After dark

The Electricity Fairy Times

The Electricity Fairy Times

3rd August 2024 by Hugh Ardoin
We'll cross the bridge when we come to it The commando motto still rings in my head Riding the haphazard Gatwick Express late at night Crossing the River Thames next to Chelsea ...
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The Battle Of Shadows And Lights

The Battle Of Shadows And Lights

2nd April 2024 by Hugh Ardoin
Shooting along the London Banks Wandering in the streets before first light Through a city still in suspended animation  The flow of light comes out of the windows As the sun ...
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While The London Eye Sleeps

While The London Eye Sleeps

25th March 2024 by Hugh Ardoin
I chase the nascent lights in my nightly wanderings From dew point to the point of dawn From the Mayfair maze to Southbank and Tower Bridge HMS Belfast a sleeping warrior no lo...
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Nature Playing With Pencils

Nature Playing With Pencils

22nd March 2024 by Hugh Ardoin
We run out of words as we watch the show But Mother Nature never runs out of colors All we have to do is put down our smartphones Walk outside and open our very eyes It all com...
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Serpentine Story

Serpentine Story

18th March 2024 by Hugh Ardoin
Should we speak of the colors of the night The mystery that shrouds the London Serpentine That snakes between Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens What creatures lurk in the shallow...
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Predawn On A London Alley

Predawn On A London Alley

16th March 2024 by Hugh Ardoin
Last night's bonfires have not yet been fully snuffed While the sky turns from a jet black naught to fifty shades of blue A tree desperately clings to the clouds to tell his stor...
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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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