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Sep 2018 · 1.2k
His eyes
Maddy Sep 2018
How he knew
never know
heaven sent but when I wasn't looking 39 years ago,
there he was in whitehead hall at Brooklyn College

Magic,kismet,whatever you call it
Rainbows,butterflies,stars and an explosion of joy

We will be married 38 years soon.
Those majestic blue eyes have made me feel like a princess even though I still don't see what he sees
Only I know is that his eyes still make me lose control
Deeper part of my soul that makes me almost whole

c@Rainbowchaser 2018
Dedicated to my darling Howie
Sep 2018 · 230
It repeats itself
Maddy Sep 2018
Generations reunite because of music
Melody, Harmony,lyrics
Yesterday once more enjoyed by younger people
Respect not only embraces souls but nothing really goes away
Bring together the classics with new talent
It is not a reboot or a revival but something magical and incredible
Long overdue
Listen with your heart
Don't let your head and social media get in your way
Tune in and it repeats itself

c@Rainbowchaser 2018
Dedicated to TJ Lubinsky
Sep 2018 · 818
Shower tears
Maddy Sep 2018
Do you cry there too?
The facts flow down the drain
They awaken you in flashbacks
Even with help and guidance
With lots of love and care
Once you make contact with the past
No matter how recent or long ago
Find your pain and find a path
Someday happiness will share those tears
You can only live happy if you Welcome it

C@rainbowchaser2018
We are all works in progress while we are six feet above on this khaki coil.
Sep 2018 · 794
Ocean of pain
Maddy Sep 2018
If you swim in it,my apologies
If you drown in it,here is a life vest
The dirt and disgust can't be washed away.
Feeling ugly never goes away although know we are swans in waiting
The flashbacks are real
Please swim to the shore
Do what needs to be done so you can enjoy the ocean with less pain and divine dignity

c@rainbowchaser2018
Dedicated to Dr.Ford and other survivors whether they have come out or have yet to do so.
Sep 2018 · 518
Not above the Law
Maddy Sep 2018
When you hurt somebody
When your acts brake their soul
When loved ones stand by them or walk away because there is nothing left for them to do
Are you listening in DC?
Everywhere and all over the world
Be a loving and caring
Genuine human being
Get help if you need it
Admit your issues and face them

Those,who don't qualify
You are not above the law
Your day will come to face the music The Me too movement is only the beginning
To right so many wrongs
c@Rainbowchaser 2018
Sep 2018 · 114
Bullied
Maddy Sep 2018
Used to be called teased
Try harassed
Try ignored
Don't try
You had to be there
You were different
Not like the rest
Going with the flow didn't occur to you
Now children have to deal with social media
It is anti social
People die from being bullied
Society let go of chatting and talking face to face
No communication old school


Still not completely confident
I am me
For what it is worth
I was bullied
This maverick has no time for any of you
c@Rainbowchaser2018
Sep 2018 · 97
Footprints
Maddy Sep 2018
Those hugs were supposed to last forever
Every rose you stopped to smell withered
Crystal hearts just don't beat loudly or not at all
The sea glass is smaller and the shells are all broken
Lovely echo gone
When did hearing replace listening?
When did you give yourself back?
You remain everything
that you used to be
Except that smile is painted on and stuck in time
Used to bes don"t cant anymore
Or do they Neil Diamond?
You're talking but I don't need what you say
How many times can your tears bleed?
We saw the footprints you left for us on the winds of the sand

C@rainbowchaser
The lyric "used to bes don't count anymore "comes from Neil Diamond's song, You don't bring me flowers
Sep 2018 · 96
Forward
Maddy Sep 2018
Not the lady in red
makes me uncomfortable
The cauldron in mind in bubbling overtime
How good are you supposed to be until you find out what really matters?
There are no angelic excuses here but the feeling is that the answer is around
Around the corner looms
It's summer plus for me now and the seasons seem mixed in a concoction unrecognizable
Reinvention and self- discovery feel like a backwards roller coaster ride
Inside it feels like my world has to start so the ride continues
forward throttle
Pushing the restart button?

