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I Live in Hope…for a better way

February 4, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1831 Views 3 Comments better way, ego, epistle, hope, politicians, war

Madness rules the world, and we in padded chairs watch with ambivalence the escalation of insanity: the murder, the torture,

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Upon a Rocky Path…Renewal

February 4, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2007 Views 4 Comments fae, love, perception, poem, renewal, sadness

Light fell like a heavy cloak, day but a glimmer of its feasible scope, and step by step a soul

Epistle Poetry

The Destiny of Thought…what drives a life

February 4, 2017February 4, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1686 Views 2 Comments choice, destiny, epistle, life, pilot, thought

Each moment of thought a pathway to destinations unknown, circumstances unrealised; and destiny sits agog, for it in reality is

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In Naked Streets, Down Town

February 3, 2017February 3, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1758 Views 3 Comments homeless, hopeless, life, naked, poem, streets

The streets are naked, stripped of all clothing, all color, raw and bleached of will, eyes peering out of curtain

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Bold My Colors…the who I am

February 3, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2073 Views 5 Comments bold, colors, intention, love, paradigm, poem

Bold the colors of my essence, yet bland the colors of my being, so often hidden with the fears of

Epistle Poetry

Winners of 2016 Fiction and Poetry on The Creative Exiles

February 3, 2017February 3, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 1930 Views 6 Comments fiction winner, poetry winner, Tony DeLorger, Will Starr, winners

We are pleased to announce TCE winners for 2016.

Poetry Romantic Poetry

The Four Courses of Love

February 2, 2017February 2, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2712 Views 2 Comments ecstasy, four courses, freedom, love, poem, world

An aperitif this touch, this afferent singeing of my soul, burning desire rising like molten sighs, and the entree an

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

The Forest of My Soul…life in reflection

February 2, 2017February 2, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2058 Views 2 Comments forest, perfection, poem, profound, reflection, soul

Life in reflection… Reflection…. A glimmer of sky resounds like a silent cacophony, vibrant blues shimmering in reflection, and the

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

What Fills the Box of Day

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2329 Views 5 Comments box, day, love, memories, moments, poem

Day folds into a small dark box, filed onto shelves of past’s dim recounting, and what light beheld a heart,

Epistle Poetry

Life, the Experience…to be Lived

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2228 Views 4 Comments empathy, epistle, experience, life, love, survival

Experience Life Unencumbered… Indelibly imprinted on the human mind, the ardent pursuit of protection and survival, suspicion still the doubt

Dystopian Poetry Poetry

The Dystopian in Utopia – Imagining the Unimaginable Future

February 1, 2017October 10, 2025 R J Schwartz 3784 Views 6 Comments dystopia, dystopian, future, technology, utopia

I’d like to preempt this piece with a quick narrative to explain it – first, this piece is complex and

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Flower Language for Valentine’s Day

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 2448 Views 4 Comments Eternal love, flower language, love, passionate, Rose, secret message

Flower Language for Valentine’s Day Flower

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

In Matters of Uncertainty

January 31, 2017January 31, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2029 Views 2 Comments actions, balance, doubt, poem, uncertainty, understanding

Ever falling through a mist of uncertainty, I, awash with qualms unjustified, sort through my fears, each one a travesty

Inspirational Poetry

Together We Are Strong

January 30, 2017January 31, 2017 Tony DeLorger 2006 Views 4 Comments assimilation, change, difference, humanity, poem, potential

Together we can find peace… The travesty of assimilation is hardly surprising, considering our greatest fears are derived from difference

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Enlightenment Comes From My Own Soul

January 30, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 2558 Views 4 Comments earthly anchors, enlightenment comes, poetry, soul, spiritual growth, writer

Enlightenment comes from my own soul, Enlightenment comes from my own soul, Deep within where my thoughts always go. At these

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

At Last I Am Home…words in flight

January 30, 2017January 31, 2017 Tony DeLorger 1937 Views 4 Comments flight, invigorated, love, nature, poem, words

Every now and then in life, we feel trapped, woven so securely within circumstances we cannot see release. That is

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Creek Of My Summers

January 28, 2017December 12, 2017 Kurt James 3190 Views 10 Comments bear creek, Best Friends, Colorado, creek, Summers, tubing, wading, youth

Creek of my summers – was named Bear Creek and it was roughly three blocks from my childhood home in

Free Verse Poetry

Caught In a Time Warp

January 28, 2017 Rasma Raisters 2422 Views 8 Comments love, poems, poetry, time warp, young at heart

They were the youngest couple, at the senior citizen dance, they showed them all, what dancing was all about, with

Free Verse Poetry

Making Contact

January 27, 2017 R J Schwartz 2851 Views 5 Comments alien, Contact, spaceship, ufo, we are not alone

The three streaks of effervescent light slip quietly across the night sky Akin to shooting stars, they contrast the darkness

Rhyming Verse Romantic Poetry

Love’s Musing

January 27, 2017January 27, 2017 Paul Neglia 3373 Views 14 Comments chemistry, flame, kiss, love, passion, romance

Love’s Musing This diamond, a small scintillating tick, A flawless passing to

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I’m Riding the Highway

January 27, 2017January 28, 2017 John Hansen 3264 Views 12 Comments across country, dreams, life, on the road, road trip, travelling

Riding the Highway I’m riding the highway Leaving my old life and troubles behind. Knockers and neigh-sayers fall in my

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I Forgive You Dad

January 26, 2017May 23, 2020 Kurt James 3445 Views 10 Comments dad, drinking, father, forgiveness, love, son

I forgive you Dad – A little history, a lot of misery. My Dad was an intelligent, hard working man

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Petty Larceny

January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 Paul Neglia 3119 Views 9 Comments albatross, betrayal, blind, counterfeit, deceit, frail, petty larceny

Petty Larceny … So frequent I question when your lies began how secrets clasped through granite chests. Where penknives pierced