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Like Ice in Summer

A Poem by The Hampstead Poet

Like ice in summeryour hand is cold in sunny heat, and pale as a drift of snow.Translucent skin, so thin,That I can see the veins below.Your pulse run..

For Memories Forged Long Ago

A Poem by The Hampstead Poet

Oh! What an absence, aching thatI feel for places I have beenfor memories forged long agoand faces no more seen.I stand stock still among grey streets..

A False Venus

A Poem by The Hampstead Poet

This must be loveIt’s nothing like you said it was, and yet, I am so sureI’m young, maybe, naive? It’s trueand yet I think I’v..

Face the Raven

A Poem by The Hampstead Poet

Close your eyesBreathe in this moment for all it's worthRemember the taste of the airthe soothing blankness of the night skypinpricks of stars glowing..

129 in Paris

A Poem by The Hampstead Poet

In remembrance of those killed in the Paris Attacks, tonight I mourn. #peaceforparis

The Coffee Shop

A Poem by The Hampstead Poet

Steamy air and porcelain ivory mugs lined stout and uniformDark teak panels line this hub like marble slabsupon a templeFor within these low tables, h..

A Grave of My Own Making

A Poem by The Hampstead Poet

Here I sit alone withinA grave of my own makingI dug with my spite and my liesMy family forsakenOh! What a bitter irony to have but just achievedThe v..

Darling

A Poem by The Hampstead Poet

When my eyes meet yours and we are one but for a momentWhen your face falls when you think not another weary soul can seeWhen you let go and give into..

The End of Innocence

A Poem by The Hampstead Poet

Is it OK to say that I'm lost?Take me home now, Mum, take me home'Cause these legs won't carry me any moreAnd I'm weary of spirit and boneDon't you th..

Prove Me Wrong

A Poem by The Hampstead Poet

Who told you life was easy?Who told you life was fair?Why do you think that you deserveThe same?Who told you that all humansTreated their peers and fr..