Unbelievable
Unthinkable
Waiting for you to call
Picked up the phone too many times
No long distance to Heaven
No visiting hours
We will tell your story
Share photographs and memories with your great grandchildren
Third Mother's day without you
August will be three years since we bid you farewell
We wanted you to stay
So much more to do and say
You had to be on your way
Daddy was waiting for you
So were your parents and others we said goodbye to
You had to go and be on your way

C@rainbowchaser2023

Bright blue sky dotted with rainbow colored balloons
The look in your beautiful sapphire eyes when a puppy or dog approaches
Every single moment should be precious for you
You have given us hope and magic
How has a year come and gone since we were graced with your birth
and the gift of you?
The best event in 2020 was you!
So if you are sassy and have chutzpah then the world beckons.
Happy first birthday on May 20!
Be happy and healthy our sweet Gem

C@rainbowchaser2021

He lives in books
In all sorts of media
In the hearts and minds of children and adults
Our big red Vizsla dog
Holds court at the  Children's library on 42nd street library in New York City
Where Patience and Fortitude the Marble Lions live
Welcoming visitors and delighting them
His voice was silenced when we lost John Ritter
Somehow the smiles and tears come when our big red friend comes to call
We love you Clifford

C@rainbowchaser2021

An old friend said writing it down won't do
He was unclear that writing is my art and my lifelong friend
Every essence,nuance,color  travel is captured in my mind
Then it is crafted and when I feel it works then it becones a poem
So Dear Danny ,who left us long ago
I do write.it down because I am a writer

Grew up avoiding “I can’t”
My father told me never to say or believe this contraction
Despite and in spite of hiccups and wrong turns
What one puts into matters is as much as what one gets out of the effort
There are situations and outcomes
Does one gamble?
Does one give up?
Choices and Options
The words “I can’t” just don’t compute or connect
You must keep trying to make things happen
There is no room for excuses or “I can’t” in anyone’s life
No room for it

C@rainbowchaser2024

Never expected you to come into my life
Not the expecting type, more like  the accepting type
We were not looking but we found each other on September 14,1979
Sharing dreams on the Belt Parkway
Many have come true and look forward to more
New York City sprinkled magic around us
Gently and quietly something special started
Everything just fell into place nicely and easily
Stars sparkled and realigned
You understand me better than I do myself
You still do
We jumped hurdles and healed broken hearts
Still working on those in progress
No matter what,no matter when,where,no matter who
No matter
We climb mountains slowly and steadily
Every moment for the rest of our days
Whispers and hugs will calm the tears in the middle of the night
It always ends up better and alright
Everyday is Valentine’s Day because you are my best friend and love of my life
No greater gift, my love.

C@rainbowchaser 2021

These are not Pollyanna's or Mickey Mouse's ideas.
A Code of Ethics that applies to all Human Beings is necessary.
Dear HUMAN Beings I mean you!
Accept and don't expect.
Haunted by people that are shameful, diabolical, and despicable.
Frankly, they are backward in their ideals and thoughts.
How many more steps will they take before they hurt others again?
Progress in general is necessary.
It requires balance and cool collective thinking.
The Civil War ended long ago but this Deja Vu is sickening and disheartening.
The Code of Ethics is to do the very best for all, not some.
There are some heartless and selfish villains out there for themselves.
We are not naive to think that We are the world singers and *** Ba Ya mentality will never be what it once was or could ever be.
Maybe because I am too much of the heart and too kind for this time in this world?
Somehow, I know I am not alone.

C@rainbowchaser2023

Plain Jane
Burned into her soul
Echoes into the night decades later
She would always be defined that way
No matter what or when
Trappings are more important than heart
And so it goes
In her eyes she will always be the Underdog
Even though he saw her beauty and cherishes it
It does not come in a bottle or in a magazine page

C@rainbowchaser2019

Regal swans in the pond
One almost regal washing her feathers
She was incredibly stunning and careful
Birds chirping,singing and flying
Peaceful and lovely but you wonder what the world would be like  if we all co-existed just as Mother Nature's children

C@rainbowchaser2024

Only three today
Sometimes they work together
Others separate but aligned in a galaxy we have yet to encounter
A positive democratic world in which we live as caring human beings
Is this a dream that won't come true
Ask that Orange colored clown and the January militia he rules
Does everybody have a different truth and kindness
Even Bill Maher has a negative view of the future
Some live in fear like chicken little the sky is falling
They are afraid of their own shadows
Are we so imbalanced after two years of uncommon ground?
We are so out of whack and can't come back better than before?
We can't have a conversation
We forgot how to think,share,and listen
Some live in yesterday
Some today
While others hope they have a tomorrow
History is repeating the sixties
John Lennon lyrics ring true
For me,aspire higher and creatively use my imagination for the greater good of one nation

