R J Schwartz, Author at The Creative Exiles

My Eyesight is Abandoning Me

April 2, 2018 R J Schwartz 1318 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 Political Poetry

American Teen – Property of the State Machine

March 20, 2018January 14, 2019 R J Schwartz 1947 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 1994 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

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Nighttime With A Window View

March 8, 2018 R J Schwartz 2980 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 4191 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 1938 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, 2018February 20, 2024 R J Schwartz 1541 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 2148 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

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

The Purpose of Our Dreams

February 10, 2018 R J Schwartz 2667 Views 3 Comments dream analysis, dreams, possibilities, RJ Schwartz

Languishing in a state of effortless drowsiness With sleep and awareness engaged in a dance Neither giving quarter and yet

Contest Entry Poetry Romantic Poetry

The Scottish Lass from the Clan Called Jardine

February 8, 2018February 23, 2018 R J Schwartz 2744 Views 4 Comments Bard, Clan Jardine, lass, RJ Schwartz

I’ll tell ye all here of the Scottish lass A lady that hails from Jardine Her tale ‘tis quite to

Dystopian Poetry Rhyming Verse

Dystopian Soldier – Vision of Madness

February 6, 2018October 10, 2025 R J Schwartz 2183 Views 3 Comments dystopian, RJ Schwartz, soldier, vision, war

Beleaguered, bewildered Confused and corrupted Brain swirling, vision curling Thoughts resizing, fantasizing It is real, just what I feel Sign

Poetry Romantic Poetry

Memories of Love Awakened in the Garden

February 3, 2018February 14, 2018 R J Schwartz 1887 Views 4 Comments garden, memories of love, RJ Schwartz, romantic poetry

Memories, A walk in the garden An awakening of sorts Things which are only found Yet never truly lost Memories

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Slipping Through the Veil – Whispered Words Outside a Walnut Door

February 2, 2018 R J Schwartz 1699 Views 2 Comments Alzheimer's Disease, dementia, RJ Schwartz, Whispered

This piece is a strange journey within the mind of someone experiencing a slow decline of their mental faculties from

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

I Am Every Woman and Man – A Living Manifesto

January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 R J Schwartz 1978 Views 1 Comment manifesto, RJ Schwartz

Manifesto – a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer I am Every woman and

Humor Poetry Rhyming Verse

I Have No Voice For Song – But I Sing Along

January 26, 2018March 21, 2018 R J Schwartz 2154 Views 7 Comments audience of one, bathroom singing, RJ Schwartz, singing in the shower, song

I have no voice for song My words headstrong With a powerful message But they just come out wrong

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Finding Your Spirit Guides in a Space Known as Lost

January 24, 2018 R J Schwartz 1876 Views 1 Comment enlightenment, goodness, release, RJ Schwartz, space, spirit guides

I’ve taken space and shared space too Sometimes uncertain on what I should do Visiting a limbo, in a

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Barefoot Writer

January 19, 2018 R J Schwartz 2263 Views 4 Comments Barefoot writer, publishing, RJ Schwartz, writer

My feet bare and cold but my pen is still warm Been penniless at times, but not for long-term

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

My Journey of Discovery – Seeking The Womb of Life

January 18, 2018 R J Schwartz 1773 Views 2 Comments discovery, free will, RJ Schwartz, Womb of Life

I’ve walked blindly upon this pathway An avenue without an identity Or even a name Only the footprints of those

Free Verse Poetry

Calypso the Deceiver

January 18, 2018 R J Schwartz 2364 Views 2 Comments Calypso, Odysseus, RJ Schwartz, Titans

Calypso the deceiver Child of two Titans Jailer of Odysseus Your songs only meant to enchant Mortal men and their

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

The Songs of Kanona

January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 R J Schwartz 1963 Views 2 Comments ancestors, Hawaii, Kanona, RJ Schwartz, spirituality

My heart often becomes lost Not abandoned, but simply free Removed from the time and place Where expectations reign Rules

Free Verse Poetry

Beautiful Girl in Sunglasses

January 8, 2018 R J Schwartz 5343 Views 9 Comments beautiful girl, RJ Schwartz, sunglasses, sunlight

Beautiful Girl in Sunglasses Brilliance on display As she sits alone at her regular table Each nightly performance Unplanned, unscripted,

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Octopus Old Age

January 6, 2018 R J Schwartz 4502 Views 4 Comments intelligence, Octopi, Octopus, RJ Schwartz

Octopus old age Imagine what it could mean The generational enrichment Of everything learned When alas ‘Tis lost in a

Free Verse Poetry

Secrets Rising with the Hunger

January 2, 2018 R J Schwartz 2478 Views 3 Comments hunger, RJ Schwartz, werewolf

Rumors… Murmurs in huddled masses… Myths… Stories of darkness and chaos… Secrets rising with the hunger Tales of white-knuckle terror