Poetry Drafts / 24 December 2016

no not twat – twas

twas the night before christmas
all poets fast asleep
solely reblogs appearing
amidst dashboards and quilts
A lone lamp of oil burning
candles lit at every end
A solitary figure hovered
awaiting words anew
from friends

About The Author

Hayden Veil

In an earlier incarnation, Hayden Veil enjoyed a successful career in software engineering, writing late-night poetry in pursuit of sanity. On 2 February 2020, the world of Hayden Veil changed: Ghosts became real and with its soul laid bare there was no turning back from the perpetual path of poetry.