R J Schwartz, Author at The Creative Exiles

Broken Dreams Aren’t Always What They Seem – A Miner’s Tale

November 15, 2019 R J Schwartz 103 Views 3 Comments California Gold Rush, Gold Miner, Old West poetry, RJ Schwartz

Broken dreams aren’t what they seem A directional shift, some call a hidden gift When what you thought, isn’t what

The Collective Energies of the Realm

November 3, 2019 R J Schwartz 123 Views 3 Comments collective energies, collective energy, inspirational poetry, spiritual healing

Collective Energies… What does it mean? To gather, collect Sort or correlate How does it work? And who’s in charge?

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

The Terror of Blindness

October 25, 2019 R J Schwartz 150 Views 3 Comments blindness, poetry about life, RJ Schwartz, second sight

My eyes cry out in mortal anguish Sight has seemingly abandoned me Perhaps too many visions; Too many captured horrors

Halloween Rhyming Verse

Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Orange and Round….

October 11, 2019 R J Schwartz 409 Views 5 Comments halloween poetry, poetry, pumpkin, RJ Schwartz

Pumpkin, pumpkin, orange and round From twisted vines upon the ground Keep them safe and out of sight Or have

Free Verse Poetry

A Great Cleansing is Happening…Are You Listening?

September 25, 2019 R J Schwartz 130 Views 4 Comments cleansing, earth poetry, healing poetry, RJ Schwartz

Strange energies ride the winds The great cleansing of the ancients Unseen but carrying infinite power… Without warning the land

Poetry Romantic Poetry

Imagination – Beyond The Eyes

August 29, 2019 R J Schwartz 288 Views 4 Comments eyes, imagination, RJ Schwartz, romantic poetry

Imagination Imagination, This moment captured Etched forever in time By the flickering flames in your eyes Blues and greens and

Halloween Poetry

The Black Anarchist

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 R J Schwartz 261 Views 0 Comments anarchist, demonic poetry, Devil, RJ Schwartz

Time has given me eternal life Generations or stolen souls Suffering, death, and starvation Amongst the chaos of war The

Poetry Rhyming Verse

What Summer Says To Me

July 15, 2019 R J Schwartz 380 Views 5 Comments fun in the sun, poetry, RJ Schwartz, summer fun

Summer sun and tons of fun Baseball games and no chance of rain Bugs and snails on hiking trails Collecting

Poetry Political Poetry

Embrace the Truth Or Life Won’t Be Worth Living

June 6, 2019June 7, 2019 R J Schwartz 345 Views 8 Comments New World Order, political poetry, RJ Schwartz, truth

Truth be told… I’m not a journalist Nor do I work for the news I’m not always awake But neither

Poetry Political Poetry

Racism – The Great Societal Monolith

June 3, 2019 R J Schwartz 360 Views 3 Comments poetry, political poetry, racism, RJ Schwartz

Racism, the great societal monolith A word now rendered meaningless Overused by those who protest Everything which they disagree with

Poetry Rhyming Verse

The Aftermath – When Every Question Goes Unanswered

May 20, 2019 R J Schwartz 309 Views 3 Comments aftermath, chaos, dystopian poetry, poetry, RJ Schwartz

Stumbling through the broken glass What they call the “aftermath” Ears ringing, pulse screaming My eyes deceive; perhaps I’m dreaming

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

That Which Must Be Written

May 14, 2019 R J Schwartz 287 Views 4 Comments literacy, poetry, RJ Schwartz, written words

Through countless millennia Came the realization… Slowly at first But then gathering speed Until it could not be ignored Could

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Elemental Healing – Water Wellness

May 10, 2019 R J Schwartz 274 Views 4 Comments elements, healing, poetry, power of water

Healing… Blissfully washing away That which no longer serves us Burdens our soul Weighs down our hearts Clouds and confuses

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Dog Days, Painting, and Turpentine

May 1, 2019 R J Schwartz 330 Views 2 Comments american poetry, painting, procrastination, RJ Schwartz

Dog Days, Painting, and Turpentine Summer swelter with no sign of rain Unfortunately means it’s that time again Pushed it

Poetry Romantic Poetry

Beauty Does As Beauty Will

April 26, 2019 R J Schwartz 366 Views 2 Comments beauty, love poetry, poetry, RJ Schwartz, romance, romantic poetry

…for my wife; a beauty of a thousand lifetimes Her sparkling eyes turned towards the sky Clouds and wind;

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Broken Glass

April 19, 2019 R J Schwartz 276 Views 2 Comments broken glass, City Life, RJ Schwartz, shattered lives

Shattered window; shattered lives Inner-city where life is gritty Heads kept down and eyes moving Dangerous bubble full of trouble

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

What of Balance?

April 8, 2019 R J Schwartz 245 Views 2 Comments balance, equlaity, poetry, up and down, yin and yang

What of balance? An even distribution of light and darkness Opposing forces with no obvious ruler White and black Up

Free Verse Poetry

Diving With My Dream – Surreal Memories Awakened

April 4, 2019 R J Schwartz 404 Views 5 Comments dream, lucid dreaming, RJ Schwartz, surreal poetry

Fingertips… Brushing the amber waters Amazed at the elasticity And yet intrigued… The taste is sweet Like ripe cherries plucked

Poetry Political Poetry

Whitewash of Justice

March 27, 2019 R J Schwartz 300 Views 4 Comments Chicago Police, hate crime, hoax, Jussie Smollett, justice, Whitewash of justice

Create a hoax to scare some folks Business as usual in the Windy City Stage a beating, complete with bleeding

Free Verse Poetry Political Poetry

The Night Ten Thousand Churches Burned

March 19, 2019 R J Schwartz 574 Views 4 Comments burning church, churches burning, dystopian poetry, RJ Schwartz

The night ten thousand churches burned Darkness came and how the blood did run Confusion reigned while chaos stormed The

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Stewards of the Land – A Poem of Hope for Planet Earth

March 12, 2019 R J Schwartz 461 Views 2 Comments environmentalism, poetry, RJ Schwartz, save the planet, stewards of the land

Begat in the times of the great unknown; came a fertile and glorious planet Trees, flowers, foodstuffs, and animals were

Poetry Rhyming Verse

A Writer’s Journey – Heroes, Spies, and Writer’s Block

March 7, 2019 R J Schwartz 340 Views 2 Comments action hero, Author, RJ Schwartz, spy, writer's block

The final quote; a closing line Last chance to make it shine Bold beginning; full of zest A secret

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Inspirational Quotes

March 5, 2019 R J Schwartz 396 Views 2 Comments inspirational, inspiring quotes, positeer, positivity, RJ Schwartz

Inspirational quotes Just a collection of words on a page Ideas that were dreamed up by dreamers Thoughts written down

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