December 23 comes to call
Never try to be alone if at all
Bad bad day and never been the same
Horrible man is to blame
Years later after help and getting up from being thrown to her knees
Taller and wiser
Still not trusting
Still mending a heartache that never really healed
The scar surrounds her and others like her
Hope the nightmares and flashbacks stay at bay
How I wish she and others like her could celebrate a Holiday?

c@rainbowchaser2020

We lost her and her fight has ended
A mentor, role model, teacher,and friend
Simply one of the very best
Her like may never be seen again
The tears still fall as all the memories flood our hearts
A Touchstone in all of our lives and especially in the world of Media Literacy
Our heartfelt Thanks and farewell
C@rainbowchaser2002

He's a breath of fresh air
All that and devil may care
Never seen a complete package like him before
Looked up and he walked through the door

Chorus
He's a diamond in the rough
He's the bomb and all the right stuff
More than enough, the dude is tough
Never seen a dream come true
Better for me and not for you

When you stop looking you'll be found
Somebody makes your world spin right side up and upside down

Repeat first four lines

Chorus and then fade

C@rainbowchaser2020

Thanking you would never be enough
So much history and all that stuff
Watched you descend
When you wanted to fly
if you ever you spread your wings
or at least give it a try

Chorus
The stars cover the scars in your eyes
When will you learn to cry?
You're among many of us
When will you find justice?


Because he walked away
There'll be another day
We have to get to tomorrow
How many dreams are left borrow?

REPEAT CHORUS AND fADE

c@RAINBOWCHASER2020

Thunder and Lightning in Acapulco skies
Divi trees that went on for miles in Aruba
Incredible Prince Edward Island's pristine beauty
The Sistine Chapel and the Vatican
The incredible trip to Carmel California and wanting to rent there two times a year
Oh Monterey what else can I say.
Italy and Switzerland
Florence wants me to finish her museums
Need more than a half day in  Switzerland but we will return
The photo albums remind me that someday Covid will be a horrible memory
The Cloud will once again be filled with pastel colored pages and beautiful times we shared with old friends and new
Until then,Remember

C@rainbowchaser2020

Never in a lifetime
Does a Brooklyn boy adore and love you
No fairytale can match
You can’t make this up
No matter what the news tell us might go wrong
Or is wrong
Somehow my bespectacled prince and very tall
Works his magic
Houdini and Copperfield have nothing on you

C@rainbowchaser2020

Four months have flown by and still we cry
Sleep is still off and tensions running high
Two more Mothers have joined her
One yesterday and the other a week ago
My friends lost their mothers too
Cards were sent and questions
As much as grief is in my life now
How can I help them"
I will when and if they reach out
How many more before 2020 ends?
Another loved one transcends
Our parents loved each other
They are all together again

C@rainbowchaser2020

We're not fractions
We're not sums of parts
If something is out of whack
We need to fix it or live with it
As a recipe can be adapted or changed
You will find a way
But as nothing is really set in stone
Just being whole is the goal
Score

C@rainbowchaser2020

42 degrees with high winds and humidity to boot
Staying in doors doesn't cut it any longer
See there is a rainbow waiting to greet me as it always finds me
Faded or bright it doesn't really matter
No matter where I roam
It is my beloved daddy saying hello
He passed long ago but he always comes to call
The Rain walker awaits for the special visit

C@rainbowchaser2020

Museums are great places for poets
Naturally left to enjoy and listen to artists
Colors and forms come alive before your eyes
Then again, we see it differently
What a grand way to spend time but with the masters and up coming artists
Then you realize they understand you almost as well as you do them
A quiet and private conversation that endures when you revisit
Please focus and enjoy especially in New York museums filled with treasures

C@rainbowchaser2020

Yesterday was your birthday
Not stalking you just revisited yesterday
Wont reach out and never will'
Reminders of you are a very biter pill
SUBO, Whitehead Hall, and Boylan came to call
It was long ago and far from away
Hope your life is happier today
It was not meant to be even for nineteen year old me
Was blind and deaf to reality, you see
Why you played along as a friend, history will show
Better things happened later there this is how it would go
My husband and Two master degrees came
Life has never been the same
We were not meant to be
Took a very long time to move forward you see
I wanted and needed you but all you could do was take and not give
Not a life I wanted to live

