2017 - Page 57 of 63 - The Creative Exiles

A Common Sense Approach to Peace

February 16, 2017 Tony DeLorger 3702 Views 6 Comments blame, group mentality, kindness, love, peace, potential

Inevitably drawn to the darker side, humanity propagates in cynicism, more of the same, and while we spiritually aspire to

Poetry Rhyming Verse

The World You Caste…now fallen

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2410 Views 2 Comments fallen, jealousy, malice, poem, repercussions, world

Fallen…. A pallid face, wanting, an insipid vacant demeanor, a tragedy of delusions, world falling, and none can comfort, for

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

My Earthly Garden…where thoughts like blooms so sweet

February 15, 2017February 16, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2022 Views 4 Comments earthly, free, garden, poem, reflections, thoughts

Earthly thoughts… Eclectic thoughts like colored balloons released, explore eternity’s blue forever, in every direction they fly, so high yet

Creative Writing Short Story

One Last Ride, Pt. 1 of 2

February 15, 2017February 24, 2017 MAJOR Johnson 3254 Views 4 Comments hitchhiker, last ride, old man, short story, storm

One Last Ride, Pt. 1 of 2 The following story contains: Violence, violent imagery, some profane/crude language The night air

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Truth, Written in the Clouds

February 15, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2859 Views 2 Comments clouds, movement, nature, poem, truth, whisper

Written in clouds, never in stone, truths amass and dissipate, reality sewn, and then misunderstood, for freedom holds truths to

Novel Excerpt

‘The View From The Shed’…novel excerpt. Ch26

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1639 Views 2 Comments contentment, control, discipline/structure, excerpt, life, order

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Discipline/Structure Without discipline we are a mass of fractured thoughts and whims, searching in vein for resolution, but

Free Verse Poetry Romantic Poetry

Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2017 John Hansen 3256 Views 12 Comments Acrostic Poem, Commercialism, intimacy, love, Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day Validating the commercialism, Always trying to make an impression. Love is a money spinner because

Free Verse Poetry

This Incessant Yearning

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 EdF 2385 Views 4 Comments alone, incessant yearning, peace, serenity, solitude, time

This Incessant Yearning This incessant yearning for man never subsides perhaps it never will I have often wondered is it

Poetry Romantic Poetry

Take My Hand Valentine

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017 Rasma Raisters 2038 Views 4 Comments my valentine, poems, poetry, valentines

Take My Hand Valentine Take my hand Valentine, let’s sail o’er the skies. Let’s dream of happy tomorrows and love

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Those Who Live in a Dark Desert of Disdain

February 14, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2070 Views 2 Comments because they can, deliberate, disdain, harm, poem, wanting soul

Disdain for life… Penance due, not life ensues, when neglectful souls wreak havoc, they live not for joy or even

Epistle Poetry

Who We Are in Truth

February 13, 2017February 13, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1985 Views 2 Comments awareness, epistle, experience, freedom, influence, past

We carry the burden of our past, colored filters in aftermath of change, and how we see the world, tainted

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Back to the Bottle…the cycle of futility

February 13, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2011 Views 4 Comments drunk, failure, futility, oblivion, poem, punishment

Futility… A wry smile from a dry mouth, in whisky haze with squinted eyes, holding up the bar, no surprise,

Free Verse Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Wishing Upon Too Many Stars

February 13, 2017 R J Schwartz 1971 Views 2 Comments adulthood, charms, good luck, magic, wish

Upon a falling star did my wishing For rewards quite materialistic and certainly self-serving Caring but for me, and mine, and

Creative Writing Short Story

Song Within My Soul – Tally’s Song

February 13, 2017August 2, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 2705 Views 9 Comments desert, folk hero, guitar music, on the road, Phyllis Doyle, short story

Tally’s Song Within My Soul Author’s note: This story is continued from Safe Home With You – Tally’s Song and is

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

The Waking of New Day

February 12, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1993 Views 4 Comments life, new day, poem, potential, rising sun, waking

Waking life… The mist lingered, a frosted window pane to morning’s breath, and life in exquisite silence, attested this delicate

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Through Beauty’s Eyes…transcending

February 12, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2892 Views 4 Comments beauty, creative mind, divine, life, poem, transcending

Beauty is a perception to be learned, not a gift just given, but a way of living, a way of

Creative Writing Short Story

Safe Home With You – Tally’s Song

February 12, 2017August 2, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 2945 Views 6 Comments desert, folk hero, guitar music, on the road, Phyllis Doyle, short story

Safe Home With You – Tally’s Song Author’s Note: This story is continued from First Home – Tally’s Song

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Echoes of My Kin…life carried on

February 11, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2141 Views 2 Comments a part, Echoes, generations, humanity, kin, poem

The complex lives that our forebears endured, are the making of who we are, like echoes in a vast open

Creative Writing Short Story

First Home – Tally’s Song

February 11, 2017August 2, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 3072 Views 5 Comments desert, folk hero, on the road, Phyllis Doyle, short story, southwest

First Home – Tally’s Song Author’s Note: The story is continued from Jessie Snow – Tally’s Song Jessie awoke

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

The Lessons from a Special Soul

February 11, 2017February 12, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1998 Views 3 Comments lessons, love, poem, soul, struggle, understanding

Kim was my first born child, a beautiful soul far beyond my understanding at the time. A freak of nature

Poetry Rhyming Verse

My Dog – Tom Tom

February 11, 2017May 13, 2018 Kurt James 3966 Views 10 Comments alcoholism, childhood demons, growing up, life's memories, My Dog

My dog Tom Tom – Growing up for everyone has its peaks and valleys, tough times, and good times. For

Creative Writing Short Story

Jessie Snow – Tally’s Song

February 11, 2017August 2, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 2790 Views 7 Comments desert, folk hero, guitar music, on the road, Phyllis Doyle, short story

Jessie Snow – Tally’s Song Author’s Note: This story is continued from ‘Tally’s Song’. At the age of fourteen,

Haiku Poetry

Childhood Memories – Haiku

February 11, 2017February 11, 2017 Nithya Venkat 13386 Views 4 Comments Childhood, childhood memories, haiku poetry, memories, playing

Wonderful days playing with my friends … Childhood memories bring a smile on my face and fill my heart