The warm sun sets
Welcoming in
The wild moon
With her
A howling wind
Speaking your name
Whispering peace
As you
Gently rest
Pouring love
Onto your soul
Providing sustainability
And depth
For your
Expanding essence
Breathe it in
Dear soul
Rick Ellsmore
8.11.20
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…
Strolling in Mudrocks name Rolling around Promising myself I would give This a chance Understanding Blind dates are hard As if I was cold-calling On someone’s door The unknown Of what’s on the Other side Causing edgy emotions They were sitting Three people In a booth Anticipating my entrance Needing a fourth To complete the…
Andrew groggily rolled out of bed and went right for the New York Times on his front porch. He knew the daily delivery was a frivolous expense, but one it seemed impossible to live without. The whoosh of the cool morning spontaneously overcame his senses as the wooden front door was popped open. As he…
The Past and future Connecting in the present The weight of it Causing a heaviness Boa constrictor like emotion There truly is A circle to life And intersecting point When the old Crashes into the new I’m really good At putting my Full weight behind something Going all in Selling out Pushing balance Beyond its…
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…
I am Ripped and torn I am Older but still able I am Comforting to friends I am Able to be spilled upon I have Springs that occasionally pop up I have A bit of an odor from age I have Some rough edges I will Help in getting you there I will Be there…
