Poetry Drafts / 19 August 2021

The Poet’s Silence

There is no truth in poetic platitudes 
No Goddess or Muse awaiting the poet's 
Silence 

The is no truth between the stars
No path set straight or 
Unaligned 

There is no truth beneath silver skies 
No earthen land to enrich a broken
Mind 

There is no truth in barren soil 
No strong roots supporting leafy
Oaks

There is no truth in roots growing 
No foundation for a mindful life
Propaganda 

There is no truth in dusty books
No pattern of prosperity for its
Following 

The is no truth in common tongue 
No metaphors fit for the gathering 
Crowd 

There is no truth in poetic platitudes 
No Goddess or Muse awaiting the poet's 

Silence

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.