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Poetry Drafts / 20 December 2020

the dill of men

I had Christmas lunch today. Might as well I thought considering the recent announcement from those in the know. I had Christmas lunch today. Pickled herring of two different kinds: the dill of men can never go wrong. I had Christmas lunch today. Readymade meatballs covered in beetroot salad a treat. I had Christmas lunch today. Alone. I had Christmas lunch today. Alone.

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.