Author name: 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.

the magic wand

What joy in a single
message
when received on Christmas
eve
having spent months in total
numbness
feeling not even the breeze of
wind
A single message short of
wonder
results in tears down cheeks
anew
She must possess the wand of
magic
to revive the spirit of ice and
snow

Broken – apart

Please spare a thought
for those without
companions this time
of year. By choice or
random events unfolded,
none of us should be
alone, theoretically
spoken, practically
broken, apart.

no not twat – twas

twas the night before christmas
all poets fast asleep
solely reblogs appearing
amidst dashboards and quilts
A lone lamp of oil burning
candles lit at every end
A solitary figure hovered
awaiting words anew
from friends

divisive

The one word you chiseled
into my broken bones, the one
word repugnant after winter
solstice firebrand, the one word
poisoning my cherished well for
eons and beyond, that word was
divisive and long may it
burn

Yesmad // Nomad

Not knowing where // roots are // somewhere // out there // waiting // patiently // for the pause // an opportunity // to stop the madness // once and for all

bipartisan

Either way…

*** silence
*** knocked
*** on my door
*** repeatedly

Take me to London…

*** ear plugs
*** ear plugs
*** thank God
*** for earplugs

Fog desired but optional…

*** proof not
*** required
*** postman Pat
*** most likely

Just fulfil my dreams…

*** Christmas brings
*** out my
*** worst
*** behavior…

Of silence, peace, pretty please.

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