Home Is Where The Heart Is (a poem) |
If home is where the heart is, then you're my home, my place of refuge,where no harm can ever touch me.If home is where the heart is, thenyou're my strength, my hope,where worries melt to nothing.If h...
Posted by The Writings and Musings of Joel Schwan on Tue, 06 May 2008 11:02:00 PST |
My Life, My Reason For Living (a poem) |
Author’s Note: Happy Birthday Karisa!
I watch your sleeping form, my lifeWith passion in my heart, whispering.Black hair frames your pale face, gently,Against the bleached, soft white pillow.I c...
Posted by The Writings and Musings of Joel Schwan on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:03:00 PST |
For Solace: A Touch of Hokie Hope |
In honor of the Hokie Nation, writers from all around the world, from colleges near and far, have contributed to the upcoming collection For Solace: A Touch of Hokie Hope. As individuals w...
Posted by The Writings and Musings of Joel Schwan on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:45:00 PST |
Sunbeams Mistaken (a poem) |
When I'm sick, when I feel unwellThe sun looks bleak, less desirable.This dream ends, as my world descends.Foods I once craved, waffles and steakAre now very unwanted, even loathed.Nature is harsh, wi...
Posted by The Writings and Musings of Joel Schwan on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:19:00 PST |
Meaning of Valentines Day |
Special dedication to Karisa Bixler for reminding me of my true purpose in this world, and for being an awesome friend when all others have lost sight in its meaning.
I love you.That phrase has...
Posted by The Writings and Musings of Joel Schwan on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:33:00 PST |
A Cynical Heart (a poem) |
Deep in the sweettartthat is your hollow heart,there lies truth, boldfaced,remindful of stinging mace.
A relationship without a causeshould certainly be paused;it will be seen as a near miss...
Posted by The Writings and Musings of Joel Schwan on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:35:00 PST |
Bleeding Red Vanity (with Excerpt) |
Nothing like a preview to get the mouth watering. So read the excerpt (click the "Read the Excerpt" for the link) to my upcoming dark fiction book, Bleeding Red Vanity. I would like to ...
Posted by The Writings and Musings of Joel Schwan on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:52:00 PST |
Review of Sweeney Todd |
Of all the top rated movies this year, from Transformers to The Simpsons, to Ratatouille, to Pirates of the Carribean, the greatest had to have been Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd with Johnny Depp and Hele...
Posted by The Writings and Musings of Joel Schwan on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:40:00 PST |
Zen Rock (prose poem) |
(Co-written with poet Stacy Foster)
From the heavenly dusk of myriad colors, as placid waves wash upon the enchantment of a white sanded shore, there in the absence of moments past is a man stron...
Posted by The Writings and Musings of Joel Schwan on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:33:00 PST |
I Struggle Alone (a poem) |
From place to place I wonder,From home to home I roam.The shadows grow dark,The shadows blind me.No room left to move,No room to breath.I struggle on still, I struggle alone.
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Posted by The Writings and Musings of Joel Schwan on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:54:00 PST |