C@rainbowchaser2022

She was lovely and lonely
Her copper-red belly stood out on a gray rainy day with patches of blue
She seemed to be listening to other birds' chirps and squirrel noises
She hopped on just taking everything in
Lovely company
Hello Robin

C@rainbowchaser2024

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

John Lennon you were in my thoughts
Too young to appreciate you then but now, Wow.
Two baby racoons were crossing a park road wondering can we still shine
Those humans stopped for us?
Are we done?
Are we untrue?
Can we still get our acts together>
Let us all shine together and let thepast be what was
Concentrate on what is now what can be and what will be
Instant Karma 2

c@Rainbowchaser2021

Joy still not compared
Ecstasy from sources you cant control
Chocolate to name one
Singing at the top of your lungs
Dancing in the street or anywhere the feeling strikes
Lady Liberty in the Harbor
Time Square , restaurants and museums for every taste
The Big Apple is still healing along with her sisters New Jersey and
Connecticut but she is back!
Her cousin Pennsylvania beckons one and all
As the old song states ,she will come through
So shall we all.

C@rainbowchaser2021

Do my eyes behold something strange?
You were safe and cozy waiting for me to return from my walk.
Walking on the roads to avoid the trees because of potential thunder on this stormy day.
Decked out in rain gear and my trusty umbrella.
As I walk up the hill heading home, my eyes fill with tears because my beloved is in our car and is coming to rescue me on a stormy morning.
He said, you would call if there was a problem but then I heard the rain coming down fiercely.
I cried as my bespectacled knight in our car drove me home.

C@rainbowchaser2023

Not planned
Not executed with precision exactly
5-6-7-8
You did the ball changes even when your spirit and soul had other plans
You didn't let those dark clouds interrupt sunny days
Cyphering with strangers and friends from a distance but together
Almost syncopated rhythm
The dynamics and focus were new to you
Your pivoting was freestyle with a musicality that you didn't know you possessed
So switching lines and transitions were made to look easy even though they never were
Take a bow and come shining thorough
Pirouette and Pivot no matter life's curve *****

C@rainbowchaser2021

Plain Jane
Echoes all the time
Her mother called her that
Writing
Travel
Research
Photography
Epicurean
Culture
Nature­
So when two swans joined together to form a heart today
The Ugly Duckling is his swan
Now and Forever

The walking wounded
Don't exceed your respect
We walk on by with
our heads held high
probably because our shoulders are doing their best to keep us together
Be thoughtful and kind
A smile and  a hug go a very long way
Please remember that sometimes reaching out helps you more than the person you gave your time to
How fragile we are!
Appreciate every moment

c@rainbowchaser2019

Suggestion
Yes
Ideas
Yes
Backwards not forward
When did we allow this division?
Will we ever be the same?
Who is to blame?
The answets
Remain

Never knew I was but I am.
Highly sensitive person.
Intuitive,creative,feeling
Always shy and a loner
Those who stir the *** not my cup of tea
I am an HSP

C@rainbowchaser2024

Gris and Picasso both
fool and train the eye with images magnificently
They make words pop
They play with the eye
It's different shades and takes on a world some just don't see even if they are looking
As a visual learner and a writer, it captures a place I hold dear
Sometimes what stands out holds itself to a higher plane because the music of the heart, soul, and falls into the hands of those that impact the world in a way few imagine and a special few accept
Trompe L'oeil
Trompantojo

C@ rainbowchaser2022

The blue macaw kept squawking
The red panda played hide and seek
The penguins were with their forever partners
Then you came to mind
Dear friend stop looking
Hope he drops from the universe
Pops up in Starbucks
Finds you at Reagan or LAX
Heath row ir wherever you go
Your one and only is out there
Hope you find him
Want to dance at your wedding
Find him
Who you are looking for
He is looking for you, too.

C@rainbowchaser2021

Kiss and cry yesterday goodbye
It always reminds you like Monarch and other butterflies near you
You deal and move forward but you never really let go
You always remember
Easier said than done

C@rainbowchaser2023

Being sensitive is a doubled edged sword
Sentences starting with this is said with love or tell or maybe not
Hopefully the positive outweighs the negative
If you have nothing nice to say
Saying nothing is the best advice
Self Edit
People mean well and some are just mean
Listen and digest going forward
Correction and criticism both have their places
Listen, Learn and carry on and forward
Many times the problem is theirs and not yours

C@rainbowchaser2022

Just when one has no clue
It comes at you
Not in a gift box
Not in a day at the beach
Not in an amusement park
Not an ice cream cone laden with rainbow sprinkles
Subtle as a smile
Warm like a kiss from your special someone
Embrace it
Revel in it
From its own space
Its own design
No slight of hand
No spell
Magic
Magic

C@rainbowchaser2021

When, where, why and how did we lose our focus?
Reframing our focus should be our goal
Are we consistently mistaken?
Gravitas at every step.
Happiness and nostalgia left the room.
Technology and Social Media should not carry all the blame
Something got lost in the translation
Are the masses that ignorant?
What appears to be surreal is real for some?
It is what it is, is getting old.
Power, money and fifteen minutes of fame
So many to blame
Those that need help are cast like aspirations
How about we pause for thought?
Simply find joy in your life
Have we made that too hard to accomplish?