C@rainbowchaser2020

Rolling on the ground no visible contents
Searching to be filled or occupied with a task
Almost like a Senior citizen with memories worth repeating but nobody listening
Nobody paid it any mind but it refused to be thrown away
Needed to be useful but there was nothing to do but press on somehow
It didn't escape pickup this time like a shelter dog hoping their forever home would be with the next visitor
That bagged was filled with yesterday with no thoughts of today or tomorrow

C@rainbowchaser2020

Our friends and comrades
Comfort and console us
Give us joy and pause as we try to get it right when we write
Befriended me when I was young and protected me from the bullies that still sadly exist in this world
Be they children or adults
Institutions or old school politicians who need to hit the road
Words  still do and am grateful we found each other
They are jewels that we adorn as we polish phrases and find the best ones to use in our craft
Until recently didn't know we were artists too
So much more than words that take more than your breath away

C@rainbowchaser202

He is slowly losing what makes him special
He has not met him yet
His loneliness is strangling his joy
He has so much to share but a friend cant give him what he wants or needs
Not for them to do so
Wish magic could conjure up a spell to end this for him
He deserves so much more and decline is not a place for him to be
Maybe when he stops looking he will find him and make each other happy
If we could put the answers in a beautifully decorated box wand deliver it we would
You dont need or want codependent types fixing things for you

C@rainbowchaser2020

If I could go back there
You would know that those words of love were merely overloaded nineteen year old hormones awakening
Didnt know what was happening but wanted you
You just wanted to read my poems
That is how I loved you then
As I turn around,just know time was wasted
Undergraduate longing for what we be called a hot guy now
He was a little boy and time ket me wait to turn around
Hope you found who uou eanted back then
If I knew now what I did not know then
C@rainbowchaser2020

Paper
Lined and blank
Notebooks of various sizes and colors
Some old school
Others unique and inviting
They call to me
Different locations and times
Though a microcassette recorder is available
Not wanting to wake my Love
My friends and their pens wake me gently because we need to talk again
They always listen
Since I was eight
Still my best friends espevually those I filled and look firward to filling

C@rainbowchaser2020

Remember him well
His questions and ideas always had a sparkle and shine unlike the others
He never said much but when he did,it was memorable
His teacher over heard him but he never knew that
He is a teacher now
The greatest gift he ever gave was telling his teacher he modeled his techniques in the classroom after her work
He watched me cry that day
That little boy
Now a man was my student
Now,my friend and colleague
C@rainbowchaser2020

The best words
They flow and take on a life of their very own
The narrative tells itself and reads well
It stays with you
You want to write it down and perfect it
Polish it and place it
Edit and edit again
Writers strive to be original
They do their best to get there

C@rainbowchaser2020

It inspires
It desires
Makes you fly
Makes you dive and drive
It is passion and a desire that consumes and loves you
Face it,you love it too
Always accompanies your journey
Even now and now will change too
You do it your way though others might now see it or understand
It is not about them or for them
This time it is okay to be selfless
Selfish has nothing to do with it
Whatever you are searching for once it finds you
Accompany it and go for it
Never let It go because you don’t really know
What speaks to your heart ?

C@rainbiwchaser2020

Such lovely Spring weather you gave us
Mixed with rain, wind, and tornadoes which is very strange for the East Coast
Why turn the Big Apple and New Jersey into applesauce the inedible kind that over cooked and slimed on your oven
The shorter and darker days are not welcoming when we just turned the clocks back and yearn for March to turn them forward again
Seems you run through your day just to enjoy the sunshine or natural light
Syncopated thuds of rain on a deck or on the ground accompanied by the clacking of keyboards on Cyber Monday
UPS,Amazon , and other delivery services braving the downpour and thunder as well as the multitude of orders
As a November girl it is hard to say goodbye but we must welcome December
Waiting for the days to be longer and brighter again amid all we are still dealing with

