When you come full circle
Revolving doors can be painful
Watch for sharp corners that might deter you
That includes people and places too
Others lurk where you least expect them
Shut the doors behind you for those who stayed a while, but their time is up
They no longer play a role in your life
Be grateful they were there at all
Take that deep breath
You earned it
It took a lot out of you to reach this intersection and plateau
You crossed it
Know that you did, but don't revel in it for too long
It served its purpose and down the road it will be a private smile that only you will recognize
Just remember this when you come full circle
You now know what matters the most, so take care of yourself
Those that will always be there for you are in reach even when you
are out of touch
Just look over your shoulder
As well as into your heart
When you come full circle

C@rainbowchaser2022

When you love somebody
You sometimes put yourself on the back burner when necessary
Just needs to be that way
Then you realize you need to be number one every now and then
When You Love Somebiody you are not good for them if you are not good to yourself

C@rainbowchaser2024

You are supposed to take care of yourself first before you assist someone else
What if you are not able or you cant because what they require
Only you can provide or give
Even when it is against your better judgement or what you really want
You put yourself second
It is what it is
No matter what you think or say
When you love someone that much you do it
Having a good heart isnt always easy

C@rainbowchaser2023

Nineteen was awhile ago but I remember
You might have been younger but it does not matter
Just one look and you are forever changed
Slightly deranged
Your wiring misfires
You want that person so badly even if tbey don't know you are alive
You loose control.
You know your role and goal
The cold shower just won't do
To your own self be true
Or do you do exactly what you want to do with you know who?
He wanted to be friends

It resets
As you must do gently
If flies and soars
It is precious
Few and fleeting
Respect it yourself as you do others
Appreciate time and remember memories are incredible but you want to be a lot more than photographs and memories when your time is up
Hopefully that won’t be for a very long time

Dedicated to my sister,Meryl

C@rainbowchaser2021

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

The. Beach sends them
The Surf and tides
The gulls
Wind songs
Colors. that are gentle and those that explode
Vibrant beyond belief
Smiles and tears
The muses are waiting as they whisper to you
Poets the whispers are singing to you
Will you hear their call

C@rainbowchaser2021

Used to know you
I don't now
Not sure that I want too
Negative to the max
If its Depression
Talk to a professional
I take my leave temporarily
Don't want to walk in tbe path you folllow now
Your used to bes got up and left
Doom and gloom
No Thanks

I am the Family Detective
DNA does not lie
Families feud and fight just like the Hatfields and McCoys did
People get left out
Thrown to the curb
Or forgotten about entirely
They never know their families or origins
If you are lucky enough to reach out
Hopefully reunite
You find out why certain aspects of your personality are what they are or.not
Five years the unknown became known
It happened to me
I am not adopted
Book to folllow
Who do you think you are?

We are not fractions
We are not sums of parts
If something is out of whack or off kilter
We need to fix it or live with it
Read between the lines
As life and recipes adapt and change
You will find another way
As nothing is set in stone
Some rules to be broken or adapted
Just being complete and whole is the goal
Whole

C@rainbowchaser2022

Rules are made to broken
Perhaps adapted
Truth needs to be spoken
Nothing is as easy as it looks
The trick is to make it look that way
When you listen don’t read between the lines
The words will find you in good time
Who said
Who said
That you can’t climb the mountain to your dreams

c@rainbowchaser2019

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

Two cats were under a tree trying to stay dry
Not a squirrel to be found on limbs or doing their acrobatic stunts today
Not even looking for food
Why Dear Clouds have you been crying and storming more than we are used to?
Where is the blue sky and sunshine?
Stars are not in the sky.
Perhaps you don't care for the world as it has become and want things to settle down and improve.
Strikes and name calling
Hatred and violence
If you are letting us know to heal things
You would be right
Somewhere along the line, we got stuck
Somewhere we went backward
Stuck in neutral or just plain stuck
We should know better.
Why Dear Clouds?
Hope we can dry your tears.

C@rainbowchaser2023

Words accompany me when they are least expected
Pen and pad near or a means to remember
On Walden Pond, touched Henry David desk and what a moment
Thinking that would have been a great place to teach Walden
Taught but not about writing Poetry
These lovely friends have comforted me
Dried tears that many never see
Reminded me of people present and in the past
Some can speak and others write it
My students didn't know this poet
Sharing that is something that has taken many years to come out
It started on an eight year old's pad of paper
Writing listened and never judged what others could not know or understand
Years later it saved my life and others reading it now never knew who the Poetess is or was
Why do you write?
It knows me best
The muses know they are my best friends
Other than the love of my life, writing is my best friend

C@rainbowchaser20021

With your big baby  blue eyes and height
Watched women admire you
In Jamaica,I heard a woman with a charming accent
Say Good Morning Mr.Walking Tall,how are you?
You are funny,artticulate,considerate,sweet,and kind.
After bullies told me that ugly duckings look better than I do
I simply don't see what you see but there is something magical and amazing between us
You always make me feel like a swan
Even after all these years
Why me?
Why not me!

