You were not expected
Loners don't corral friends
Bright and creative
Soft spoken and surreal
A southern gentleman like no other encountered before
You have always been there to talk or share the triumphs and tribulations
How I wish your soulmate would find you?
How I wish somewhere out there you find who you are looking for?
I have mine and time for you to have yours
So happy you met my one and only
Cant wait to celebrate yours!

C@rainbowchaser2021

They have soul
Some in control
Love like there is no tomorrow
Await another day to show you just how much they care
Some come first
While others wait with patient abounding
They are women with little girl hopes and dreams
I am someone's Lady
Ladies I hope all joy and happier moments surround you
We have all had to find a different way to build a mountain

c@rainbowchaser2021

Many said farewell
Part of life
Not like in 2020
As we grieve others are as well
There was no comfort we could provide
We could not visit
That hug that would say so much just was not possible
Every holiday and moment passes
You shed a tear and you remember
So that said
Rest In love
You are not forgotten
Broken hearts mend but never heal completely

C@rainbowchaser2021

You see something the mirror refuses to show me
Those blue eyes still delight and hold surprises
Somebody up above made sure you were the one
That Dear departed one knew something somehow
Still surprised when you stare a moment longer
When those hugs linger and go on and on
You make me laugh when the tears keep flowing
I will never know how the magic of you surrounds me
You will know you are treasured and adored
Yet ,there is so much more
I will never know

C@rainbowchaser2021

You walked in
Orbits and constellations changed
Lies soared away
Truth and being genuine reigned
What we started to understand others couldn't see
They are blinded by so much more than ignorance
41 Valentine's days later my love for you grows to heights not scaled and numbers not accounted for yet
When they are they will need more numbers
From the start ,you have my heart

C@rainbowchaser2021

Can't call her
Her presence is felt in little ways
Send flower or chocolates
There will be many first holidays this year without her
Knowing that she is with her family and my father
Love from family and friends helps
Sending love to those missing a heartbeat this year
You are not alone and we have memories of fond Valentine' days past to cherish
Rest in love

C@rainbowchaser2021

Trees dressed in their white cotton finery
Sun won't melt it away just yet
They bask in the winter sunshine
The fashion show a feast for the eyes
Warming the souls of those who have shoveled two storms so far

C@rainbowchaser2021

Dreamed of flying with you
Seeing the world through your point of view
Elegant and simple
Just so lovely and divine
Beautiful butterfly
Until Spring

C@rainbowchaser2021

They are different since Covid
Going out has become staying home
Which local restaurant to order from hrom
But then
That lasted all night long
Saturday night.......

C@rainbowchaser203

I wish you well
Do you really mean it?
You hope they find it?
Whatever or whomever it might be.
Do you want them to be happy?
They turned you loose
They set you free
I wish you well
Someday in a crowd your eyes will meet
You acknowledge it maybe
Or you walk on or away

C@rainbowchaser2021

They are suspect
If you don’t take
Givers need not apply
Sorry folks takers are not my speed
They are an accident waiting to happen
Narcissistic beings need not apply
Giving feels right
We need to do so much more
Taking feels like a lie

C@rainbowchaser2021

You are ugly
We won’t play with you
We won’t talk with or Sit near you
Last one chosen for a team
You were never good enough
You were broken like a toy that isn’t played with any longer
Irregular, Peculiar ,and strange
The band aids never worked
You stopped listening
Broken girls don’t heal completely
They become competent and special women
Creative and strong
They may stand alone and realize they belong

C@rainbowchaser2021

Before there was a Jackie Robinson
Before there was a Martin Luther King Jr
Before there was greatness and respect
There were parents telling their kids not to listen
You don’t have to take those classes
How can you be taught when lessons at home are far different?
Before you say something that maybe be chiseled into the mind of children
Let them learn
Let them make up their learn History
Before you harm  love and do irreparable damage to a heart
Everybody deserves their ideas and minds
Before  your words poison them
Before you shut out the truth learn both sides if a story
There are three dudes and one is the truth

C@rainbowchaser2021

If you suffer
If you have lost
If you still are losing
If you celebrate differently and it is not easy
We are inside out and upside down
Compassion and perseverance are our friends
You are not alone if you know Hearts are with you
Mental health is incredibly important
No matter what or how please reach out
There are not enough words to express the way we dig deeper
You don’t walk alone or cry alone if you know Hearts go with you
My heart goes out
I have been there but know it is different for each individual
You will learn how strong and special you really are

