Tony DeLorger, Author at The Creative Exiles

Epistle Poetry

Moths to a Flame, to Uphold the Darkness

February 17, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1866 Views 2 Comments darkness, flame, moths, parents, poem, vindictive

I bear witness to the ingratitude, the selfish disdain of believing lies, truth so tainted a child would despise the

Epistle Inspirational Poetry

The View from the Fulcrum…inequity

February 16, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1773 Views 2 Comments better way, fulcrum, inequity, poem, poverty, Wealth

We sit upon the fulcrum, surrounded by inequity, one side in the clouds, silver spoons and wealth abounds in profusion,

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Simplicity or Complexity, the Same Rules Apply

February 16, 2017 Tony DeLorger 3761 Views 2 Comments complexity, nature, perception, poem, rules, simplicity

Simplicity is nature’s offering, to understand, and like a tree, one root may transform into a thousand, each a

Creative Writing Essay

A Common Sense Approach to Peace

February 16, 2017 Tony DeLorger 3702 Views 6 Comments blame, group mentality, kindness, love, peace, potential

Inevitably drawn to the darker side, humanity propagates in cynicism, more of the same, and while we spiritually aspire to

Poetry Rhyming Verse

The World You Caste…now fallen

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2410 Views 2 Comments fallen, jealousy, malice, poem, repercussions, world

Fallen…. A pallid face, wanting, an insipid vacant demeanor, a tragedy of delusions, world falling, and none can comfort, for

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

My Earthly Garden…where thoughts like blooms so sweet

February 15, 2017February 16, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2022 Views 4 Comments earthly, free, garden, poem, reflections, thoughts

Earthly thoughts… Eclectic thoughts like colored balloons released, explore eternity’s blue forever, in every direction they fly, so high yet

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Truth, Written in the Clouds

February 15, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2859 Views 2 Comments clouds, movement, nature, poem, truth, whisper

Written in clouds, never in stone, truths amass and dissipate, reality sewn, and then misunderstood, for freedom holds truths to

Novel Excerpt

‘The View From The Shed’…novel excerpt. Ch26

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1639 Views 2 Comments contentment, control, discipline/structure, excerpt, life, order

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Discipline/Structure Without discipline we are a mass of fractured thoughts and whims, searching in vein for resolution, but

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Those Who Live in a Dark Desert of Disdain

February 14, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2070 Views 2 Comments because they can, deliberate, disdain, harm, poem, wanting soul

Disdain for life… Penance due, not life ensues, when neglectful souls wreak havoc, they live not for joy or even

Epistle Poetry

Who We Are in Truth

February 13, 2017February 13, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1985 Views 2 Comments awareness, epistle, experience, freedom, influence, past

We carry the burden of our past, colored filters in aftermath of change, and how we see the world, tainted

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Back to the Bottle…the cycle of futility

February 13, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2011 Views 4 Comments drunk, failure, futility, oblivion, poem, punishment

Futility… A wry smile from a dry mouth, in whisky haze with squinted eyes, holding up the bar, no surprise,

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

The Waking of New Day

February 12, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1993 Views 4 Comments life, new day, poem, potential, rising sun, waking

Waking life… The mist lingered, a frosted window pane to morning’s breath, and life in exquisite silence, attested this delicate

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Through Beauty’s Eyes…transcending

February 12, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2892 Views 4 Comments beauty, creative mind, divine, life, poem, transcending

Beauty is a perception to be learned, not a gift just given, but a way of living, a way of

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Echoes of My Kin…life carried on

February 11, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2141 Views 2 Comments a part, Echoes, generations, humanity, kin, poem

The complex lives that our forebears endured, are the making of who we are, like echoes in a vast open

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

The Lessons from a Special Soul

February 11, 2017February 12, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1998 Views 3 Comments lessons, love, poem, soul, struggle, understanding

Kim was my first born child, a beautiful soul far beyond my understanding at the time. A freak of nature

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Deluded Souls of Malice…their lies

February 11, 2017February 11, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1753 Views 2 Comments belief, circumstance, damage, lies, malice, poem

Lies…the mud-slinging The power of lies… Rumors, hearsay and lies, spread like any ripple in a pond, ever outward into

Creative Writing Memoir

My Mother’s Life…love and tragedy

February 10, 2017February 11, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2389 Views 4 Comments cancer, emotions, memoir, mother, only child, tragedy

For the sake of brevity, I have penned these memories without time scale. My mother died when she was 64

Epistle Poetry

Quell the Anger…its just not worth it

February 9, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2640 Views 3 Comments anger, compassion, epistle, frustration, quell, understanding

Quell the rage, and be kind… The world is filled with anger, venting souls of actions far from consciousness, reacting

Epistle Poetry

Temptation…a post-mortem

February 9, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2004 Views 5 Comments consequence, epistle, losers game, pain, temptation, wrong

Temptation finds a weakened mind, that point where any movement will suffice, any step away from what’s been is implored,

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Dangers, Before the Wake of Day

February 8, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1618 Views 2 Comments dangers, death, fear, hunting, night, poem

Dangers, when beast is on the hunt… Day twisted into bleak night, clouds brooding, portending dark laments, and shadows held

Epistle Poetry

The Endless Journey…never still, never finished

February 8, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1857 Views 2 Comments belief, epistle, journey, knowing, life, truth

The more I learn the less I know, the more I know the less I believe, as my perceptions are

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Dawning of a New Day…the Metaphor

February 8, 2017 Tony DeLorger 10150 Views 3 Comments dreams, life, metaphor, poem, sacrosanct, transition

So courteous the darkness fades, and the glow of rising light pervades the waking landscape, colors infused in such a

Memoir Novel Excerpt

‘A View From The Shed’…an excerpt

February 7, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2390 Views 7 Comments excerpt, journey, life, perspective, psychological, spiritual

‘The View From The Shed’…an excerpt A Psychological and Spiritual Journey into Perspective …. Chapter Nine: Perspective/Introspection ‘In Acceptance… A