Poetry Drafts / 24 April 2019

can I claim sadness without tears

Can I claim sadness without tears // my youthful years so swiftly came and went // awaiting now the one swallow to make my day // before autumn winds fill my sail // before the leaves of yesteryear // unshaven falls; unshaven falls; unshaven - falls // beside me

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.