C@rainbowchaser2022

Lovely blossoms glistening near the mountains West Coast
while the East Coast deals with Henri
waiting for a blue sky the morning after and another hear wave


C@rainbowchaser2021

The grass shimmied
The trees were  Hulaed
The ducks swam with it
The puppies and dogs came to say hello even with the dance fierce at times
The squirrels eat their nuts and find homes for the extras
The walkers and runners kept their routines
Some were shopping and others were off to Farmer's Markets after their weekly brunch
Wind Dance in October

C@rainbowchaser2023

There is no band aid
No secret potion
The words do little for you
You are angry with the world
You can no longer use me as a punching bag
Filling my mind and heart with your pain
Stepping back and when you are ready I will be there
That is up to you
Wish there was more to do than to wish you the very best
That us all for now
Your Debby downer stuff is more than getting old
You need a professional to help you sort it out
Whatever it is

C@rainbowchaser2024

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

You kept me entertained on many stormy days in my life recently
Talking didn't help me
Your acrobatics and sweet way of moving about would warm anyone's soul as long as they keep their distance
You are cute and sweet with shades of blue, white, black and silver and gray
Love nuts and fruit accepting what humans leave for you
On days when crying was all I could do without you a smile would never come to my face

C@rainbowchaser 2023

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

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

They visit when least expected
Ideas awaken you softly and sometimes louder than a parade
You must seize them
Coax them gently
Craft them
Do what poets do best
Write with words

We articulate the world
Words can flow like wine and effervese like excellent champagne
Words can trickle down like rain after a downpour
Where did intelligence and common sense go?
In a workd with wonder and idiocy simultaneously battling
Watch for dullness now again and then again
We are the words and ideas  that hopefilly bring better timesand celebration
Words

C@rainbowchaser2024

They are playing games.
They are friends and foes.
Worth the time and effort.
Sometimes lead us to places we have never been before.
Shine the light on the darkest days when sunshine surrounds others.
They play and dance in my head until they are ready to become a poem.
They have awakened me at hours meant for sleep and other activities.
They are a joy and great company especially when you would rather not speak.
Yet, you will be heard.
Words.

C@rainbowchaser2023

Different combinations
Different techniques
The flow
The feelings
The messages
Think of the lyrics that are written
Reimagined
Not only do they take your breath away
They change your heartbeats
Taking you to places and spaces
You have never been before
Words

Billy Crystal penned it correctly for his Broadway show
You are my Wonderful pain in my A
Nobody could love you anymore than I do
Wouldn't want it or have it any other way

Walking and writng work in tandem
Even in intense heat and pouring rain
Could be a word or phrase
A memory
It is needed and necessary because it works for me
That is why I leave music home
Silence the mobile phone
Never really alone

We don't seek an audience
Though having one is nice
People who write are a very special breed of talent and sensitivity that others don't seek
Others are thrilled and enjoy the craft we polish and try to perfect
The muses seek you when you least expect it
When they choose you, you have to continue to master writing
Listen more carefully and probably feel life differently and more  completely than others do or care to do
Highly sensitive and intelligent lot that seek a life others can't define That is our mission or one of many
Writing is beyond a gift and sometimes a frenemy
Without it, I believe I would never be the same

C@rainbowchaser2021

It protects me
Keeps me awake
Forces me to refocus
Makes me kinder and grateful
Helps me deal when the world makes me feel closed and lost
Reminds me to tune in and cautions me when to tune out
The craft of it challenges me
The art and other writers cheer me on
Mother Nature is a major source if inspiration
It never ever gets boring
Even when insomnia sets in

C@rainbowchaser2020

Writing helps but not the only answer
Depression is a medical issue
It requires patience and professional help
Not medication BUT SOMETIMES IN TANDEM WITH OTHER THINGS
Sometimes ADMITTING THE ISSUE STARTS THE BALL ROLLING
Your inner child will need to speak with you
Take care of yourself and seek the help you need
Asking those who have been there is not the solution to your situation
It is only a guide
With help you will find
Hopefully yourself as well

C@rainbowchaser2021

Do we get it started?
Just how creative are we or try to be
Are we going to have to compete with Artificial Intelligence?
Do we compete?
Do we compute?
Yet the words will be there
Hopefully, we will find them or they find us
How I hope we will be writing in 2023 and beyond