C@rainbowchaser2021

It's five o'clock somewhere
No, It's not about that
Cheers, if it is for you
Mother Nature here's to your children
Your amazing blue oceans and skies
Spring and Summer breezes
That Summer Wind that finds me no matter where I go
Autumn spice racks that go on forever
Majestic mountains, valleys, and amazing Vistas
Every creature with fins, flippers, paws, fur, and wings
Your children great and small yearn to travel
Those who admire and adore them are challenged right now
As we await yet another Snow storm , my thoughts to turn to you
Proud to be one of your daughters
Take me away

C@rainbowchaser2021

Traditions and tastes
Culture and Color
Art and culinary delights
From Rome to Cinque Terre
It has never left me
Somehow she reminds to live
is to take a bite out if life
Enjoy as often as you can
Every moment no matter what
Un millione grazie Italia.
Bella
Domani will come
So much more than Biscotti and Gelato

c@rainbowchaser2021

My grandfather loaded his pockets and the squirrels had a feast
He died before I was born so this is family lore
The family of five squirrels who live in a park near me
They are sweet and precious and bother nobody
Rocky is the family acrobat
Three are not named yet
Nutella sat on the side branch like a suspended in motion cartoon character
My bi-weekly leaving of nuts and seeds paid off today
Walking away , she came down to retrieve a cashew and disappeared
Seconds later she appeared and helped herself to a pecan
On a cold morning walk before zoom meetings
She made my day

C@rainbowchaser2021

It's not about you
It's about what you do
So until you find it
Or it finds you
Get a clue
It's not about you
It's about what you do

C@rainbowchaser2021

You can talk the talk
You can walk the walk
You can reach for a star
You have to start where you are

Go Beyond
Do it your very own way
Be original
Be unique
So there is so much more than what you seek
Go Beyond
Go Beyond
Hope you find it
Hope it finds you

C@rainbowchaser2021

Not an oldies song though it is heard on Sirius radio.
When you love someone trying to run and ruin your life
You learn that you don’t like them
Narcissistic tendencies don’t make sense to the sensitive and or creative types
Like those who read and teach Thoreau and hike Walden Pond
When you have a connection and experience touching Henry David's Desk
Those who are different know the score
Now, you are Inside looking out
No explanation should be necessary, as it were
As it is

C@rainbowchaser2021

The last ember glowed longer than it should have
Staying in her arms pushing yourself  away just in time
She just needed some tenderness and you were a good friend
I saw it out if context drove me out of my mind
Wish I could take it all back and put the last behind
You never meant for that to happen and denying it just made me fly away
There is no tomorrow for both of you and nothing new about today
Moving forward just seems the way to go
We have more memories to share as if you didn’t know
Just let me in when you need a little space
It’s easier to dream when I am looking at your face

C@rainbowchaser2021

They wouldn't play with her because her skin was brown
Another wore a religious symbol intertwined with another
A door slammed in her face
Not chosen for a team and shunned
See they didn't understand because she was different
Nobody would stop her
She rose and continues to rise
No challenge deterred her
Like many of us
She wasn't like the others
Different is not accepted
Seen as bad and not like the flow
Cookie cutter only please
That little girl is out Vice President elect
Madam Vice President Harris
So many little girls Thank you
So does this little girl

C@rainbowchaser2021

Without words
Action would be nothing more than thoughts
Stories would not be told, shared, or written
Always searching for a better phrase
Original
Unique
Cliche another way
Actions speak louder than words
That sentence seems absurd
They need each other
A team
Do you really know who you are?
Are you still searching for a definition?'
Fifteen minutes of fame?
Action speaks louder than words
Anything else is for the birds
Have you ever seen an eagle fly?
Maybe you need to know why

C@Rainbowchaser2021

Plans and appointments
Traditions and used to be
Changes and acceptance
Patience is a virtue that is necessary
Not easy to attain and more than just waiting
Nothing is easy but the trick is to make it look that way
Life isn't easy but the trick and lesson is to live it the very best that you can
Learning is essential never stop doing that
Never say never
The greatest city in the world rebounded from 911
The wound healed but the scar survived
Just as recent events will
We changed and accepted
Nobody likes that
Not in an instant, not tomorrow, not going with the flow
Abnormal, no
Real, Honest, and true
With depth and character

C@rainbowchaser2021

The eyes of the blind
The ears of the deaf
The joy of those mourning
The memories of the dead
The laughter in tears
The brightness ina pitch black
Room
Animals laughing at human foibles and follies
Echoes in the wind

