It was there but she didnt know back then
Despite her cheerleaders the message didnt get through
Maybe she knew but didnt let on
Fortunately she emerged a swan and a gem of luminescence and quality
Just being in her presence the obvious is clear
She forever shines if you get the honor to be in her life
A pleasure and a delight this gem
Long Island needs to know her
as do you

Action speaks louder than words
I beg to differ
Ideas start out as words
They work in tandem
For every old and new cliche
Words have been my friends my entire life
A great comfort and a redirection
An amazing friend even now
We create and craft with them
They have taken me to heights I never imagined
Yet,The Power of Words
Eternally grateful of time and understanding
An overly sensitive and sometimes creative me
With the Power of Words

4.8 shaking and rocking on the East Coast of the United States
Some blamed the former US President
Others Mother Nature
Others claim the Supreme being is angry with us
What will they say about the Solar Eclipse?

C@rainbowchaser2024

Attitude
Gratitude
Latitude
Longitude
Multitude
Solitude
Dude enough with the tudes
No longer in the mood
C@rainbiwchaser2022

The notebooks are at hand
The pens are too
Inspiration has come from many places and times
It is still a great friend and always an adventure
It listens and doesn't judge
Never interrupts
So I have decided to stay though other types of writing have called me
Poetry is still with me
I am still and always will be a poet
Still with me

C@rainbowchaser2024

Monarch butterflies are no where to be found
Lovely but dangerous Lantern flies are hiding
No jumping today
Squirrels are taking a nap
Birds flew away into higher trees
Count the small wet rings that become large circles
Like the chorus
Melody and harmony is soft but you can sing along
Altos and Sopranos
This one is for you
The light gray cloudy sky turning to an angry dark gray with a patch of black
The syncopation, harmony, melody and rhythm are all here in the September rain song

C@rainbowchaser 2023

A lovely Golden Retriever Puppy barked at me and wanted to play.
Her owner was trying to teach her to walk on a leash so I didn't pet or play with her.
Looked up to the sky and my Skippy was saying Hello and I miss you too.
I almost heard him say I am OK at Rainbow Bridge but whenever you see a Golden walking, I am saying Hello.
When I arrived home looked at his photo and smiled through my tears.

C@Rainbowchaser2024

They sat on two branches
One above the other
Adorable as could be
Gathered bits of  canteloupe,nuts,and oookies into a cup
Found the tree and called out to them
Scattered the food all around the tree
They sat on their branches enjoying
Made an ordinary lunch extraordinary

C@rainbowchaser2023

If I could fix all this stuff that makes you Negative Nancy or Nathan
I would
Not only is it not my job.
I just decided to give you all the room you need so you can ease down the road at your own pace.
Friendship isn't over, it is on hold.
My life requires Positivity and Kindness.
That is how my life works.
So let's Forget the Band-Aids.
See you when you calm down and move forward!

C@rainbowchaser2024

Dangerous
Inviting
Not a good idea on a NYC street
rainy and nasty
That is what you were showing others
Lascivious personified

C@rainbowchaser2019

Things and you have changed
It's just not the same
Great memories but that is all there is
Now and then we will always be friends
You are stuck and standing still
No significant other which is sad
Wish you had a love like I have
Just so you know
Had to let you go

I have felt like nothing
I have felt like nobody
A broken toy ignored while children play with what’s shiny and new
Picked last in teams at school
Once I made love to a piece of paper
Saw the beauty in phrases and words
Polished and rewrote until my pens bled
Like the Ugly Duckling
I became a swan because you love me
Learned to love myself
With my head held high

C@rainbowchaser2018

Finally got that Brass ring
All the other times just wanted to set you free and go galloping
The beautiful artwork and craftmanship from Coney Island to both US coasts always caught my eye
Still ride you wherever I am but enjoy how incredible regal you are
Ridden horses before but nothing compares with the ride I take with you and that music
Amazing organs not the ones that are recorded
Love Carousels
Up down and around

C@rainbowchaser2021

Second Love
Love of my life
First Love
One way street I should never have walked down
Contour impressing you not size
Hug contour or size?
He saw what you were unable to see
I was a nineteen year old with ripening hormones in college
When I stopped looking in graduate school
Surprise second love came by and stayed
Received first Masters and Mrs
He earned his as well.
He married me
Earned second masters degree
Several years later and
So did he
Very happily married

