Author: Rick Ellsmore

  • Faithfully

    Faithfully A song built Into my core Buried deep within My psyche 1983 This song Hit Smacking the mainstream Hard and with substance I was Ricky Back then Journey was Well, they were A massive part Of my music Upbringing My older sister Loved them They were played On all the Radio stations The only…

  • Exhilarating

    Her eyelids Gently open Her dark eyes Focus On me Taken aback In a split second I know She can handle The full me I gaze back Not looking away Taking in The deep reservoir Represented As I see my Reflection In her We connect On a level A dangerous Exhilarating level Wanting to know…

  • Wet Ink

    This was my first attempt at taking my words and creating art out of them. My mind is on fire as I think about the specific ways I can create art merging together words, images, and ink! Hope you enjoy…

  • Sun Ranch

    This was taken 5.25.20 at White Ranch lower area in Golden, CO. I was out early and wanted to catch the sun coming up over the rim of the mountain. The morning was brisk the sun made the hike a glorious one. The dew from the torrential rains the day before was magnificent!

  • Lady of the Lake

    Her presenceWithin theBlue greenFully aliveLake The LadyWelcoming mySpirit intoHer worldInto aWild and vastDimension Wooing meTo HerWaters edgeWholly expectingWater goddessAncient mermaidTo appear Splashing ancientWaterFrom Time’sBeginningOn mySweaty faceOn myArt constructedForearms I welcomed HerInto theInner sanctumOf my being Wondering HerWater’s edgeLoosing realityFor handfuls moment Resting inSmall coved areaGathering upSmall tokensRocks fromHer bossomSand fromHer Essence Walking the cobblestoneFrom HerBeloved…

  • Italian Red

    Taken October 2019 in Porto Ceresio, Italy! One of my favorite photos from my Europe trip. I was walking down the side of a mountain and came upon a small village of homes. This was the window to one of them. SO many stories I will build from this photo. And yes, I really wanted…

  • Fire of Her

    There was a desert wind Blowing that night It arrived quite suddenly Moving in from east to west Dry and bitter Jumping on me From the core Of the mountain itself Pelting exposed skin Violently transforming My budding expectations For the evening ahead This moment The very spot I stood Would be one Never forgotten…

  • Dark Rising

    Taken in the summer of 2017 in Arvada, CO. This was shot right before the most significant unraveling started taking place in every area of my life. A foretelling of what was to come. Some moments are burned so deep they will not be forgotten…

  • Long Haul Man

    Long Haul Words popping Into my liquid mind The recent hike With a young man Ever present I’m not about going faster I’m about going longer Sharing the turtle analogy Over-enthusiasm and bullheadedness of no use Pushing through everything No longer desiring The pain and loneliness Coming with This choice in life Ahh, the wisdom…