C@rainbowchaser2020

Was going to use the word poor but for alliteration only
See there is nothing poor here
Just missed and for the time being that is the way it is
Somebody noticed that I give to charities and never take anything for it
They give you free treats which others might want or need
You only see the surface and never really know what is going on in another's world
Wearing one of my beloved Care bear masks, I heard someone say she really is a Human Care Bear
Still speechless, I am reminded that I am rich in family and friends
My poetry always by my side
A lot of Love and simple pleasures that make me wealthy
Doing good makes me happy even now and always
You do the very best you can and sometimes more when others are not looking
C@rainbowchaser2020

He is only two but commands smiles and awes
Every word he utters is a diamond because it is pure and clear
His actions are vivid and innocent but wiser than some adults
In fact ,he simply makes more sense than they do
His fascination and joy is captivating
Just one look and he captures your heart and casts a spell
This magical rebel
My Sunshine
He has my heart and gratitude

C@rainbowchaser2020

Those blue eyes drifted off
Watching them move gracefully under shut eyelids
Shades of every blue in the spectrum came alive
Rainbows of blue
They when the morning came the most amazing sapphire looked right at me just before your eyeglasses were on
Lullabies and Good morning

C@rainbowchaser2020

Stop and take a real look
You are too busy?
Are you too busy?
Not really
The world keeps spinning and somehow you missed it
Facebook, Tick tock and all other forms of social engagement can wait
Mute that I phone or cell phone
What did you do before they existed?
Open your eyes and really look around
You might be surprised to find what you have been missing
Remember you keep right on learning until you leave this Khaki coil
Too Busy?
Stop making excuses and live your life nobody else can do that for you!
Unless Alexa can do that too.

C@rainbowchaser2020

The gray round belly and happy demeanor made people having a snack stop and take notice
Happy little one, one of Mother Nature's children
Unless she was pregnant, what a jolly little creature
Unafraid of the humans and hoping they would leave a tasty morsel  or treat for her
What a delight while taking a break visiting this lovely zoo
Hopefully Skippy will greet us again
Stay safe little friend

C@rainbowchaser2020

When you’e not looking
You find who and what you are looking for
You never expect it and perhaps not quite prepared for it
And yet in a New York minute
When you stopped looking
Right before your very astonished eyes
the person or path you seek
You haven’t met yet
Yet it is right in your grasp but it yet

C@rainbowchaser2020

You love who you love
Where is this going?
How dare they judge
Look at yourself first
Think what you want but don’t say it.
This haters' world exists more than we know and can accept
Because you think differently
Because you don’t resemble those around
Because you don't go with the flow?
Then today
A  New Yorker was arrested because he threatened and maintained people who have the right to vote and have their voices heard celebrated the President Elect was not to his liking and they should be exterminated by his hand?
Too much to ask of grace
He and others like him are a disgrace to Democracy
This is the current state of Grace?
We should be determined to return to a state of Grace in the United States.
Let’s all be epic

C@rainbowchaser2020

What writers are made up
Dreams and reality
Truth and joy
Agony and triumph
Tears that became smiles
Hugs that were presents some always cherish
You find out quickly what magic people possess
My circle has magic some cannot see but those who can know how lucky they are to have you in their world
Both of you are treasured gifts

C@rainbowchaser2020

Happiness and joy
In spirit and nature
Pride and affection
In lullabies and fairytales
With beautiful endings
Will you let go of yesterday
Embrace today
Prepare for tomorrow
Be brave
Be true
Be proud
Know that patience and persistence are allies
The stop sign is out of your hands
You have to start and continue to get where you are going
You might not be sure where the destination is
Once you recognize and embrace it
know it will change
Expect nothing
Accept the chapters of your story
Where do we find it.
One plus one will equal three for you
The ability to never give up
Dream the dreams that others give up on
Look inside
It is your story
Live it
Tell it
Where do you find it?
Go for it first and keep going.

