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[This is the complete library of draft poetry by Hayden Veil. Part of it can be found in more refined form in the published works by Hayden Veil, listed below]

the final day

By Hayden Veil - 4 May 2017

On the final day,
our penultimate
masquerade. Is
there space for
them, in their
buttoned jackets;
coats of arms;
layered dreams
of old; and
charm?

HXmXn – pXrtXd

By Hayden Veil - 4 May 2017

In the name of the King!

Open this door or

Bleed

as the axe swing

back or forth

You whore!

Filthy scum a snake

of two

Those lips of yours

will soon be

parted

Scorned – Tattered – Bereaved

Serpent rising

Hammer pounding

Your last desire

My morning glory

Our flesh their own

Story

Run fat boy, run

By Hayden Veil - 4 May 2017

Weakest of the thirteen

Not even the crash bungs

Could keep him safe

Forcing the knee down

Scratching the pad

Until the rubber let go

He flew

Before gravity took hold

and mother’s embrace

became

final

Untitled (4847)

By Hayden Veil - 4 May 2017

Instead of wearing Lace

Could you try

Carbon Fibre?

Where are they now?

By Hayden Veil - 4 May 2017

Before BFF & ROFL and

Electronic Mail,

Messaging through

Apps aplenty

I had friends

…

Mrrrs

By Hayden Veil - 4 May 2017

I am still a stranger

reflecting

Autumn years / Fall appears

By Hayden Veil - 4 May 2017

How quickly; a glass of wine

become a bottle; drunk

Red lips

turning white

as autumn leaves

arrive

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By Hayden Veil - 4 May 2017

The exact nature of the binding was unknown to him but it was likely to involve time shifting and image distortion. He would never have agreed to be born into such a mess voluntarily

Excerpt from The Chronicles of the Man Who Confused Time (via circle-no-10)

Master ( )*( ) – Eyes of Fire

By Hayden Veil - 3 May 2017

Master of P*ssy

Unchained; clean

The 8; black as black

The tounge; circles

finding your deepest

desire.

Master of P*ssy

I do not claim

I do not desire – titles

only your sex induced

eyes of fire

Soundgardening

By Hayden Veil - 3 May 2017

I am also one of them

sorry; but not apologetic

tearful; but no saying goodbye

smiling; without the face showing

crying; sans tears and the

betterment of feelings

Title: Theatre of Mischief

Release Date: 2024-06-06

Summary:

... but how to compare a howl
with the silence of embers;
the chains of time
with the lofty ideas of a child
petulant and needy ...

While no Artificial Intelligence has aided the creation of this poetry collection, there is alien influence. A boy of eleven, from far outside the universe, is currently influencing us all. They speak in riddles, of Jaysome and Hugs. Jay gave me this message to convey...

I am a balanced ghost who is a bee
I was ten circles once also you see
I am words collected like drops of rain
The long shadows do ‘jaysome’ exclaim
So if a poem confusles that not a bug
As every poem is secretly a hugey hug
And when you buy this book you'll see
The poems that are shores beyond sanity!

... give Jay a hug, and a thank you if you see them. They are one of a kind, the Shiny Happy People personified.

NEW

Theatre of Mischief cover

Theatre of Mischief

Title: Bumblebee: Poems for Dark Times

Release Date: 2023-04-01

Summary:

Bumblebee is a poetry collection for dark times. Poems to help deal with fear of being still, combatting the urge of constantly being on the move, and the consequences of being.

The Thought took flight long ago along an oral path that spanned a lifetime; but as Death came and Distortion followed the Thought morphed into another’s. Then the Thought caught the turning tide; through the ink splattered on papyrus and parchments the Thought found a final resting place at the hand of Man and the pen of the Mighty.

Bumblebee revives that ancient art of handwritten poetry that enabled not just the transfer of thought, like its oral predecessor, but also the highly individualistic expression of the poet with part clarity and part illegibility in the written. To futureproof the legibility each handwritten poem is accompanied by a state-of-the-art AI-generated* version presented in a standardised font.

Available now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, plus many other online book sellers around the world.

(*: well, no, not really from an AI, just the poet typing on a keyboard)

Book Cover: Bumblebee: Poems for Dark Times

Bumblebee: Poems for Dark Times

Title: Imbalance: Poems for Sitting Down

Release Date: 2021-10-23

Summary:

Imbalance is a modern poetry collection for the seated generation. Poems to help deal with sitting down, being seated, and the frequently failed attempts of getting back up again. Select remedies are serendipitously scattered throughout. Crayons are optional.

Available now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, plus many other online book sellers around the world.

Book Cover: Imbalance: Poems for Sitting Down

Imbalance: Poems for Sitting Down

Title: Ghosts: Poems in Black and White

Release Date: 2020-08-12

Summary:

Ghosts frequently haunt the places we desire the most in our search for solitude: our memories. Our ghosts are personal, intimate, and often unreasonable foes of days long gone. Over time they become our sparring partners in the eternal ring of unyielding fires, refusing to heed our cries for mercy.

Ghosts is a collection of personal poetry painted in black and white. Poems dealing with past and present ghosts, and with the life and inevitable death of the poet they left behind.

Please be aware: the topics covered herein may be upsetting to some readers. There is explicit content: strong language, references to abuse and scenes of a sexual nature; plus frequent misuse of punctuation, grammar, and the English language.

Available now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, plus many other online book sellers around the world.

Book Cover: Ghosts: Poems in Black and White

Ghosts: Poems in Black and White