C@rainbowchaser2023


,

You wish you had wings to soar and travel
Words awakening you at all hours have a home with you
You don’t escape until those phrases capture your soul
We do lose control but you always
find your way back
Young at heart,middle-aged,young
It doesn’t matter because you know
Writing Joy
Writers feel it way down deep

My heart
My soul
My lifetime best friend
Let's me be me
Sensitive and caring
The love of my life and partner knows
Writing Poetry
My other best friend

I was an eight year old latch key kid.
Writing was my friend when I was home alone after school.
Homework, write,,and make dinner five days a week
No questions asked or the belt came out
Another time and place
No after school programs
No friends permitted over
Loners don't have friends anyway
My confidant listened and never judged me
Helped me standup and never let me fall
No matter the bully or challenge
By writing, I talked
It's not just the words and they matter
It's the magic that happens when it flows like wine
Sparkles like Champagne
An Ice Cream soda with
Whipped cream,multi-colored sprinkles and a thick straw
Writing poetry

We get messages
Fragments
Words that are with us like ghosts that haunt annually
The moment comes and you grasp it like
a spirit walking threw a wall in uour soul
Poets have muses
We are inspired by things others igniore or simply never notice
You only know what us on your mind
You have no inkling in the faith others have
It is written in the air
C@rainbowchaser2019

How could anything be more beautiful?
In a parking lot in California
What made me stop eating lunch to capture you?
Guess I need to remember
We must stop and smell all the flowers in the world's garden not just the roses
At this moment there is nothing more beautiful than the yellow of you set in green
I will always remember the Yellow Girl flower in Redondo Beach California especially after I change the lense of my camera

C@rainbowchaser2021

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

The look of you
The eyes on you
The smile that travels everywhere and nowhere in particular
The laughter and the laugh
Take me under over and every direction as long as I am with you
September 14 forty four years ago we met going stronger if possible
Whenever I am near you it is yesterday once more

C@rainbowchaser2013

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

Incredibly charming
Tall and sarcastically funny
Incredibly intelligent and pithy
Everybody looks at him and women smile
Women flirt with him
Somehow that shy loner won the golden ring
She isn't pretty in the conventional way
Some said Pretty ugly in fact
When he looks my way there is still something incredibly beautiful
Yet, he saw something others never did see
Yet, he loved me

C@rainbowchaser2022

Any velvet or satin morning
When Alexa is quiet and the alarm doesn't blare
Finding myself in your arms is a delight
For every love poem about you
Just know looking into those blue eyes
In your arms
Morning hugs you call them
Is sheer delight
I love You

C@rainbowchaser2025

Barely knew you
Very tall blue-eyed guy
You called to see where I was
Missed classes due to an accident
That twenty year old girl in your class
You didn't have to call but you did
You drove me home from grad school
You didn't have to do that but you did
We talked til one am after a full day's work and  grad school
class
You invited me to meet your parents and placed a diamond ring on my finger
October is forty-five years married and still in love
And loving
You are magic and love you more than 1320 poems will ever express
You

How I wish you were here to see how far we have come
Where I have been
Where I am going
You left too soon
The scar has long healed
The hurt and pain over losing you never has
So, if by chance you see this
I miss you more than ever, Daddy.
Times such as this when I should be proud and celebrating
Part of me knows that I have never been the same since 1973
Part of me is that 15 year old still hurting
You are going to be a great grandfather again
You never met your sons in -law or grandchildren
Graduations, Holidays, and too much to mention
So many things I do in honor of you

C@rainbowchaser2019

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@rainbowchaser2023

Apologized to the Tiger-colored feral cat crossing a path spooking her
Crows and pelicans  were having a call contest
You have to deal
Going with the flow doesn't suit everybody
It really isnt a one size fits all world even though some want it to be
You get comfortable in uour own skin
Fly as high as your wings and spirit can take you
Enjoy space and time trying to find out who you are
We spend so much time that we dont stop and smell the roses
Listen very carefully
Stop the world and embrace the quiet when you need to get off of it
Staying the same isn^t sane
It is just easier but life isnt about easier- simple process
Remember,it is a four letter word like sane
You can't even

C@rainbowchaser2020

Before U Tube
Before the internet
Before cell phones
You didn't question your parents
You did what you were told
Friends ,if you had any, were not permitted to visit you at home
Rules were not broken
They broke you in
Those latchkey kids with keys on their chains
Grew up lonely, depressed, with limited social skills
Without poetry and writing, their eulogies never would be written or heard
Let’s just say I know and read between the lines
Highly sensitive people know who they are

C@rainbowchaser2022

Wasn't looking long ago
He stepped on my heart
That Italian Stallion sat on my soul
Wasn't looking and you found me
In the middle of the night the blue eyes catch me sleeping
Gently cover you making sure pleasant dreams surround you
Best friend and love of my life
Glad you found me and you love me

C@rainbowchaser 2023