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South Clerk Street

A Poem by Hugh Oliver

A walk into a scenery of strife,With Poverty rife,An exhibit, of ancient ruin, of fractured life,As peoplesimplypassby,None can look directly in it's ..

Rodin

A Poem by Hugh Oliver

Knee on chin, head in handsBalled and roundA mind six feet under groundDesperate DespairIsolated and wrought.Darkened hopeA lengthy ropeA choke, splut..

Absence of Scent and Loss of Sense

A Poem by Hugh Oliver

Even now without her her scent can still sustain me, breathe life into my soul Every minute I endure without her drains me, every hour leaves a ga..

The Greatest and Best

A Poem by Hugh Oliver

Pay Homage to the old Salute the new Bid farewell to the night And greet the day Look at those that did But watch outof..

My little brother

A Poem by Hugh Oliver

Goodnight my little brother,Don't worry I won't turn off the light.Your right to worry, as Mum might have to leave tonight.The light will keep you saf..

My Draw of Dreams

A Poem by Hugh Oliver

Atop a ridge on, High up in wooded mountain canyonsIn an abandoned cabin abound with thicketBehind it only door , Is a room, and in that roomThere is ..

Zenith Dreams

A Poem by Hugh Oliver

To stand up tall; to hold your lineTo dream of a better world more refinedTo reach up to the stars; and still leave them where they ..

The Fountain

A Poem by Hugh Oliver

We were the invincible, We were the future, We lived in the present and we had no past We laughed, hard Like the world was ending and the moment..

Neon Lights on Spanish Nights

A Poem by Hugh Oliver

Amber glows on the verges of roads. A silent buzz of dulled lights and electricity The anticipation of life sprung from nothing A feeling of someth..

Who are we?

A Poem by Hugh Oliver

'We are the books we read, The Fantasies, the histories,The parables and prophetsThe Poem and Pentameter. We are the Music we hear, The Sonnets and..