Kurt James, Author at The Creative Exiles

Small Steps

November 19, 2017November 19, 2017 Kurt James 3774 Views 10 Comments grandchildren, grandkids, kurt james, kurt james author, life everlasting, small steps, toddlers

Small Steps – Having grandchildren has given my life new meaning and also time for reflection. I look into my

Humor Satire

Cowboy Poetry – The Funeral

November 12, 2017May 8, 2018 Kurt James 4057 Views 10 Comments chevy blazer, Cowboy Poetry, garden city kansas, kurt james, kurt james author, oklahoma. kansas, the funeral

The Funeral My brother Dane and I seem to always have the same misadventures luck, I blame our Ma and

Memoir Rhyming Verse

When Time Stood Still

November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 Kurt James 4398 Views 6 Comments bear creek, childhood memories, childhood wonder, Colorado, kurt james, kurt james author, time

I wonder – if other folks see the expanse of time as I see it. When I was just a

Poetry Romantic Poetry Uncategorized

Tender Kisses

October 28, 2017November 6, 2021 Kurt James 4832 Views 8 Comments distant love, dreams, kurt james, kurt james author, love and desire, loving each other

Tender Kisses – Sometimes fate and destiny puts huge barriers in place that make those that care and love each

Memoir Poetry

Crawdad Sale – One Penny Each

October 21, 2017October 21, 2017 Kurt James 3070 Views 6 Comments bear creek, childhood memories, Colorado, crawdad, kurt james, kurt james author, life's lessons, Sheridan

Crawdad Sale – One Penny Each – When we are young we learn lessons along the trail of life and

Books Poetry

Poetry and Thoughts Of A Wandering Man: Uniquely Colorado

October 17, 2017September 16, 2024 Kurt James 2888 Views 4 Comments Colorado, Ghost Tale, kurt james, kurt james author, poetry, Poetry and Thoughts Of A Wandering Man: Uniquely Colorado, tragic lost

Poetry and Thoughts Of A Wandering Man: Uniquely Colorado Kurt James new book ” Poetry and Thoughts Of A Wandering

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Grumpy’s Bear

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 Kurt James 3393 Views 4 Comments bear, Budweiser, Colorado, Coors Lite, Grand Lake Colorado, Grumpy's saloon, kurt james, kurt james author

Grumpy’s Bear – I use to live near Grand Lake, Colorado which is about 9,000 feet in altitude and the

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Kansas Summer Wind

October 4, 2017October 4, 2017 Kurt James 7096 Views 8 Comments childhood memories, childhood wonder, Kansas, kurt james, kurt james author, Western Kansas

Growing up is never easy, most of the time we fumble through childhood without any direction. Some of us are

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Midnight Wind

October 2, 2017 Kurt James 3542 Views 6 Comments Colorado, healing, kurt james, kurt james author, midnight wind, Rocky Mountains, spiritual

What I like is a Colorado Rocky Mountain night – when you step away from the flickering and dancing campfire

Poetry Rhyming Verse

John Muir

September 30, 2017October 1, 2017 Kurt James 7964 Views 4 Comments Colorado, John Muir, kurt james, kurt james author, Men that inspire, Rocky Mountains

When I travel the Rocky Mountains or any wilderness trail – I think of John Muir. His writings and descriptions

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Sad Tale Of Clifford Griffin

September 30, 2017May 12, 2018 Kurt James 4733 Views 6 Comments Clifford Griffin, fading memories, ghost, kurt james, kurt james author, lost love, Silver Plume Colorado, Violin

Sad Tale of Clifford Griffin – I for one hear and listen to the music of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Silver Heels – Colorado Legend

September 24, 2017October 1, 2017 Kurt James 4327 Views 6 Comments buckskin joe, Colorado, kurt james, kurt james author, Rocky Mountains, silver heels, Silverheels, smallpox

Silver Heels – Yesterday, as I was driving over Boreas Pass photographing Colorado autumn gold, I looked to the south

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Tale of the Lost – Window

September 16, 2017October 1, 2017 Kurt James 3226 Views 4 Comments Colorado, ghost, kurt james, kurt james author, Rocky Mountains, window

Window – As I wander through the Rocky Mountains and the forgotten ghost towns and cemeteries of yesteryear, I have

Free Verse Poetry

Poetry from WWII – E.B. Montgomery – My Great Uncle

September 14, 2017October 1, 2017 Kurt James 2771 Views 8 Comments E.B. Montgomery, kurt james, kurt james author, War in the pacific, War is hell, WWII

Sometimes in life you need to step back and listen to the past – in this case World War II.

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Colorado Autumns

September 10, 2017October 1, 2017 Kurt James 3093 Views 10 Comments autumn, Colorado, creative exiles, kurt james, kurt james author, Rocky Mountains

Colorado Autumns – As I have grown older I have never lost my wonder of the four seasons that we

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Cleansing Rain

September 3, 2017October 1, 2017 Kurt James 4467 Views 6 Comments cleansing rain, happiness, kurt james, kurt james author, rain

Rain is a gift from the heavens and it gives us rainbows and life to everyone and every living and

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Ghosts of Nevadaville, Colorado

August 31, 2017February 21, 2018 Kurt James 4624 Views 8 Comments Colorado, ghosts, kurt james, kurt james author, Nevadaville, Rocky Mountains

Nevadaville, Colorado has numerous tales of those that lived and died along the Rocky Mountain frontier. As a young boy

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Touch the Sky

August 28, 2017October 1, 2017 Kurt James 3768 Views 12 Comments childhood memories, kurt james, kurt james author, swinging, swingset, Touch the sky

Touch the sky – The problem of life is that we grow up and sometimes we forget the things that

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Lost

August 24, 2017October 1, 2017 Kurt James 3338 Views 10 Comments hurtful memories, lost love, Regrets, Slipped through my fingers., thinking of you

Sometimes we feel lost as we get older and we look back at the actions we took when we were

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Telluride, Colorado

August 23, 2017August 31, 2018 Kurt James 4692 Views 8 Comments autumn, Colorado, kurt james, kurt james author, poetry, Rocky Mountains, San Juan Mountains, Telluride Colorado

I am a native Coloradan and have traveled and seen more of the United States than most people in my

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Grief

August 20, 2017October 1, 2017 Kurt James 3488 Views 8 Comments Fort Logan, grief, Loss of a loved one, military, National Cemetery, poetry

Grief – As a photographer, poet, and novelist sometimes I happen onto a scene in life that brings a tear

Books Historical Fiction

ROCKY MOUNTAIN GHOST By Kurt James

August 19, 2017September 16, 2024 Kurt James 3911 Views 10 Comments Colorado, kurt james, kurt james author, Rocky Mountain Ghost, Rocky Mountains, westerns

Rocky Mountain Ghost … Ron Howard said – “Kurt James is the best western adventure writer since Zane Grey and

Books

ROCKY MOUNTAIN RETRIBUTION by Kurt James

August 10, 2017September 16, 2024 Kurt James 3082 Views 4 Comments Colorado, kurt james, old west, Rocky Mountain Retribution, Rocky Mountains

“Rocky Mountain Retribution” is the 2nd book in my Rocky Mountain series. Available on Amazon in print or download. Chance

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