C@rainbowchaser2021

Where we came from and where we are going
Embracing each day as a gift and finding purpose in joy in it
Somehow and someway
Delighting in no last said goodbyes
Knowing we all have to go one day but leaving is quite a different story
For there are more stories to tell, share , and absorb
Finding the good despite and in spite of the bad
WE are only fragile apart but together there are incredible things to accomplish there size does not matter
Maybe that is what we need to be
It remains to be seen

C@rainbowchaser2021

Book ends
Old friends
Nightmares
Day dreams
Triggers
Pulling you down again
Making darkness your frenenmy
Nothing Polyanna about blue days and stormy nights
Talk to me
Tell me tbe bad never becomes good
Dealing with it us not enough
Finding tbe road and easing down it
Kmowing that the rain never ends
The light you seek is inside your heart
Returns when it beats normally again
Dead ends.Old friends
Here's to the light of life
C@rainbowchaser2021

Were you saying Hello yesterday?
He's not here.
Guess he's everywhere we go
As long as we remember
Sitting at a publishing meeting
Ironically the book in the Great Wall of all their books published
From 1900-1924
Right behind my shoulder read"Manuel"
Didnt catch the author
The title struck me
Of all the places and spaces before me
Hiw did that particular title show up?
Coincidence?
Hi Daddy!
I miss you!
Say Hi to Mom
Miss her too!
He's not here
He's everywhere
They are together again
As long as we remember

C@rainbowchaser2022

Every single day they get found
Observe carefully or you will miss them
Some of your very own making
Others are there for the picking
They are there with a promise
The more you open your heart and take them in
Nuggets become moments and found memories
Even THE HEARTACHE IN DC YESTERDAY CANT TAKE THEM AWAY

C@Rainbowchaser2021

Four letter words
Two letters can bring you joy and adventure
When like becomes Love
When Like becomes Love
Your partner in crime.
The person that has your back
Your soul and spirit rises
Stop looking for it and it will find you
Two letters that can make a lifetime
When like becomes Love
When like becomes Love

C@rainbowchaser2021

New Colors
Shades we've yet to see
Always after a storm
A four letter word
Beauty with thorns
Wish you could be adorned with both without any harm

Roses and Rainbows (Four times)

Reality isn't always pretty
Isn't it a pity?
There is so much more it could be
(Repeat Chorus and fade)

C@tainbowchaser2021

The sounds echo into the night and return in the dawn
Listen very carefully and they call out to you
The echo of your heart
You can hear it, can't you?

C@rainbowchaser2021

Barry Gibb talked about losses and gains as well as lockdowns
Broken hearts cause the latter
They heal but the scars are always with us like wounds that don/t completely heal
Staying Alive is still and even more so now New York City's anthem
Photographs, Videos, Flashbacks and memories are what we are made of and make us
They define us
Bittersweet
Bittersweet

C@rainbowchaser2021

The world revolved differently
The air was sweet and clear
Cold but not intolerable
Music was pure and joyful
A quiet yet momentous celebration
Unexpected but so much more than appreciated
Our worlds intertwined while others collided
We did not notice them
In an instant there were only two
Me and you
Still and forever more

C@rainbowchaser2021

Sensitivity is a gift and sometimes makes life difficult
You wish you could return this gift.
Going with the flow is not easy
Laughing when crying is easier is not always possible
It is as if you don't belong
Taking a joke or knowing when a joke is being told does not compute
You are the puzzke piece mishapen
You dont fit in and you know it
You were meant to standout but you didnt know it
It is certain that you challenge what is unclear

C@Rainbowchaser2021

Someone who loves you more than you love yourself
I know you don't like yourself
Be adored and married they way you choose to be
Accept that some will never get it and who cares about them
You have wasted time worrying about what you cant control
Prejudice, ignorance and hate need to take flight
Before you say it, I know they wont ever truly be gone
Hoping and wishing wont make it so
My sweet friend love who you love
Please stop looking and find him
You friends straight, gay, or no matter how they define themselves will dance at your wedding
For You Joy and Love

Rainbowchaser2021

It is a friend
Does not judge
Listens without comment
Is always there for you
Keeps your secrets and never shares them
I have been writing since I was eight because there was nobody to talk with or understand
Many latchkey kids know of this but back then you wore a key on your neck and did what your parents told you to do
Talking back was not an option
No time for friends or afterschool events
You did your homework , chores, and prepared dinner before microwaves
I am proud to be a Poet

