R J Schwartz, Author at The Creative Exiles

You’ve Been Exposed – How’s That Feeling?

May 16, 2018 R J Schwartz 47 Views 2 Comments betrayal, exposed, RJ Schwartz, sheeple, slam poetry

Are you finding, What you’re seeking? And what lies hidden Beneath your greeting? Have you found Some hidden meaning? Or

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Swimming Through The Canals of Surrealism

May 16, 2018May 15, 2018 R J Schwartz 50 Views 1 Comment abstract poetry, RJ Schwartz, surreal, surrealism

Canvasing manifest destiny Redemption of the unconsciousness One brushstroke followed by another Sightless eyes envisioning potentials Surrealism landscapes and embodiments

Poetry Romantic Poetry

Who She Dances For, No One Knows

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 R J Schwartz 44 Views 1 Comment dance, Ivan Slavinsky, RJ Schwartz, Seductive Pose

Her dance unfinished The music has left her standing alone She hesitates Her body rigid Yet confusion lives in her

Free Verse Poetry

Lady Cosmos Sleeps on the Moon

May 15, 2018 R J Schwartz 37 Views 2 Comments Lady Cosmos, moon, RJ Schwartz, Space poetry

Lady Cosmos Sleeps on the Moon One eye open The other eye too busy seeing That which is hidden Beneath

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Heat Wave Boredom

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 R J Schwartz 44 Views 3 Comments american poetry, heat wave, RJ Schwartz, Summer Heat

Eyes fixed on the ceiling fan Watching it turn Round and round Immune to its squeaking sound Toes buried in

Free Verse Poetry

Lost, But Secretly Wishing To Be Found

May 14, 2018 R J Schwartz 32 Views 2 Comments city poetry, last call, lost and found, RJ Schwartz, Urban Poetry

She carried the scent of revelry Not the sweet flowery kind Where glasses are raised in celebration Smiling faces trade

Free Verse Poetry

Being Millennial For Just One Day

May 10, 2018 R J Schwartz 46 Views 2 Comments millennial, online, political poetry, RJ Schwartz, safe space, youth

Stop the world, I’ve cut my finger I tried to dial the hospital But my phone battery died today The

Free Verse Poetry Travelogue

Kilauea – Pele Comes to Reclaim Her Lands

May 8, 2018 R J Schwartz 80 Views 2 Comments Eruption, Hawaii Volcano, Kilauea, Pele, RJ Schwartz, volcano

Kilauea Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes on earth and is currently in the midst of an eruption.

Books

Poetry of the Human Condition – The Ups and Downs of Modern Living

May 7, 2018 R J Schwartz 62 Views 3 Comments American Poets, poetry, Poetry books, RJ Schwartz

This is the first standalone book I’ve published. It was a long journey to get here, with all the rest

Free Verse Poetry

Fire Woman

May 3, 2018 R J Schwartz 55 Views 3 Comments fire, fire woman, poetry, RJ Schwartz

Fire woman Difficult to control So don’t bother You’ll just get burned Skin boiling Scars of ash Sight blinded Instead

Poetry Rhyming Verse

The Great Depression

April 25, 2018April 25, 2018 R J Schwartz 57 Views 3 Comments Great Depression, New Deal, RJ Schwartz, Stock Market Crash 1929, World War II

Fifty Five days in 1929 The world watched as the market declined After many months of expansion What could be

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Treasure Hunting on a Mississippi Roadside

April 17, 2018 R J Schwartz 53 Views 4 Comments highway poetry, highway trash, RJ Schwartz, roadside

The endless lines of election signs Dusty pines and clinging vines A pick-up bumper, roadside dust Chipped chrome, covered with

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Being Gemini – A Peek Inside a Double-Mind

April 16, 2018 R J Schwartz 58 Views 2 Comments Gemini, gemini poetry, gemini sign, RJ Schwartz, zodiac signs

Step inside and you will find What a Gemini holds in their mind It’s a busy place with little space

Free Verse Poetry

The Shadow of Sorrow

April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 R J Schwartz 89 Views 2 Comments muse, RJ Schwartz, sorrow

Tis nothing to be discovered in the shadowy depths For sorrow has permeated the once pristine landscape Petroglyphs carved by

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Autism – A Story of a Son and Dad

April 3, 2018 R J Schwartz 73 Views 2 Comments Autism, Autism awareness, Autism speaks, RJ Schwartz

There was a time, it’s been awhile When all I wished for was a smile My baby boy, my pride

Inspirational Poetry Poetry Rhyming Verse

My Eyesight is Abandoning Me

April 2, 2018 R J Schwartz 63 Views 5 Comments eye, eyesight, LASIK, nearsighted, RJ Schwartz

My eyesight is abandoning me Each year getting more weary Lens growing thicker and thicker Bright flashes and tricky flickers

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

American Teen – Property of the State Machine

March 20, 2018 R J Schwartz 75 Views 2 Comments indoctrination, Political Machine, RJ Schwartz, useful idiots

The American Teen Property of the State Machine Subtle training, penetrating Blaming, defaming, and campaigning When they said educated It

Free Verse Poetry

Working Sounds – Nature Shares Her Music

March 15, 2018 R J Schwartz 123 Views 3 Comments music, nature sounds, RJ Schwartz, working sounds

On earth we live with working sounds Some tympanic; a few dynamic The roar of the surf crashing over and

Uncategorized

Nighttime With A Window View

March 8, 2018 R J Schwartz 105 Views 2 Comments City Life, RJ Schwartz, Urban Poetry, Window View

Moving car Cityscape Nighttime with a window view Electric lights Sounds and sights Just a traveler passing though Asphalt patches

Poetry Romantic Poetry

Strolling In The Gardens – A Victorian Courtship

March 8, 2018 R J Schwartz 134 Views 3 Comments courtship, gardens, RJ Schwartz, romance, Victorian

‘Twas an eve in late summer Perhaps June or July Trees were in bloom Stars filled the sky We

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Stop Existing and Start Living

March 7, 2018 R J Schwartz 122 Views 1 Comment enlightenment, healing, RJ Schwartz, self love, start living

…Seek and ye shall find Never stop searching for enlightenment …Explore without abandon The bounties of the universe will present

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Slow-Motion Wedding – The Narcissist and the Pharmacist

February 26, 2018 R J Schwartz 97 Views 3 Comments drug-addict, narcissist, RJ Schwartz, wedding

The visions passing, lifetimes flashing From the skies, through my eyes My very pores, like open doors Listening, to all

Free Verse Poetry

Brain Tease – Brain Freeze

February 11, 2018 R J Schwartz 98 Views 1 Comment brain freeze, Brain teasers, magic, RJ Schwartz

Brain Tease Riddles, Cyphers Cryptograms Trick Box Paradox Padlock Optical Illusions Magic Acts River Crossings Arithmetic Matchsticks Letter jumbles Crossword

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