R J Schwartz, Author at The Creative Exiles

More Pollution, No Solution

July 5, 2018 R J Schwartz 237 Views 1 Comment pollution, recycling, RJ Schwartz, slam poetry

Plastic bottles Won’t be fossils Nor will cans Or frying pans Too much debris As you can see No control

Inspirational Poetry Poetry Political Poetry

The Origins Of A Sovereign Nation – Remembering the American Revolution

July 3, 2018January 14, 2019 R J Schwartz 206 Views 3 Comments America, American Revolution, battles, independence, RJ Schwartz

An American Revolution… The origins of a sovereign nation Translation lost, of its great foundation When Independence was declared With

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Sights And Sounds That America Makes

July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 R J Schwartz 225 Views 4 Comments America, poetic sounds, RJ Schwartz, sounds of America

Mountain water from bubbling springs Gentle winds slip easily across the plains Leaves of every shape and size and color

Poetry Political Poetry Rhyming Verse

Trust in Q, Trust the Plan

June 28, 2018January 14, 2019 R J Schwartz 770 Views 4 Comments political poetry, Q, QAnon, RJ Schwartz

Trust the Plan Oh Mr. Obama…. I’ve read the papers – Scanned for news Across the web –

Free Verse Poetry

Pedophilia – The Sickening Elephant in the Room

June 26, 2018 R J Schwartz 172 Views 3 Comments child exploitation, missing children, pedogate, pedophilia

Angry words That’s all I’ve heard Steady noise; the topic blurred Tiny toddlers Sons and daughters Taken from their mums

Inspirational Poetry Poetry Political Poetry

So, You Want To Be An American Citizen?

June 21, 2018January 14, 2019 R J Schwartz 175 Views 3 Comments American Citizenship, Becoming American, Citizen, Patriotic Poetry, RJ Schwartz

So You Want to be a Citizen? Stand in line and do the time The legal way to join the

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Mother Nature Makes the Rules

June 21, 2018 R J Schwartz 896 Views 2 Comments mother nature, RJ Schwartz, storms, weather

Mother Nature makes the Rules Her naked water And undressed skies Show no fear from prying eyes Fertile plains Desert

Free Verse Inspirational Poetry Poetry

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

June 18, 2018June 18, 2018 R J Schwartz 226 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 189 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 262 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 250 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 190 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 285 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 242 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 178 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 200 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 773 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 202 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 192 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 198 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 179 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 180 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 642 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.

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