You can dislike someone you love
Sometimes it is so unclear
Then
you hear the voice in your head
Reminding you
Others don’t notice
Either they don’t choose to do so
They see what they wish to see
Not what is truly there
It is clear when someone is so shallow
So narcissistic
You can no longer digest their environment
Someone can hurt you so badly
The person who should never hurt you at all
Truth is,it is what it is
They are who they are
They look at how a package is wrapped as opposed
To the contents and quality

C@rainbowchaser2019

Not in translation
In acceptance
The only constant is change
If you stay set in your ways
If you don't carry on when life gives you bumps
Open your heart and your mind
Keep learning life is a classroom
Not in schools or universities
Yesterday once more is a memory
Each day you get the opportunity to make a difference
The size of it does not matter just contribute to the world
Getting lost within yourself serves no purpose
You might get surprised
It is not about Baby Boomers.Generation x y z.Millennials
etc
Cultural,tradition,and joy
Celebrate before it is too late
Getting lost

serves no purpose because you may never get found






c@Rainbowchaser2018

Say what you mean
Not what others say and think
Think very carefully before you regret what comes out of your mouth
Quiet and Silence sends powerful messages very well.
There are many Hellos and Goodbyes in Life
Dreams and Fairytales come true and with that troubles
You revisit what works
You cast aside people when the friendship expiration date can't be renewed
You will know the ones to hold on to because they will always be there and vice versa
Just turn around
Be open to new friendships but learn from the past
Choose wisely before they choose you
Letting go and moving forward is not a cliche
You can't stay in neutral or in the past
Just how it is and you will find your way

C@rainbowchaser2022

No matter what
No matter when
It would be you all over again
Stepping low and high
So many multitudes of reasons why

Hellos and Goodbyes
Surprises and the Unexpected
Climbing mountains
Falling into Valleys
Silence that echoes
Music that holds you and lets you go
Doing it all over again
It would only be you
There is nobody else in the Universe that wlll do

C@rainbowchaser2024

Toxic people and environments in your own backyard
Co-dependents who enable without realizing why they do it
Party to what they know and not what they don't
Just when the company of a pad, a pen and a keyboard were allies
There is Digital Poetry to investigate and engage in
For what it is worth
Giving it a name starts the process

C@rainbowchaser2023

You don't give up
You don't give in
You compromise and realize what you need
You are more than you know
Fear does you no good at all
You can be afraid but that is different
Keep learning daily to find out more
No fear and fearless

C@rainbowchaser2022

You were wanted
You would have been loved and adored
Just wasn’t meant to be
From time to time,thinking about what would have been
Alas, our paths didn’t cross
Until a recent event reminded me of you
The essence and idea of you
Another person’s journey
Melanie

C@rainbowchaser2019

Love them all and appreciate them
Watch and photograph them
All different and interesting
You are regal
You are sweet and strong
You have beauty and are statuesque but swans are mean-spirited
Those differences and the respect that Mother Nature has given her children is evident
She and her children deserve it
Even though Dolphins, Pandas, Koalas and whales have my heart
There is room for Owls,Squirels,and
Swans
What is precious  formidable and causes awe struck moments
Biodiversity fills me up
Owls,Squirrels and Swans as well as all their creature friends
Great whether big or small
@rainbowchaser2022

Always number one
That is how you want it
You matter and others must take their place behind you
Your Tiara,your highness is too tight
You open your mouth but your brain is not in sync with it
As long as you get your way
It doesn’t matter who you hurt
You gaslight so much that you don’t see the harm you cause
You can forgive to a point
It is not always about you
Even though you see it that way
Do you really see?

The alarm went off again
Another repeat and routine
Necessary evil
The WORSE part of the marriage vows
You are the one to see your love through
The treatment commercials make their point
Just once show both sides of the story
You hate Cancer and you want to rid the earth of it
Treating it is one thing
Watching your loved one and yourself deal is quite another
Deal, you will
Places to go and People to see
Ringing that bell and he will
It is so much more than ringing the bell
Better days ahead

C@rainbowchaser2022

That sentence haunted and taunted me
That is what happens when you fall into infatuation
You dont know any better
Then better finds you
Prince Charming comes into your life
unexpectedly
Another time and another place
One-way streets are like dead ends
You walk down one and you never come back again
You are more than you thought you would ever be
The messages of yesterday never come back again
Rise up and appreciate the vibes you send
You have made sure your mind will mend
c@rainbowchaser2019

