R J Schwartz, Author at The Creative Exiles

Stop the World, I Need a Ruling – The Fight Over My Heart and Mind

June 18, 2018June 18, 2018 R J Schwartz 2016 Views 2 Comments cutting cords, double vision, Lapse of reasoning, RJ Schwartz, stop the world

Stop the world, I need a ruling I’m not lost; only confused A momentary lapse of reasoning When two and

Poetry Slam Poetry

Coliseum at the Gates of Hell

June 12, 2018 R J Schwartz 3410 Views 2 Comments coliseum, gates of hell, pagan poetry, RJ Schwartz

Whips and chains Constant pain Nights of anguish Opened veins Blood and gore And blood some more There are no

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Drive-in Movie on Saturday Night

June 6, 2018 R J Schwartz 2655 Views 3 Comments Drive-in, movies, RJ Schwartz, silver screen

Everyone welcome, drive on in! Don’t wait until dark when the show begins Bring the kids and bring grandma too

Free Verse Poetry

Blueberry Pie on Sunday Afternoon

June 4, 2018 R J Schwartz 2575 Views 5 Comments birthday, blueberry pie, June 4th, RJ Schwartz

Happy Birthday! It’s just a day I say Every 4th of June comes much too soon Everyone asking what I’d

Free Verse Poetry Song Lyrics

Bottled Time – A Tribute to Jim Croce

May 30, 2018 R J Schwartz 3503 Views 4 Comments dreams, Jim Croce, RJ Schwartz, time

Minute by precious minute Hour by hour Days and weeks and months Centuries and eons pass Time never slows Never

Poetry Romantic Poetry

Two Lovers and a Glass of Wine

May 30, 2018 R J Schwartz 2994 Views 5 Comments lovers, RJ Schwartz, romance, romantic poetry, wine

Imagine Sand between your toes You and I walking A bottle of wine A deserted beach My old man fingers

Poetry Rhyming Verse

A Man Among Wolves

May 29, 2018 R J Schwartz 2204 Views 3 Comments full moon, RJ Schwartz, werewolf, Wolves

A man among wolves, or is it wolves alongside men? Tis a myriad of complexities based on uncertainties Perhaps something

Free Verse Humor Poetry

Randomness and Other Silly Things

May 27, 2018 R J Schwartz 2174 Views 4 Comments random, randomness, RJ Schwartz, silly things

Randomness Like scrambled eggs in a lettuce wrap Or half of a haircut A blue pill in a hummus container

Poetry Rhyming Verse Slam Poetry

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

May 16, 2018 R J Schwartz 3531 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 3264 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 2675 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 2800 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 1935 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 2049 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 2321 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 4848 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 2958 Views 4 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 2587 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 12508 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 1700 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 2137 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 8535 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 3736 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