C@rainbowchaser2021

Respect is very important
Gratitude goes along with it
Tired of red versus blue
Disgusted with Democratic versus Republican
Along with everything in between
One people of different ideas and backgrounds
Respect and enjoy your culture and religion freely
Look at the poem on the Statue of Liberty
Lazarus was not wrong
The criminals that lurk need to be brought to justice even if they have held the highest office in the land along with their cronies
Even the guy that sells pillows
Fearing for the listeners of his podcast
Just once let us all be people who care
Just once let us be people trying to get it right when those who are powerful and follow them have gotten things so wrong
Stop judging and start repairing the harm that has been done
There real life Archie and Edith Bunkers are out there.
The pandemic is real
Families and friends have succumbed to it
What about children?
Education is everywhere not just in school
Take children to the library and read in front of the kids in your life
Go to museums and talk to your children
Virtual visits work too
Digital literacy is only one way not the only way
Boomer, Generation Xer etc stop putting us into labelled boxes
Stop making excuses
This Civil War didn't start In January
There are 96 colors in a Crayola box now
When will we be the United States again?

C@rainbowchaser2021

they slip quietly into the night ,pain free
my wish for all
Instead of social media and  texting
Catching shows on marathon cable
Pick up the phone
Talk
Say what needs to be said
Listen very carefully
You dont want to think of people you love as memories or angels
The toxic you let go of dont count here
You know who really counts
If you listen to your heart
Cherish those you have
Memories are made of moments and Angels

C@Rainbowchaser2019

Little girl looked amazed and grateful as a stranger gave her a toy dog from a crane arcade machine at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights New Jersey.
Her wheelchair bound grandmother was speechless and her face lit up like Santa’s gifts left under a Christmas tree,
Be a do gooder but remember sometimes a smile is enough
Remember not to get used
Put that behind you
Make things better so all benefit
Look into your heart and mind
It’s not always about you
It’s not too much to ask

C@rainbowchaser2024

It is permanent like solid cement
No cracks  and no dents but permanent
Tarnished brass and photographs and memories you need to forget
Those you cherish remain and always stay around and with you
Saying goodbye isn’t painless but healthier than you used to think
Saying Hello and see you soon is so much better

C@rainbowchaser2022

How many guitars did you capture?
Chiarascurro worked well for some
Did you enjoy the colors you employed?
To be a fly on the wall during that conversation
Picasso shared that artists lie and truth is not their goal
Perhaps it is a truth at many different levels
Neither Pablo nor Juan is still here for us to ask
Can you imagine that conversation if they were here
C@rainbowchaser 2023

Gifts sometimes come unwrapped
No bows or pretty paper
Yet the contents is amazing
Very much welcomed with surprise
Early morning walks on sandy beaches
Skies changing color before your eyes
Waking up in the arms of your one and only
Unexpected pleasures and treasures

He drove her home from school late in the evening
Took his friend for roasted chestnuts while seeing the Holiday tree at Rockefeller Center
Gifted her a Teddy bear
He became her best friend and love of her life
Healed a broken heart and damaged soul with love
Introduced her to his parents as he placed an engagement ring on her hand
Danced with her to Jim Croce’s Time in a Bottle in October the following year at their wedding
Suddenly September

My Dear Old Friend
Come to talk to you again
About what is, what was, and what will be
So many pens and styles
Computer screens
Notebooks plain and colored
Lined and unlined
You were the one I talked
Ran too
Confided in
Even now
Just as I bust out bursting free
I still find the time
For you are always my first and best friend

They have no bows
They have no boxes
No gift wrap
They cannot be returned or exchanged
They can however be shared
We have all lost something or someone
We have learned to appreciate ,share, and give
Our lives as we once knew them have been kept on hold,
Rearranged and reclaimed while waiting to return to normal
Normal is abnormal
We have become anxious and judgmental
Some are so selfish that they cannot do the right thing
You ask what that is
Very simple.
Wear a mask
It is a small effort to protect yourself and others
Get vaccinated and boosted unless there is a medical reason why you cannot do so
Care about your family,community,and neighbors
Those are the greatest gifts

C@rainbowchaser2021

Put on your boots and dance in the rain will be available on 12/2on amazon.com.

