Doc Ellis 124

Nemesis

2012-01-24T13:50:00.000-08:00

nemesis: slash, burn

phoenix: renew and arise

seer: envision

2012.01.24

Very Quiet

2011-12-27T17:35:00.000-08:00

When I am very quiet

Inside my head, riot

I hear in another tongue, a choir

I hear behind my eyes, ear's desire

I hear note by note, a piano

I hear whispering its roar, a wind

I hear reflecting life, a mirror

Evelina 1999

2010-10-22T10:23:00.000-07:00

under the clear skies

of her new home, tends plants while

cats chase butterflies

Olive Tree 1998

2010-10-21T21:01:00.000-07:00

though tears rain like
a storm raging about

though pain sears like
the sun waging a drought

like the olive tree on the hill
still I love thee

A Race

2010-07-08T16:26:00.001-07:00

Gasp a silent scream

Got to be a dream

Discordant voices

Questioning choices

From the guest bedroom

Came a pop of doom

How could you, he died!

Heartbroken, she cried

Overcome with dread

His killer then fled

He ran for the door

Tripped, fell to the floor

Entwined, they struggled

Emotions juggled

Murderer, she hissed

Couldn’t you have missed?

Locked in a frantic race

Gun aimed at each face

Minds blanked by panic

Launched their last antic

Gaze into the sink

Vomit, smell the stink

2010.07.08

In Memory of Eve Ellis (1942-1999)

2010-07-08T14:25:00.001-07:00

Eve Ellis, beloved wife of Doc Ellis, died September 22, 1999 in Lancaster, CA, after a lengthy illness.

She was born on October 22, 1942 in Monterey Park, CA. Eve had been a resident of Agua Dulce, CA since October 1992.

She completed docent training at Vasquez Rocks Park. She also was a member of the Vasquez Rocks Nature Center Associates and –briefly- the Agua Dulce Gardening Club.

An avid gardener, Eve kept an abundance of healthy plants wherever she lived. She did not just have a green thumb, she had a green hand!

It seems as though Eve was always working with plants or landscape.

She loved cats and could not refrain from picking one up and snuggling with it whenever she found a feline. She adopted numerous cats over the years, most of which are still alive.

Eve left behind an incredible collection of knick-knacks. Treasure hunting, yard saling, and thrift shopping fueled her passion for acquiring bargains of any type. She used to brag: ‘I paid fifty cents for this…I got that for a quarter! I found the roses behind the K-Mart,’ and so on.

Eve is survived by her father, John Ippolito of Santa Clarita, CA; her son Gary Suplee, his wife, and their children of Riverside, CA; her son Kurtis Suplee of Orange County, CA; her brother John Ippolito, his wife, and their children of Reno, NV; and other relatives.

A Memorial Service is being planned.

-Doc Ellis

The Bund

2010-06-15T17:27:00.000-07:00

and the bund plays on
as the fury builds up whilst
the rape continues

2010.06.15

Choose

2010-06-10T10:26:00.000-07:00

so make up thy mind
that what thee will find
which pill will thee take
which thirst will thee slake
which cub will thee breed
which cub will thee feed
eyes become blurry
from grief and fury
thy vision make clear
values thee hold dear

2010.06.10

That Dash

2010-03-21T11:55:00.000-07:00

short tho be that dash
past to now forward we flash
memories we stash

21.03.2010

Angelface 2010

2010-02-13T10:50:00.000-08:00

With wonder

We play

Gladly breathless down we lay

Glow under

Love’s ray

Thin Cry 7.26.2009

2009-07-26T17:54:00.000-07:00

...ask if you must

lay into dust

that thin cry

"O God why?"...

Dragon.2006

2009-07-18T19:33:00.000-07:00

by Rose Gonella in 2006 for me to give to Lori for Christmas

Orgy in Blue

2009-07-18T19:29:00.000-07:00

Congress.2008

2009-07-18T19:25:00.000-07:00

I developed this after the 2008 Billionaire Buddy Bailout by the US.