To stop and take it in
No music, no artificial noise
The wind song
Creatures scurrying
Maybe a bell in the distance
Ringing for us to take it all in
Chiming to make us remember
Maybe linger
New love and older love walking by and you feel the sigh
It is the same just one has more experiences
Disney captures joy and childhood
The world will let you have it and all its glory for free
Stop
Take a breath
How incredible

C@rainbowchaser2021

Working through the disasters and disappointments facing both coasts
The country as a whole
We are perfectly imperfect
Accept that and then you move forward the best way you can
If you can’t find a path  then get help with it
Admit you need help from the simplest to the most demanding
Be Thankful and Grateful every single moment
Be at your best even when it seems beyond your grasp

C@rainbowchaser2018

McCarthy ,Lindell, Green and
others should take off their Pinnochio noses along with Trump and his cronies
How about doing the right thing?
Time for the FCC to get rid of Fox and Murdoch
Democracy matters not an alternative reality
Protect freedom

C@rainbowchaser2023

The chapters were written
Her story about her loves and life are done
Those left behind will carry on
The tears and goodbyes have flowed
The tears will return when the period is dotted at the end of the sentence
When her monument is revealed with family message with date of birth and death
Her grandchildren and great grandchildren will share photographs and memories as we close the book on her story
One story ends and one begins
C@rainbowchaser2022

Older but not old
Not wasting away
Far from it and enjoy yourselves
Communities are not for everyone
Having a good time means different things to different people
Not your way or the highway
Your place and doing your own thing
Written two books and one in process
People read my poetry and are still surprised
Some bought the books
Seeing people of all ages and enjoying children
Excellent Welcomes and very Sad Farewells
Photo albums and videos help us remember
They introduce the little ones to their family
A new family member is due anytime now
Make for great stories and answers to their questions
We own our home and we worked hard for it
I still can't believe those poor young teachers did it
More to come on our journey and journeys
Still, hugging banisters and in awe of our kitchen
Maybe a second house and definitely travels.
Theatre, Photography, and attending Rock concerts
We moved in 33 years ago
Love our house
For those of you who believe you should sit on a throne with your crown
You are no better or worse than others
You might have more money but there are other riches you don't possess that others do
Kindness and Respect come to mind
My time is wasted on you
We are grateful and caring always

You don’t want to be a cliche or live like one
Somewhere along the way when there are more thorns
than roses
You have to decide what you want for yourself
Used to think that was selfish but as the caring and giving type
not so sure anymore
Kindness is something to strive for and is my nature
Lately, not sure if the good ones can seize the day
The members of that team are wiping tears away hoping a smile will come through while trying to seize the day
Listen very carefully
Digest
Then do your thing your way
Upside down
Downside up
Getting mixed messages
How much common sense and sense did we lose in 2020?
Are we still losing?
Are you still arriving?
Are we writing the truth?
Find a balance between old school and new school thinking
Getting lost in the shuffle
We are imbalanced as it is
Find your balance
Cervantes taught us that living passionately is the best course to follow
As caring and as giving as you may very well be
Seize everyday passionately
Your very own way
Always find time to keep learning

C@rainbowchaser 2023

Sweetness personified
Funny and charming
Those blue eyes, still send me to another solar system
You put the k kindness and the C in Caring
Extremely smart and you listen attentively.
A shoulder to cuddle and dream upon
Loving you is easy since I have been loving you for so very long
And You love me too!

C@rainbowchaser2024

Time heals some wounds but bullying and repetition of what is expected and used to be does not
You can be too good for what it is worth
Your worth to yourself gets diminished especially when you are giving, kind, and sensitive
Going back for more of this narcisstic tirade?
Not this time

Plain JANE
Her mother said
Even when they laid her mother to rest those words echoed
He sees her differently
He loves her
Her mother hated him
That line still stings and hurts
I see a creative writer still trying to say it right
Happily married woman and devoted friend
Adores nature, traveling, museums, and Art
Happy that others read and enjoy her work
Yes she is who she is
Sorry her mother saw her differently

Can you see it?
Can you recognize it?
Can you feel it?
Can you touch and embrace it?
Can you become the very best person you can be?
Can you right the wrongs?
Can you?
I knew that you could
You can be a work in progress.

