are best for wanderers It's like a walk through a kaleidoscope Regardless of season every girl you see Is a shining Christmas tree dangling with charms Raindrops t...
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Chinatown Midwinter Dream

Chinatown Midwinter Dream

3rd March 2024 by Hugh Ardoin
How many New Years must a man celebrate To make this resolutions good The definition my friend Is blowing in the wind... A midwinter dream An apparition Between Soho and Chin...
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Life Is A Postcard

Life Is A Postcard

3rd March 2024 by Hugh Ardoin
All night long The sky has been sprinkling stars Over the water and the windows To make city lights bloom And when dawn finally comes I look at the empty sky Where some plane...
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Red Guard In Chinatown

Red Guard In Chinatown

3rd March 2024 by Hugh Ardoin
Neon lights break the darkness in shards Silent jack-hammers in our heads And dreams are banging at the door They can't wait to become mares While huge fires are raging inside ...
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A Serpentine Searchlight

A Serpentine Searchlight

3rd March 2024 by Hugh Ardoin
Lonely runner scanning the night along the Serpentine Like Soubise looking for his lost soldiers in the dark Like a wave under a ship's bow The obscure shroud is sliced To clos...
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