C@rainbowchaser2020

Sorry realists
Read very carefully
Despondent versus defeated
Happiness versus havoc
Thoughtfulness versus Tyranny
We know where we want to be
We need to get there but it will take persistence and patience
Polly annas need night apply unless you accept the truth
Reality based group with a little sensitivity thrown in with good measure
We need a great awakening
We are on the road despite those cult followers
See you on the road and please wear a mask

C@rainbowchaser2020

Look what they have done to Democracy
Look what and who they took from us
We have lost so much and gained anxiety
Toxic and tyrannical no news is good news
Yet we remain persistent
Derailed
Railroaded
Disconnected
Misconstrued
You can’t put a band-aid on what we continue dealing with
As we await a vaccine
As we await the results of an election that might very well be life changing
Look what they have done to souls and spirits
Waiting to accomplish and rise again
Until then we deal with change
The one constant thing we have
C@rainbowchaser2020

No directions
No manuals
You were gone before we could ask
Sometimes you head in a different direction
You walk your way and keep going
What you choose may not be popular
But it is right for you
That is all that matters
Feelings get hurt
Messages get confused
Time passes
Being comfortable with your life and choices
is all that should matter
Walking away makes you go forward
so don't look back
You know who and what is precious to you

C@rainbowchaser2020

She is pelting the Big Apple after she took aim at the Big Easy
Sorry that you dealt with another storm
Pouring rain and humidity all day til seven pm
Yet, Jif the squirrel was in his tree
The ducks found shelter though they would rather swim in their pond
The black cat sat under a car leering at passersby
Walk for health and charity is done daily for the ASPCA
Clears the mind and feeds the soul
Poor dogs and cats need help and every step does just that
Zeta rain

C@rainbowchaser2020

Questioning what to be Thankful and grateful for?
You are here for another holiday
Many families will have one empty place at the table
Some in their hearts
No matter how you celebrate this holiday
Find time to be grateful even this year may very well be the most difficult
Give your time or support
Make someone's day because a smile or kind word goes a very long way
Share a meal or serve one to those who have no other Thanksgiving
Be well and Safe
Memories are our most cherished gifts

C@rainbowchaser2020

As she rests in peace
She plans her first Spring garden
Her soul and spirit guiding her
Purple gardens
Hues of color between red and blue
Mauve
Violet
Magenta
Lavender
Grape
Periwnkle
Veronica
Thist­le
Heather
Mulberry
Hoping you are walking with Daddy.


C@rainbowchaser2020

Lemons
Honeys
Curry
Saffron
Tumeric
Sahara
All these yellows peppered into greens
Autumnal spice rack

C@rainbowchaser2029

You're the good one
Doing the very best you can do
Trying to see it through
while others take advantage of you
You have to do for them
but not for you
Backburner
Put it on the back burner  ( Chorus sing three times)
Reaching out and pulling back
Kindness to some is out of whack
By now you should have learned the closer you get to the fire
You get burned

Chorus and fade

C@rainbowchaser2020

You are exactly what the future needs
Many women of all kinds and worlds are behind you
Just be sure to reach out and in to different people
Understand and accept
Then move on to grab on towards your dreams
Go for it and if you need help
Some of us are here or a click away
Proud to meet you fellow poetess

C@rainbowchaser2020

Not a diamond girl
Except for Neil.
His lyrics and music.
Uncommon and very different from the rest
The jewel around me cant be purchased in a store
It shines brighter
Glows differently
Has a warmth that cant be matched any where in the world
My Prince charming was not what I expected
Yet, has forever taken my breath away
Forty years will soon come and go
How I would have arrived at this time and place without you
I will never know
Sorry I am not a glamour girl
Don't need things others find necessary
What we enjoy takes place in airports, museums, and theatres
For now, that has to wait
The greatest gift I ever received is when you asked me to spend my life with you
As if you didn't already know

C@rainbowchaser2020

She goes into battle
She is a champion and mentor to many
The call did not come
Not for a lack of words or sentiment
Just dealing with my grief now
It has left me a little numb
My heart is hurting
I care about her as many do
So the card was mailed
The thoughts cheering her on
Cancer does not know she should not have picked her
If any woman in the world is a fighter, she is.
Hoping she wins
Lookout Cancer and Covid

