Poetry Archives - The Creative Exiles

A Day In The Life Of A Klutz

June 29, 2026 R J Schwartz 141 Views 0 Comments Funny writing, Humorous poetry, klutz, RJ Schwartz, www.creativeexiles.com

I woke up, tripped on my rug, smacked my shin on the bed Spun around, bonked my knee, fell and

Poetry Political Poetry

America – The Meaning of Freedom

June 29, 2026 R J Schwartz 134 Views 0 Comments America 250, freedom, Patriotic Poetry, RJ Schwartz, United States of America, USA

The moment when the darkness surrenders to the light Across the land, golden rays whisper before erupting Yes, these are

Poetry

I Wish I Was Someone Else

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 Nova Hammill 110 Views 1 Comment I hate myself, I wish I was someone else, inspirational poetry, It's always my fault, poetry, www.creativeexiles.com

Every morning means more of the same crap One day I wish I was someone else Even half the day,

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

The Great Current

June 26, 2026 R J Schwartz 99 Views 0 Comments energy, free verse poetry, RJ Schwartz, The great current, www.creativeexiles.com

Immeasurable, bold, profound The great current that binds all things An unseen tide older than stars, older than memory How

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Beyond The Barrier

June 18, 2026 R J Schwartz 167 Views 0 Comments inspirational, poetry, R.J. Schwartz

Starlight Tiny pinpricks in the blackness Light years away, perhaps even further Some say proof Of more beyond the barrier

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

The Mountain Road – Wildlife Along the Way

May 27, 2026 R J Schwartz 207 Views 0 Comments poetry, R.J. Schwartz, the mountain road, wildlife, www.creativeexiles.com

The mountain road and its twists and turns Like a concrete river cutting through forest and stone Shaded valleys still

Haiku

The Spring Collection

May 8, 2026 R J Schwartz 219 Views 0 Comments awakenings, Haiku, new life, spring, sunshine

This spring collection of haiku reminds us that the earth changes, regardless of our stance. The cold blanket of winter

Free Verse

I Have A Secret

May 6, 2026 Nova Hammill 320 Views 1 Comment bad girls, cheating wives, girls who cheat, i have a secret

I have a secret and it doesn’t whisper it smirks and giggles It paces like it owns the place talks

Free Verse

Faces Without Names

May 6, 2026 R J Schwartz 283 Views 0 Comments aging mind, drifting awareness, emotional refuge, empty spaces, enduring love, fading light, familiar stranger, fear of forgetting, fleeting clarity, forgotten names, fragile recall, gentle decline, her face, her touch, her voice, holding on, last anchor, long marriage, lost moments, love against time, memory fading, passing time, quiet confusion, quiet devotion, recognition, searching eyes, shared history, silent prayer, slipping thoughts, worn hands

She hinted, it went over his head Left clues, but he failed to notice Shared content he never watched She

Romantic Poetry

In That One Breath

May 4, 2026 R J Schwartz 273 Views 0 Comments in that one breath, love poems, romantic poetry

Memories, oh sweet memories Times lost to the moving hands Yet forever scored in my mind’s eye Do recall my

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

The AI Voice

April 30, 2026 R J Schwartz 245 Views 0 Comments AI voice, algorithmic speech, answer culture, artificial fluency, artificial language, automated knowledge, cognitive laziness, collapse of comprehension, collapse of inquiry, death of the rough draft, decline of critical thinking, digital cognition, disappearance of revision, disappearance of struggle, educational unraveling, erosion of education, frictionless writing, human voice vs AI voice, information vs understanding, instant answers, instant literacy illusion, intellectual decay, knowledge without effort, loss of authorship, loss of curiosity, loss of thinking, machine writing, manufactured intelligence, outsourced thinking, over-polished language, passive learning, pre-assembled language, prompt culture, sterile clarity, synthetic tone, thinking vs output, thought compression, voice without identity

The AI voice, unspoken but there all the same You see it everywhere Advertisements, social media, magazines Clean, sanitized sentence

Dystopian Poetry

Nothing Is Ever Fulfilled

April 27, 2026 R J Schwartz 248 Views 0 Comments death of humanity, dystopian poetry, end of the world, futuristic world, no mercy, nothing is ever fulfilled, prisoners march

Angry ragged cloud cover hangs like a dim vault of iron breath Slow-moving ash hides the forgotten pathways to the

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Words I’d Wished Not Spoken

April 20, 2026 R J Schwartz 348 Views 0 Comments apology, consequences, despair, emotional pain, guilt, introspection, reflection, regret, remorse, sorrow

There are conversations Words I’d wished not spoken Yet no action will reward my wish They’ll remain in the universe