C@rainbowchaser2021

Stay home and take care if you have a medical or health issue
Condolences if you have said too many goodbyes
Take care of yourselves
If gyms are closed
Walk, bike, jump rope,dance
Just get up and move every day
If you have not had a manicure,pedicure, hair service message etc
Either learn to do it yourself or hire an at home service
If not deal with it
Joe Biden is our next President
If you love or hate our elected officials please silence yourself
It is beyond deafening
Zoom meetings and get together are great but they don’t beat in person
Seeing and spending time with family and friends is a treasure and gift
You know your UPS,FedEx,and Amazon service people by first name.
CNN and MSNBC are your choices for entertainment
Some  watch FOX or have access to a multitude of streaming services
If your libraries are open and disposable income or lack  of one is an issue utilize them
Volunteer in person or  virtually to a. Charity or organization of your choice
They all need your help
Please stop ranting,raving ,commenting on Social Media
Prejudice and ignorance are overdue and lost their prime and need
Let them go and  adopt kindness and sensitivity
Think what you want but keep it to yourself
You really don’t know what others are dealing
with
Be patient and caring
Wear a mask
If you don’t grow up and wear one anyway
Free ones are available at Police precincts and Firehouses
Even in many parks
Stay safe and well

C@rainbowchaser2021

The words are calling
But I am not  answering
Have something to say
Need to jot it before it melts away
Give me a pen
I have a dream
It’s so much more than it might seem
So much more to say
Will the words return and find their way
This is why
This is now
Just do it
No need to explain how
Until time ends
Give me a pen

C@rainbowchaswr2020

Too many tears to dry
Too many last said goodbyes
Too many would've ,could've, should haves
Echoing and ringing into the night
Next time we will throw caution to the wind
Next time we will right the wrongs
Next time we will take a chance and take action
As for me, no time like the present because the gift of tomorrow may very well not come
Next time
Patience isn't always available next time

C@rainbowchaser2020

we never knew all five feet tall of you
the stories older cousins shared made you come alive once
more
until recently we didn't know of them
we are cousins of cousins
you were the little old lady in black in a photo album
albeit my parent's wedding album
then you emerged in photos shared that we had never seen before
someday the entire story will be told
For now we have second and third cousins because you had nine children
One of which was my grandmother
My father never spoke of you but the others are letting me know you through their memories

C@rainbowchaser2020

Remember you took your friend there
You bought roasted chestnuts
You didn't hold her hand but stood close by
You gave her a big box with a beautiful brown Teddy Bear
That bear will be forty one years old today
The tree was not visited this year but you have memories of other visits
You have shared your name and life with her for forty years
What greater gift can there be
You and me
See the New York Magic started by a tree
What better way to fall in love and stay there

C@rainbowchaser2020

That is all we need
To hear your voice
To see you smile
A gentle hug for a little while
The photographs and memories are reminders
That is all we have left and need to make more of
While people enjoy a holiday that is harder to celebrate then most this year
Many of us know who we lost and they can be found
Just as long as we remember and stick around
If you are missing someone just take a moment

@Rainbowchaser2020

It wont be under a tree
It wont be in Santa's sleigh
You wouldn't want to find it there anyway
It is precious
It is joyful
Quite profound
Might look into your heart
where it might be found
Look inside your mind and your dreams
Not everything is exactly how you remember or how it seems
Only you know what is in your mind
A gift you have to find

C@rainbowchaser2020

Can we be certain yet optimistic?
Hugs are passion personified
Seize you moment as you do your day
Believe with you heart
Touch with your soul
See with your ears
Feel with your eyes
Know that change takes time to work through
Have no expectations and just journey on towards your imagination
Hoping you will find a creative, sensitive, and sophisticated environment
Look for me because that is where I will always be

C@rainbowchaser2020

Tonic for the soul
Those broken need to be made whole
Before they do more than lose control
Toxic entities all around and abound
Their greed is a new level of profound
They're not listening
Deafening sound
Tonic for the soul
Take a shot, your choice what kind
What is good to go?
Much is on the shelves
Or on  Delivery trucks
Not sure about the stores

C@rainbowchaser2020

Not always the writer's intent
Sometimes they are screaming on a page
Others make love to it
Took time to know that artists do much more with words than they are given credit
No matter what your genre is, if you write than you can hear me
It was never meant for to happen
The fact that it did is a gift
You all are gifted and you perfect and polish your craft
Can you see yourself?
Your heart is on your pages but where are your eyes?

C@rainbowchaser2020

You talk to other Poets and writers
Meeting them would be a delight
They seem to understand
You are different and it is finally okay
To be who you are and accepted every single day
We express ourselves like others wish they could
Finally and truly understood
TIME TO WRITE AND EDIT AND YOU CAN BET
How lucky can you get!!

C@rainbowchaser2020