The Perils of Procrastination
Universe keeps whispering Keeps saying little helpful things Encouraging, lifting things I try my best at listening But there’s a
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Author: R J Schwartz
Corrosion From the Urban Tongue
-The poor folks play for keeps down here, They’re the living dead Corrosion From the Urban Tongue Jeers and jostle,
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Fox Hunting
A vaulted leap with spring and vigor Don the colors and set a watch With the light of morn then
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Disarming the Administration of My Reluctant Capitulation
Disarming the Administration of My Reluctant Capitulation Where forth comes this infatuation? Your need to escalate each situation Have you
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Fear of the Unknown
-The fear of the unknown, is by far the greatest of all fears… Fear of the Unknown When memory
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The Silence of the Tolling Bell
The silence of the tolling bell An ancient tale that here we tell For whence the final chime doth ring
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The Graveyard on Indigo Flats
His mother cried the day he died Yet no other, not even his brother Died really violent, just like his
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The Spring Equinox – When The Land Awoke
The Spring Equinox – When The Land Awoke Perfect balance, night, and day Seasonal change on full display Snow and
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Springtime Slipping In
Ice water dripping Watching stubborn snow melting Springtime slipping in Her black soil waiting Mother poised for new beginnings Anticipating
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Street Preacher
Forward I’m currently working on a new book entitled, “Things That Go Bump in the Night, Poetry of Fear and
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Same Old Argument
Damn if I haven’t had enough of this same old argument Cycles circling a spinning centrifuge of endless nowhere One
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The Secrets of the Moon – Science Fiction Novel
The Secrets of the Moon is a science-fiction thriller by R.J. Schwartz and his son Sebastian Schwartz. Ralph has been
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Another Day, Another Dollar
Another day, another dollar One more shout, one more holler The daily grind of humankind Early rise, before the sun
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The New Normal People
Normal people (nôr′məl pē′pəl) What does it mean Anymore Not what is used to mean They called it mainstream We
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A Quest For Treasure – A Tribute to Metal Detecting
A Quest For Treasure – A Tribute to Metal Detecting My neck is sore from looking down As I search
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I’m Listening, There’s No Need to Shout
Always listening Or so I believed Now finally hearing And oddly, I see Sounds that were lost Now found and
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I Fought the Laws and Lost Miserably
I Fought the Laws and Lost Miserably the laws of attraction guarantee, the falling ink will blot on my trousers
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The Myth of Falling and That of Flying
I’ve stood on the edge Held my breath and tried Closed my eyes and cried Willed myself to fall or
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The Good Old Days – Christmas Vacation
I remember the falling snow Building snowmen in the yard Trudging up the biggest hill Sledding down was such a
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For Once, Can’t We All Agree
For once, just once, I’d like to see A coming together, when we all agree No skeptics, spies, or trouble
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My Gift to You
My Gift to You I’ve searched and shopped Thought and stopped At every window display Oh, the nights and
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