C@rainbowchser2023

You can care enough to change
Legislating it or demanding it goes to deaf ears
When those ears are appealed to with care, respect, and understanding perhaps they will make a difference no matter how they choose to do so or not
Conservationists do their utmost as well as those who support their efforts
Nature and her children deserve so much more than we give to them
You may dislike hunters and poachers
You may not like zoos and parks with wildlife entertainment
You know you can't buy love but you can adopt it
You know their are cruel and heartless monsters pretending  to be human that discard their pets on the road
Appealing to an Ethic, please help Mother Nature before she is gone forever

C@rainbowchaser2021

You are entitled to your opinion
We can agree to disagree
Those who don't care what happens once a child is born
They go through adoption and maybe get lucky
There is no mechanism to care or fund their lives when things fall threw the cracks
Is Society responsible for them?
Women are not going backwards
Women should have the right in all fifty states to do what they wish  as citizens
Medical and other horrible situations which are out of their control when they are victimized has been grossly and horribly ignored
Some people should look in their own backyards and hearts before they judge
There is one member of the Supreme Court that would have his marriage disavowed if we go back to yesterday
Love who you love
They don't care
My State and others near us do

C@rainbowchaser2022

Whatever your religious thoughts are
They are respected and understood
As well as your feelings
Please see other side for a moment
If your life is at stake
If you have survived an attack and I speak from my experience only
where my body and life were forever changed
Years of therapy and dealing with Depression was the price and telling my beloved what happened before we embarked to what will be 43 year old marriage this autumn
Wanted children but a ****** took that from me at fourteen
If you acted first and thought better later
If your partner was not prepared for the situation after the fact
If you are not ready financially emotionally ,or whatever the reason
My body, my life, my choice
The medication and right to choice is not a states or judges decision
As for Florida and other states that have banned the choice

There are no words just tears

C@rainbowchaser2023

Kind
Caring
Considerate
Listen
Hug
Agree to disagree
Be the best
Live with positivity

What was
What is
What will be
Treasure your memories
Keep them close to your heart
Don't live in them
The here and now is crucial
Lessons learned from the past are sustaining
You need to be relevant and current
Getting lost in the shuffle is not worthy of you or anybody
It is really up to you
Call someone
See them face to face
Put the technology down
Better yet detach from it
It has its time and place
Read a book
Never stop learning
If you do, we can say goodbye now
It's much clearer now

C@rainbowchaser2023

The Holocaust never happened?
Ask those with numeric blue on their arms
It doesn't wash off neither do the memories shoes and teeth
It is ignorance and lack of education
Or is it?
Auschwitz,Birkenau,and others
Try looking up the name of a descendant on the Yad Vashem website
They list the names and how they perished
Imagine if it was your family?
It happened and hopefully will never happen again
See Chanukah is coming and though the holiday is happy and light
There is darkness when human beings deny it ever happened
"One for each night they shed us with light to remind us of days long ago."

C@rainbowchaser2019

In a quiet world
Others think us strange
We are sensitive and sometimes introverted
We take the higher road when the world has others going
In the opposite direction
Still take the higher road
So I read his words
Rejoiced in another poetic voice
We made a choice
Loving words
Their grace
Their power
In another poet’s world
C@rainbowchaser2019

Crying into the wind
Screaming into lined pages or computer screens that listen and don't judge
You can reexamine many things but once you are grateful things get lighter and easier
The flashbacks,memories,and nightmares don't leave you they just go away reappearing every now and then
My loyalties and kindness remain constant but in those
silent moments my confidence and caring remain as pure as my heart

C@rainbowchaser 2023

It’s not so simple.
The narrative doesn’t change.
The Readers do.
The dreamers and the believers.
Those committed to knowledge.
What they derive from the legacy of History changes or rearranges ideas.
Our symbols and stories as well as the words matter more than we ever imagined.
Take nothing and nobody for granted.
Some believe that what is iconic will endure and matter.
When we teach ,we must elaborate about the subject matter.
Not dismiss it.
That has been done for the sake of time and politics.
Even curriculum.
It is not so simple.
It simply is.

C@rainbowchaser2023

Carng never an issue
Kindness,wear it on my sleeve
Have had enough of Private Bone Spurs and his cast of very unfortunate characters
Trying to live in a positive light in a wotld that needs improvement,joy,and laughter
That said,had enough and will contribute to making a difference in a world I don't recognize at this.moment
No military parades for a guilty and pathetic wanna be ruler
Haven't got time for this charade and the past is over
Enough