C@rainbowchaser2018
Sep 2018 · 459
Takes your breath away
Maddy Sep 2018
Monarch butterflies landing on flowers
Just the right look coming your way
Swans appearing in unexpected places
Children being real and genuine
Rainbows gracing us with their presence after a storm
An ebony velvet sky with twinkling diamond stars
Rainy day walks that never end
Long Summer nights
Moments that stay with us forever
People, places and things beyond compare
The feeling that you’ve got it right when naysayers tell you that you’re wrong
What captures your heart
Caresses your soul
Knocks you into the next star system
The Song you hear on the radio forever but must stop to sing
Just like you do to me
You always take my breath away

Dedicated to Howie Steinhart
C@rainbowchaser2018
Sep 2018 · 269
Suenos
Maddy Sep 2018
Black and white
Shades of Gray
Panavision
Romantic and Frightening
Repetition and rewinds of what was
What is and wondering what will be
Stormy and cloudy
Thunder and Lightning
Never boring
Always exciting
Ideas and Ideals
going through the motions
Suenos
C@rainbowchaser2018
Sep 2018 · 798
Gull Serenade
Maddy Sep 2018
Gull Serenade
By rainbowchaser  

They wake you in Hyannis with their Ha-Ha alarm
Crying sofly and their chorus begins
Barely heard them on Martha's Vineyard  
They left their voices in Nantucket  
Yeow,yeow,yeow
Somehow echoing a sweeter serenade this time
Much needed solace,balance spirit and unity
Ha oh Ha oh Hao
LONG call
Humming and laughing  on Main Street  
Hu oh Hu oh Hu  
Hush Hush  Hush
C@rainbowchaser2018
Sep 2018 · 91
Goodbye and Farewell
Maddy Sep 2018
Life is too short
The cliche is true
Depends on one's interpretation and perspective
Life is too long if you are not living it to the utmost or living large as they say
Like to think you did
Like to think that you cherished every moment  and enjoyed the zest
Hopefully your dark times found the light to take the edge off quickly
As we celebrate your departure,though the tears will take a while to subside
When those rainy days come by we will remember
we won't

remember the goodbyes
We will remember every Hello that was precious and few

( In Memory of Ralph Harucki)
C @rainbowchaser 2018
Sep 2018 · 158
Words
Maddy Sep 2018
life lesson posted
reimagined
rebooted
reconstructed
reworked
everything old is newer again
old school and new school merge to become one  
beware the toxic
it's their chaos not yours
be determined to live and think outside of the box
rules are meant to be adapted not broken
be accepting, you don't have to agree
Do things as robustly and happily as you can
stress destroys life and time to live it
As a late poetess friend told me long ago, Do it to it.
C @rainbowchaser2018
Sep 2018 · 435
Trajectory
Maddy Sep 2018
You can't lead if you can't fall or follow
Lessons continue to be learned daily
Get over yourself
Listening not hearing is essential
When you forgive don't forget  
It's not easy and sometimes impossible
Let go because going backwards accomplishes nothing
As you rise and the door opens the trajectory is visible  
Do your
best to embrace it and fight the fear
Choose to become what and who you are

C@rainbowchaser2018
Sep 2018 · 442
Excuses be gone
Maddy Sep 2018
You threw it to the wind
Gusts of regret and unfinished business  
You are good enough to live your life
Muddling through is never satisfying  
The mannequin way of the going with the flow just doesn't suit you  
You are a Maverick and that  is just fine
You fell in love and learned to love yourself as well
It's your mind to change
Aren't you tired of standing still  with shoe prints all over you?
Excuses be gone
Carry on

C@Rainbowchaser2018
Sep 2018 · 77
Mirage
Maddy Sep 2018
Lost Horizon sky
No humans,cars,or bridges near an eye
No hocus pocus
No incantations
No dramatic situations
Your heartbreak is still so audible
You're so gone that getting you back is beyond comprehension
Yet we reached you just before the fall took you home
Seems you have been lost in a desert of your own creation for a very long time
It's all too real for you in your mirage  
C@rainbowchaser 2018

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