Maddy

Peace
Honesty
Respect

Real Understanding
Acceptance
Apologies
Current state of affairs is heartbreaking
Enough is enough
Change for the better is needed and necessary
Remaining positive and calm
No need for downers and ignorance
Moving forward
The past that Private Bone Spurs lives in is yesterday
He lives in his world and the past
The prejudice and conservatism makes me sick
Buckley meant well but opened the door for The Grand Orange
William B was before my time but his impact felt still
Someday, Someday it will get better for all

High school graduations
College graduations
Vacations
Holidays
Magical moments
Sons in-law
Weddings and giving your daughters away
Anniversaries
Grandchildren
Great grandchildren
My books being published
Spoiling you
Hope you are proud of all of us
You and Mom are watching over us
Darling Daddy gone too soon and loved beyond neasure

C@rainbowchaser2024

You are different
You don't look like them
You have nothing in common with them
They torture you with comments, giggles, and making you feel as if you don't go with the flow
You can just go and be ignored
Parents and teachers told you to forget it and let it go
Easier said than done and kids can be cruel
It is their way or the highway
So lunchtime you sat alone
Read and did your homework
Your best friend was writing and poetry
Same holds true today
Difference is I don't take CRAP from anyone
Haven't got time for the those who don't know how to be kind and caring
Princesses and Princes of the world male and female, yes you.

C@rainbowchaser 2023

He doesn't see what I see
Has he always needed new spectacles?
They messed with your head
treated you like the walking dead
Even said
Mirror Mirror on the wall
He loves you and married you
Get a new mirror
That is all
Ugly duck;ings are swans in disguise.

C@Rainbowchaser2021

Just one look
That smile
The style
The low key swagger.
What a sandwich for a female Colon Firth and Patrick Demsey ,delicious.
When dawn came I was happily in your arms
Dream baby
c@rainbowchaser2021

A better year
A better you
Finding the love of your life
Making a life with that person
Celebrating you
Still want to dance at your wedding
C-Span brought us together
Friends ever since
For you
Simply the Very Best

We are tough
We are easy
Even if you leave it stays with you
You are born and bred with this quality
Not better or worse but unique just like our city is
Just a remarkable combination of guts and just the right seasoning
There is an accent from every borough which is undeniable like the Park Your car in Harvard Yard r's in Boston
We still Pop and Rock while others try to roll over us
We find away to come eight on through
That is why we are New York easy because no matter where you land and roam
New York City is home

C@rainbowchaser2021

Fighting the fear
Going the distance
Coming out differently on the other side
You did more than survive
Keeping the passion in check
Until you open it wide or set it free
It's not what you say
It's how you say it
It's not what you hear
It's what you listen to and digest
Know your heart and be true to it
Truths
Consequences

C-Rainbowchaser2021

Your way or the highway
You’re a one-way street
It is always about you
Your narcissistic tendencies just need to send them packing
Cried the last tear
No more sleepless nights
You call others selfish but truth be told it is you that is
Call me sensitive or whatever you like
For now, Don’t call
Stay clear
Enough is enough
Not slamming the door shut
Just keeping my distance
Time may not heal this wound
Not another moment until you learn it’s not always about you

Science to the rescue
You lead the charge eloquently
So very funny and endearing
It will tell is the whys, wherefore, and explaining it effectively
We will get it the place it needs to be
The evidence is out there
Believe it and learn about it
We have ideas but more unanswered questions
Not knowing is fine and admitting the fact even better
Are we alone in the universe?
Glitches abound but delusions and bias don't lend credence to what we yet cannot explain
Wishing for discoveries to ponder and explore
Consequences

C@rainbowchaser2021

Signing books
mailing stickers
reviews on amazon
was not meant to happen this way
just a poet meant to quietly share her work
somehow the muses got to together and here we are
if you have my book, my Thanks
Paws for purple hearts will benefit
Staying here but now that I will be involved with poetry on different levels
Happy 2020, all!

C@rainbowchaser2019

Need to visit Alaska
Visit you and see you soaring so high
Wish I could fly with you and view the world from your perspective
Flying High
Soaring splendidly
Hope to visit you
Until then go flying high and know I am watching with glory

My friends other than a select golden circle and are far and few between
My words
They calm me
Befriended me as a child
They challenge me and bring me great joy
As for the cliche that action speaks louder than they do
They work in tandem as a dynamic duo
For too long my Thanks dearest friends
Without you lifelong companion
I would be off this khaki coil long ago

C@eainbowchaser2021