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A LIFELESS MACHINE

By Hayden Veil - 8 May 2016

afraid of failure
he pressed pause
the ungreased cogs
stopped turning
a lifeless machine
left to wither
all quiet – bar the
silent beating of
his heart.

HARMONY

By Hayden Veil - 8 May 2016

Will you be the one
that adds the music to my lyrics,
sings my songs at night
in campfire light,
through star lit nights
together

DREAMY FLUFF

By Hayden Veil - 8 May 2016

don’t take this
the wrong way but
I’ll never grow tired
of seeing you,
looking at you,
staring you down,
dreaming of you,
waking up beside you – alone

DAYS LONG GONE

By Hayden Veil - 7 May 2016

Remember the days
of busy tones and congestion
When voicemail was the mother answering the phone
One phone in the hallway
corded coil and
privacy by whisper
Remember those days – days long gone

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By Hayden Veil - 7 May 2016

Poetry is the
Cracked Window
To my Selfishly
Stubborn Soul

Nature’s force

By Hayden Veil - 7 May 2016

I saw nature’s force today
Bee on bee in motion
Smashing into the
Patio door then
A fist fight on the
stone floor
Neither happy with
Other not yealding
Tumbling into cracks
Between rugged slabs
Silence
Silence
Reappearing moments
Later
Small on large
Stillness
A fluttering of wings
Stillness
Lifting off apart
A meeting of two
Nature’s force
The Bee’s knees
Consummated

REMIND ME

By Hayden Veil - 7 May 2016

I need someone to remind me
of the things I have forgotten
the lost and the treasured
the forests and
the meadows
the streams and
falling water
I need someone to remind me
that all is still there
waiting to be found

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By Hayden Veil - 7 May 2016

Self preservation through hibernation – genesis drive

THEY STOOD AND FELL

By Hayden Veil - 7 May 2016

They stood as Is

side by side

with waves approaching

shore in silence

fear ruling

momentarily gasping

for air

Battering waves

rising towers

God have mercy

crushing power

bringing down

wraths of daemons and

gods forgotten

leaving none

standing –

all fallen

IS IT WORTH IT?

By Hayden Veil - 6 May 2016

Hours in preparation
dicing
chopping
weighing
slicing
Minutes to devour
munch
slurp
munch
slurp
munch
burp
Only the blood of the gods remain

Title: Theatre of Mischief

Release Date: 2024-06-06

Summary:

... but how to compare a howl
with the silence of embers;
the chains of time
with the lofty ideas of a child
petulant and needy ...

While no Artificial Intelligence has aided the creation of this poetry collection, there is alien influence. A boy of eleven, from far outside the universe, is currently influencing us all. They speak in riddles, of Jaysome and Hugs. Jay gave me this message to convey...

I am a balanced ghost who is a bee
I was ten circles once also you see
I am words collected like drops of rain
The long shadows do ‘jaysome’ exclaim
So if a poem confusles that not a bug
As every poem is secretly a hugey hug
And when you buy this book you'll see
The poems that are shores beyond sanity!

... give Jay a hug, and a thank you if you see them. They are one of a kind, the Shiny Happy People personified.

NEW

Theatre of Mischief cover

Theatre of Mischief

Title: Bumblebee: Poems for Dark Times

Release Date: 2023-04-01

Summary:

Bumblebee is a poetry collection for dark times. Poems to help deal with fear of being still, combatting the urge of constantly being on the move, and the consequences of being.

The Thought took flight long ago along an oral path that spanned a lifetime; but as Death came and Distortion followed the Thought morphed into another’s. Then the Thought caught the turning tide; through the ink splattered on papyrus and parchments the Thought found a final resting place at the hand of Man and the pen of the Mighty.

Bumblebee revives that ancient art of handwritten poetry that enabled not just the transfer of thought, like its oral predecessor, but also the highly individualistic expression of the poet with part clarity and part illegibility in the written. To futureproof the legibility each handwritten poem is accompanied by a state-of-the-art AI-generated* version presented in a standardised font.

Available now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, plus many other online book sellers around the world.

(*: well, no, not really from an AI, just the poet typing on a keyboard)

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Bumblebee: Poems for Dark Times

Title: Imbalance: Poems for Sitting Down

Release Date: 2021-10-23

Summary:

Imbalance is a modern poetry collection for the seated generation. Poems to help deal with sitting down, being seated, and the frequently failed attempts of getting back up again. Select remedies are serendipitously scattered throughout. Crayons are optional.

Available now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, plus many other online book sellers around the world.

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Imbalance: Poems for Sitting Down

Title: Ghosts: Poems in Black and White

Release Date: 2020-08-12

Summary:

Ghosts frequently haunt the places we desire the most in our search for solitude: our memories. Our ghosts are personal, intimate, and often unreasonable foes of days long gone. Over time they become our sparring partners in the eternal ring of unyielding fires, refusing to heed our cries for mercy.

Ghosts is a collection of personal poetry painted in black and white. Poems dealing with past and present ghosts, and with the life and inevitable death of the poet they left behind.

Please be aware: the topics covered herein may be upsetting to some readers. There is explicit content: strong language, references to abuse and scenes of a sexual nature; plus frequent misuse of punctuation, grammar, and the English language.

Available now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, plus many other online book sellers around the world.

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Ghosts: Poems in Black and White