Inspirational Poetry Archives - The Creative Exiles

Fear’s Reckoning

May 21, 2019May 22, 2019 Tony DeLorger 65 Views 4 Comments capitalism, change, compassion love, fear, Fear's Reckoning, ideals

Our present-day society, although greatly advanced through technology, has never seemed so lost. Both political and religious tensions continue to

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To Clear a Path to Nothingness

May 18, 2019May 18, 2019 Jamie Lee Hamann 50 Views 3 Comments Collections, Finding Peace, Junk, nothingness, Trinkets

To Clear a Path to Nothingness “We can go there any time. It’s not far away; it’s not hard to

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That Which Must Be Written

May 14, 2019 R J Schwartz 69 Views 4 Comments literacy, poetry, RJ Schwartz, written words

Through countless millennia Came the realization… Slowly at first But then gathering speed Until it could not be ignored Could

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Elemental Healing – Water Wellness

May 10, 2019 R J Schwartz 77 Views 4 Comments elements, healing, poetry, power of water

Healing… Blissfully washing away That which no longer serves us Burdens our soul Weighs down our hearts Clouds and confuses

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A Word-Smith

April 27, 2019April 28, 2019 Tony DeLorger 141 Views 7 Comments a word-smith, expression, place, poetry, spirituality, value

Only a poet understands the pickle his or her life has become. We are observers, scrutineers, truth seekers and bound

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Daffodil Remembrance of Brother

April 20, 2019April 21, 2019 Phyllis Doyle Burns 102 Views 8 Comments brother, daffodils, departed soul, peace, remembrance, spirit

Daffodil Remembrance of Brother … It was a rainy and dismal evening when we drove into the parking lot of

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My Father’s Rose – More Than Just a Flower

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 John Hansen 142 Views 8 Comments death, father, memories, Rose, supernatural, yellow rose

The Story Behind My Father’s Rose My wife and I bought a rose bush for my father for his birthday

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What of Balance?

April 8, 2019 R J Schwartz 88 Views 2 Comments balance, equlaity, poetry, up and down, yin and yang

What of balance? An even distribution of light and darkness Opposing forces with no obvious ruler White and black Up

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Time Flies

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 Rasma Raisters 324 Views 4 Comments love words, never forget, poems, soul mate, time flies, treasure moments

Time flies, so ever quickly, days melt into weeks and weeks into months. Time and time again, we think, perhaps

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Flying Hero Class

March 23, 2019March 24, 2019 John Hansen 119 Views 8 Comments couch potato, flying, Motivation, muse, procrastinating, writing

Flying Hero Class I am a couch potato Watching sport and munching snacks, Oblivious to household chores, Sometimes it seems

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As Time Hurries On

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 Rasma Raisters 215 Views 6 Comments life, love, memories, time, time hurries

The rain went away and the sun came out to stay. The winds died down and it became a lovely

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Stewards of the Land – A Poem of Hope for Planet Earth

March 12, 2019 R J Schwartz 191 Views 2 Comments environmentalism, poetry, RJ Schwartz, save the planet, stewards of the land

Begat in the times of the great unknown; came a fertile and glorious planet Trees, flowers, foodstuffs, and animals were

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Inspirational Quotes

March 5, 2019 R J Schwartz 176 Views 2 Comments inspirational, inspiring quotes, positeer, positivity, RJ Schwartz

Inspirational quotes Just a collection of words on a page Ideas that were dreamed up by dreamers Thoughts written down

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Seeking Nothing; But Granted Everything

March 5, 2019 R J Schwartz 157 Views 2 Comments enlightenment, inspirational poetry, journey, RJ Schwartz, seeking

A life of simplicity; free from the chaos and noise No moving parts, circuit boards, or technology Just the soil,

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Abide Within Peaceful Beauty

March 4, 2019March 5, 2019 Phyllis Doyle Burns 228 Views 8 Comments better world, inspiration, nature, peace, peaceful beauty, Phyllis Doyle

Abide Within Peaceful Beauty … We live in a world of war and hate, where there is little regard for

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My Empty Hand

March 4, 2019 R J Schwartz 163 Views 3 Comments inspirational poetry, My empty hand, poetry, RJ Schwartz

My empty hand Outstretched in your direction I’ve put aside my anger Shelved my discontent No longer interested in proving

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What Would Happen…

March 4, 2019 R J Schwartz 126 Views 4 Comments inspirational poetry, poetry, RJ Schwartz, what would happen

What would happen… If everyone stopped hating one another Regardless of the reason And finally embrace the fact That we

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Hold Onto Your Happy Thoughts

February 24, 2019February 25, 2019 Jamie Lee Hamann 161 Views 6 Comments happy, Postive, thoughts

Happy Thoughts Whether feeling some happiness when I do my chores in a state of zen, listen to music loud,

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Hanging On…the pain of loss

February 18, 2019 Tony DeLorger 245 Views 11 Comments Hanging on, hope, love, pain of loss, suffering, time

The greatest pain we ever experience is the loss of love or our loved one. The pain is excruciating and

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Uncertainty

February 10, 2019 Tony DeLorger 248 Views 17 Comments fear, heart, opposition, reality, self, uncertainty

‘In poetry, much of our expression is based on personal experience, memories and feelings that have linguered in life and

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Age Doesn’t Matter

February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 Rasma Raisters 319 Views 8 Comments age, Childhood, doesn't matter, poems, still dancing, unstoppable

In this world. age doesn’t matter, we are only as old as we feel and if we wish we can

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Little Child in the Arms of an Angel

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 Phyllis Doyle Burns 305 Views 16 Comments angel, great sorrow, left us, little boy, little child, peace

Little child in the arms of an angel … Little One, oh, so very young and precious, you brought sunshine

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A New Ideological Darkness

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 EdF 152 Views 8 Comments ideological darkness, opinions, prejudice, racist, social kindness, stop assuming

Ideological Darkness … So now movie critics will tell me how I should think kings and queens tell me my

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