If the answers you sought are not here
If you want a quick fix, not here
Find a moment every single day to smile and laugh
It isn't easy and sometimes the tears come first
They also drown the laughter
The hatred and noise is deafening and hard to believe
We have known it all too long but blind to what is has done
What it continues to do makes rainy days nastier and colder
Sunny days are a little dimmer than one would like
Moving forward
That is all we can do temporarily
Hug your loved ones tighter and longer

C@rainbowchaser2020

Who do you touch?
Who touches you?
Do you have regrets?
Regret being kind?
Did you light someone's life?
Stop being haunted by what you have done.
What about what you have not done?
Then do it
May take patience and persistence but we should be used to that.
Rekindle the spirit
Know the difference between empathy and sympathy
Same goes with accept and except
Know and live by your values as well your priorities
Some are meant to be broken
But not those golden to you
Change is the constant be ready for it
Touch spirits and souls
Did you matter to the world?
You control what you want to contribute even now
Remember that
What we take for granted so many wish they had
Pandemic Poetry

C@rainbowchaser2020

It has always been about the words enjoying and sharing the music
The rhyme and rhythm
Feeling and memories
Just don't want to hear the sad songs
Not new ones anyway
Reminding us that we are more alone than we need to be
Having to love harder and more gently because we might break
Action doesn't always speak louder than words
Ideas and words work in tandem
Lyrics awaken me
Lyrics remind me of yesterday
Lyrics remind me that there are more songs to be sung
Lyrics after all are poems
They wake you at all hours of the day wanting to be written down and remembered.

C@rainbowchaser2020

Not looking for reasons just trying to wash away the sadness and grief
Lost of love
Loss of Life
Loss
of what used to be and what may be coming down a road we used to travel
Loss of sleep and happiness
Zooming has lost its uniqueness
Creative types pulling out all the stops and trying to find a way back or forward
Division makes it difficult
Ignorance and stupidity even worse
Why?
When ?
How?
What?
Nothing Fake about this

C@Rainbowchaser2020

Summon reasons to believe
Summon reasons for something to enjoy every moment
As long as it makes you happy that is all that matters
Too many are far apart
Those trying to mend it have long to go but they are extending hearts and hands.
In some cases money, time, and effort
Yes, we will get through this but putting a little love in your heart is not enough
What is enough is a little effort and kindness


C@rainbowchaser2020

We help and give as we can
Keep comments and discouraging tirades private
Been there and done that as an Educator and in my current work
Where are the good and caring?
The educated and well meaning?
We are the United States
United towards the future and making things the very best they can be
Science and Technology will get us there
People need to remember that what was may never be again
Be ready for the very best which has yet to come

C@rainbowchaser2020

You know me
Don't you ?
Better than I know myself
What matters
What makes me tick and tock?
Not the website.
Being creative is not easy
Some don't understand
Somehow never needed to explain myself to you
You called me special and still do
You see a beauty that I don't see
Luckily, by the angels care and grace of the galaxy
You still love me and I love you
no need to explain
The couple still hand in hand will be us

C@rainbowchaser2020

A flock of hungry pigeon's made feast of  some chocolate chip cookies
Not a crumb or speck left
As one happily watched from a distance since this person was their benefactor
Later on from the bus a man held a sign will marry for food
Not only in New York City by Grand Central Station
buy in many other places nationwide
As the Presidential candidates conduct a debate like a school yard spat
Bully and bullied
Pigeon's cookies

C@rainbowchaser2020

The curtain must rise
'The curtain must fall
Do well in between
because that is all folks

C@rainbowchaser20202

John Lennon knew the truth
Nature is crying
We can make things right if we act quickly
We have hurt each other
We continue to do so
Disrespected what we were taught long ago behind closed doors out of earshot
Then children get different messages in school
They you growup you cant believe what you believe
Look around ,history repeats itself
Unless we learn from it
Decency and respect are caveats which must unite human beings
Can you imagine
We should listen to John's lyrics again

C@rainbowchaser2020