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Poetry Drafts / 22 December 2022

I wish effort would precede joy,
once achievement
twice victory and conquest
thrice joy and joy and joy.

I wish all could see greatness in others,
once patting the back
twice high-five and fist bump
thrice cheering, cheering, cheering.

I wish effort would give joy
joy pave way for achievement
achievement perceived as victory
victories shared and cheered
— ad infinitum

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.