Author: Rick Ellsmore

  • Searching for Words

    She said: I love Your words I love feeling And knowing You through them I’ve been searching A lifetime For words For my words I looked Into nature I looked Under rocks I looked In streams Nothing Trying to talk Literally opening My mouth To have The words I thought Were there To not Bubble…

  • In Heaven

    I left work early Rushing towards Offering hugs Allowing tears With permission Spending our time Together Lots of raw Emotions Honestly felt No darkness In her passing Understanding A.M. Walked through The veil Understanding her Torment Feeling its weight And cost It was time Time for her To walk the trail With her sister Her…

  • The Gambol

    The air thick as an Alaskan morning from the incoming sea fog. They wandered blindly through it without worry or concern. Their bodies floating in unison. Their minds tranquil and captured in the moment. Their hearts pulsating as the new blood of risk poured through their hungry veins. They were discovering the moment! Their meandering…

  • Great Spirit 2020

    A long time ago The Great Spirit was Was there Was everything Within everything Knew that humanity Could not understand What was, was A decision was made To split into two Yin and yang Masculine, feminine Light and Dark Sun and Moon One not better Than the other Equally magnificent Equally alive Equally reflecting The…

  • Pieces

    Pieces Shiny and sharp Scattered loosely Over the gravel driveway Black asphalt Searing in The Colorado full sun Pieces Of me Bleeding pieces Combusting from Stress and pressure No longer Held together Shattered Humpty Dumpty Unable to be Put back Pieces Of my past Coming to fruition No longer Super glued together In pretense And…

  • Docile Light

    The world awakens The morning sunrise Exposing a  Docile world A sleepy eyed Lovely creature Slowly opening Her sparkling Green hue Casting an Everlasting spell Her yawns And stretching limbs Having an Echoing effect As my body Copycats hers Her naked skin Intimately exposing Her trust And desire To be seen To be known To…

  • Docile Light

    The world awakens The morning sunrise Exposing a  Docile world A sleepy eyed Lovely creature Slowly opening Her sparkling Green hue Casting an Everlasting spell Her yawns And stretching limbs Having an Echoing effect As my body Copycats hers Her naked skin Fully exposing Her trust And desire To be seen To be known To…

  • Seeds

    A gifting of The Mothers Gentle touch Blown passionately In the wind Swirling gifts Settling in The dirt SEEDS A kiss Universal Love Passing gently From one  To another The tiniest Of giving Often creating The greatest impact SEEDS Rooting within Hardened rock Fertile soil Not mattering To the giver Shared lovingly SEEDS Making the…

  • A Sunflower She Is

    A Sunflower she is Blown in the wind Born into unforgiving soil Forced to grow With little water Surviving on The extremes  Overexposure to The sun and moon Underexposed of their light Somehow, she grew Strengthening with each breath Moving forward While protecting A fragile heart Kindness being her Guiding light The North Star Within…