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

The Struggle of Understanding

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 R J Schwartz 417 Views 0 Comments adapting to change, changing clouds, connection to the earth, deep roots, earth based insight, elemental truth, going with the flow, grounding practices, harmony with change, impermanence, inner landscape, inner stability, learning from landscapes, lessons from nature, living with uncertainty, mindfulness in nature, mountain strength, natural balance, natural cycles, natural resilience, nature as mirror, nature wisdom, new beginnings, observing nature, patience and time, personal growth, presence in the moment, quiet reflection, renewal, resilience through pressure, river flow, seasons of life, sky awareness, soil and seed, spiritual clarity, spiritual connection, stillness, transformation, tree growth, understanding life, understanding self through nature, weathering storms

The struggle of understanding Why, for what reason, who benefits, and more why So often minds are clouded with questions

Free Verse Poetry

The Awakening of Earth – A Poem of Springtime

March 18, 2026 R J Schwartz 523 Views 0 Comments awakening of nature, blooming earth, changing seasons, earth awakening theme, earth cycles, earth renewal, fertile ground, life returning, natural rhythms, nature awakening, poetic nature, rebirth symbolism, renewal and growth, seasonal rebirth, seasonal transition, spring awakening, spring imagery, springtime poem, vernal energy, warming light

Such joy found in the awakening of earth The blanket of white, now mostly forgotten Remnants of dirty-grey shadow piles

Political Poetry

The Republic of Perpetual Outrage

March 7, 2026 R J Schwartz 413 Views 0 Comments cancel culture, outrage, political poetry, www.creativeexiles.com

Outrage, outrage! Get your daily dose of anti‑everything! Shouting, pointing, watch out now the rage is forming Maybe it’s him,

a man being driven mad by winter and its solitude

Free Verse

The Long Winter Vigil

February 18, 2026 R J Schwartz 515 Views 0 Comments 1920s setting, abandonment, atmospheric horror, auditory hallucination, bleak countryside, cabin fever, cabin in the snow, claustrophobic silence, creeping insanity, creeping madness, darkness and dread, early 20th century winter, emotional decay, exhaustion of spirit, existential cold, frostbitten soul, frozen landscape, gothic melancholy, gothic poetry, haunted solitude, isolation narrative, loneliness and despair, loss of hope, mental unraveling, oil lamp light, Poe-inspired verse, psychological descent, psychological horror, relentless wind, rural cabin, shadow imagery, shadowed corners, snowbound solitude, stormbound night, supernatural undertones, Victorian atmosphere, wind howling, winter as antagonist, winter isolation

Beneath the wooden rafter’s weight And beams with abandoned spider silk, Where hearth once roared with living flame Now but

man and woman embracing in a vision of timeless love

Romantic Poetry

The Silence of Love

February 13, 2026 R J Schwartz 477 Views 0 Comments absence and presence, bittersweet love, contemplative poetry, deep affection, emotional depth, emotional distance, enduring love, hidden feelings, intimate stillness, introspective poem, longing, love and loss, melancholic romance, muted desire, poetic longing, quiet devotion, quiet heartbreak, reflective writing, restrained passion, romantic tension, sacred silence, silence of love, soulful connection, spiritual intimacy, subtle romance, tender restraint, unspoken love, vulnerability, wordless connection, yearning

Love rarely arrives to the sound of trumpets and drums Nor does it storm ashore with the shouts of conquest

trade or barter - a dark dismal look at a trading camp in the post-apocalyptic future

Dystopian Poetry

Barter – Why We Trade

February 4, 2026 R J Schwartz 523 Views 0 Comments adaptation after collapse, black market survival, collapse of currency, endurance without hope, lawless exchange, life after money, moral erosion, post-apocalyptic barter, post-collapse society, resource scarcity, scavenger markets, survival economy, trade without trust, transactional survival, wasteland traders

Paper bills are just paper now Backed by no one and nothing No vaults of gold or silver bars Worthless

Free Verse Poetry

The Seven Deadly Sins

January 26, 2026 R J Schwartz 581 Views 0 Comments anger, gluttony, Greed, lust, poetry of fear and fright, pride, R.J. Schwartz, seven deadly sins, sloth, wrath, www.creativeexiles.com

The sins of seven, counted here Deadly as they are revealing Cuts the truth from the souls of men Peels

Poetry Political Poetry

When The Dictator Falls

January 12, 2026 R J Schwartz 612 Views 0 Comments Dictator, Dictator falls, justice, political poetry, R.J. Schwartz, www.creativeexiles.com

Eyes focused on the monuments and statues Propaganda posters with eager children Smiling faces on worthless currency Starving hands reaching

Poetry Romantic Poetry

In The Space Between Breaths

January 9, 2026 R J Schwartz 520 Views 0 Comments love poem, love poetry, poetry, R.J. Schwartz, romance, romantic poetry

Alas, my soul does bid thee to come close Not for the sake of ceremony, nor influence But because there

Free Verse

The Witch Returns

January 2, 2026 R J Schwartz 594 Views 0 Comments ancient curse, horror poetry, RJ Schwartz, the witch returns, www.creativeexiles.com

Silence came with a great exhale The land heaved with the unexpected weight Dark, ghastly, agonizing, and unsettled Turbulent winds

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