Babies Spring 2000

2009-07-17T14:52:00.000-07:00

loving you may rue
if you forget babies chew
and destruction view

Rage 6.7.2008

2009-07-17T14:51:00.001-07:00

rage birthing mad tears
at the destruction of our
hope leading to death

rage birthing bitter
tears destroying sanity
committing to death

Beach 10.22.89

2009-07-17T14:49:00.000-07:00

life a beach castles
of sand tide rises all gone
renewal begins

written 10.22.89

Haiku 11.3.2008

2009-07-17T14:47:00.000-07:00

it's pale and it's made
a glass half-filled with Kool-aid
and not lemonade

Stability Haiku 11.17.2008

2009-07-17T14:46:00.000-07:00

than security
stability appeals more
to small minds who fear

Lions.11.20.2008

2009-07-17T14:45:00.000-07:00

Liberty also
Intelligence needed for
Our Nation's Safety

Angelface 2009

2009-07-17T14:41:00.000-07:00

thee heard me:

"ice cream"

together we doth make steam

loving thee

my dream

Quake, 1994

2009-07-17T14:39:00.001-07:00

all the world was shaking
and the glass was breaking
the day she broke my balls
my screams bounce off the walls
my fears stung in my tears
my ears rang with her jeers
and she laughed at my shock:
"your keys don't fit my lock"
the whirlwind of her fury
chilled my dreams in a hurry
and I spend time in bars
try to drink away scars
the memories of what we had
jammed together make me sad
I stumble down alleys
gotta read love's galleys
broken heart all wiped out
token start got my doubts
try to see the tart
in the break, what's my part?

Watching 3.11.2009

2009-07-17T14:37:00.001-07:00

watching the world crumble,
who is gonna tumble?
after the coming bust,
off of me will I dust?
will I have some trouble,
as I escape rubble?

Slip Away, 1999

2009-07-17T14:30:00.000-07:00

So far away, so near
Heart beating now with fear
Remember how we met
Start of good times, you bet
Blow me a loving kiss
A little bit of bliss
As you wave your good-byes
Please look me in the eyes
As you slip away to another land
Let me hold your hand

At your own twilight’s gloom
Let me smell your perfume
When you go into night
Let me be your last light
And as you breathe your last
Near by let me stand fast
When you start to get cold
Let you my love enfold
As you slip away to another land
Let me hold your hand

2008-08-11T12:30:00.000-07:00

More poetry at http://allpoetry.com/poem/by/docellis124

Beach Footprints Haiku 2008.04.12

2008-04-12T11:06:00.000-07:00

Footprints on the beach
By rising tide washed away
Bare sand behind me

Alchemy 3.29.2008

2008-03-29T19:05:00.000-07:00

Have you noticed, some
people to change lead to gold
do make bullets first

Eternal Ride

2008-03-08T18:48:00.000-08:00

Eternal ride,
Throttle wide,
Draggin your knee,
Forever free.

Written 2001

Posted here 3/8/2008

Hearts Desire

2008-03-08T18:41:00.000-08:00

If Thou be right for me,
If I be right for Thee
When our day is done,
Our hearts be as one,
As we ride
Love's high tide.

If not for each other,
Let me be thy brother,
Loving friend
To day's end.
As we ride
Love's low tide.

written 2000

posted here 3/8/2008

Dreams Flow

2008-03-08T18:28:00.000-08:00

We want things bright as day,
So we dream them that way.
Time's flow ending
Is so heart rending,
That we tell stories
About past glories.
Love shatters apart,
Shards pierce our heart.
Time to a crawl doth slow,
Dreams from our eyes flow.
Think not that life lingers,
It passes, as water through fingers.
Dry we cry our eyes,
Prayers rise to the sky.
We try to be brave ,
As goodbye we wave.

written 1999-2001

Posted here 3/8/2008

Fire Haiku, 1968

2008-03-08T18:23:00.000-08:00

A flicker. A flame.
Fire blazes. Now only
Ashes remain here.

written spring, 1968

posted here 3/8/2008