2017 - Page 19 of 63 - The Creative Exiles

Always Hold On to Beauty

September 9, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2001 Views 2 Comments always, beauty, consequence, imbalance, nature, poem

Hold beauty in mind, for all the ugliness can override our sight, can taint the very words in our hearts,

Dream Chasers

September 9, 2017September 9, 2017 Clive Williams 2384 Views 6 Comments Chasing Dreams, dream star, dreams, silver lining, unfinished quest

Dream Chasers So many aspirations, so many dreams Many disappointments, many beliefs So many thoughts hoping for the best Years

Creative Writing Short Story

Neighborhood Tramp

September 9, 2017September 9, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 3065 Views 6 Comments feral dog, Lancelot, neighborhood, Newfoundland, soothing strokes, tramp

Neighborhood tramp enticed Lancelot There is a sweet and beloved dog in our neighborhood. Lancelot is his name. Everybody loves

Inspirational Poetry Poetry Romantic Poetry

First Awkward Moments

September 9, 2017September 9, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2645 Views 4 Comments awkward, connection, embarrassment, encounter, interest, poem

Perhaps your jest an ephemeral mark, a spark of wit to test a dark moment, awkward as the stuttering passed

Free Verse Poetry

Hallways

September 9, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 2364 Views 6 Comments abide, doors, hallways, love, my heart, trust

Hallways I walked some hallways in my dream, So many doors, Which door will I open, Which one will warmly

Free Verse

Seeking Inspiration

September 9, 2017 Rasma Raisters 2290 Views 6 Comments flowers, inspiration, muses, poems, poetry, poets, spring, summer

On and on through time, the mighty pen has served him well, creating poetic words – that steal the heart

Contemporary/Alternative Poetry

Gas Station Tacos

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 Valerie Vaughn 1810 Views 5 Comments cheap food, downtrodden masses, gas station, indentured servitude, pumps, tacos

Gas Station Tacos

Free Verse Poetry

In the Shadow of a Dark Self, Desperation

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2570 Views 6 Comments desperation, poem, protection, self, victims, vile indignation

How quickly people turn, cross them at all and the fires of hell then discern, our next punishment for non-compliance,

Poetry Rhyming Verse Satire

If Only I Were Ignorant

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1982 Views 2 Comments contentment, ignorant, oblivious, reality, satire, see nothing

And here’s to all the blind, ignorant souls who walk the earth oblivious, see not the beauty or the ugliness

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Inner Struggle, Sight and Humility

September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2056 Views 4 Comments arrogance, ego, fear, intuition, poem, sight

Author’s reading I struggle sometimes with trust, not of others but myself, and am I right so many times, my

Inspirational Poetry Poetry Romantic Poetry

In Angel Grove Where Love Abides

September 7, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2190 Views 8 Comments abides, Angel Grove, commitment, love, poem, tryst

Angel Grove, where dreams unfold, lovers trysts and heartfelt gifts of tenderness, endow this secret garden hold, and roses bloom

Inspirational Poetry Poetry Rhyming Verse

All the Days of My Being…my choices

September 6, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1797 Views 2 Comments beliefs, choices, considered, knee-jerk, past, poem

I feel the seeds of my beginnings, as invisible limits within, propensities given by my heritage, thoughts unthought and words

Halloween Short Story

Snap Apple Night on Halloween

September 6, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 3310 Views 7 Comments dancing, divination, Halloween games, Halloween night, snap apple, spirits

Snap Apple Night “Feast of the dead?” Arnie’s meatball dropped off the fork when it was halfway to his

Inspirational Poetry Poetry Rhyming Verse

A Plea to Springs Finery

September 6, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2311 Views 4 Comments finery, poem, restore warmth, spring, sunny days, winter chill

Blue sky finery… An avalanche of blossoms burst with glee upon the streets, as if thrown atop those reaching claws,

Contemporary/Alternative Poetry Poetry

Being Human – A Visit To Your Brain

September 5, 2017 R J Schwartz 2242 Views 3 Comments abstract poetry, Being human, brain

I’m not quite sure what to call the style I’m presenting here. I’ve been a poet for most of my

Free Verse Poetry

Dreaming Sweet Dreams

September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 Rasma Raisters 3217 Views 6 Comments dreams, love, music, poems, poetry, rainbows

Dreaming Sweet Dreams In dreams we can live, like we’ve never lived before. In dreams so much can happen, dreams

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Om Mani Padme Hum…the mantra

September 4, 2017September 4, 2017 Tony DeLorger 3128 Views 6 Comments emptiness, mantra, peace, poem, the self, vibration

‘Om Mani Padme Hum’, the most common Tibetan mantra, and as the chant ensues a feeling of emptiness, where nothing

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Professional Victim – The Sowing of False Seeds

September 4, 2017 R J Schwartz 1672 Views 6 Comments Micro aggression, victim, Victimhood

They’ve been wronged; can’t you see? Thus demanding all your sympathies Everyone’s attention; in the highest degree To smooth and

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

What’s Said and Done in Rash Resolve

September 4, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1846 Views 2 Comments choices, consequences, dire, intention, poem, rash

Above and beyond the thoughts of men, are the choices that define their path, much like a burst dam, the

Free Verse Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Collective Minds Revolution for World Peace

September 4, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 1904 Views 6 Comments collective minds, compassion, kindness, love, revolution, world peace

Collective Minds Revolution for World Peace When we raise a child with love and compassion Then that child will grow

Free Verse Inspirational Poetry Poetry

The Evil Lies Within, its Eradication Ours to Address

September 4, 2017September 4, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1903 Views 2 Comments belief, evil, fear, light, love, poem

Evil is not the perpetrator of itself, rather we for the act of abandoning love, and in the face of

Contemporary/Alternative Poetry

A Nail for Christ

September 4, 2017September 4, 2017 Clive Williams 2225 Views 4 Comments Christ, cross, crown, crucified, King, nail

Who is this man which comes before us who people say is the messiah “Are you the son of God?

Creative Writing Short Story

Strange Signals From an Unknown Galaxy

September 4, 2017September 4, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 2913 Views 5 Comments astronomers, galaxy, Nibiru, Planet X, strange signals, universe

Strange Signals “Hey, Greg! Come have a look at these strange signals,” Andy leaned back in his chair, closely watching