If this applies to you then bravo
You are not a member of the piranha pool
Corruptive liars stuck in yesterday
How they function today is a question for sages?
Religion and politics aside
What was was
What is is
How about common sense?
How about being a human being and not a monster?
How about listening and not commenting?
People cry out on social media
Their words not worth reading
Insult to injury
We all bleed red blood
We all cry tears
We have all lost and been in pain
We have dealt with so much and some have to learn to deal
It is not easy
Not slight of hand
You get real and appreciate what you have
Beautiful heart
Beautiful heart
Doing the very best we can
Expecting nothing in return but to be there and extend a hand
Not wondering what is in it for me or you

C@rainbowchaser 2023

Did his smile warm you?
Did his blue eyes light up your life?
Chase the gray away
Hope for tomorrow and helping today
When he tells you at two and a half that he is special
Leo welcoming you into his world
The old soul in that little face
Leo Sunshine
Leo Sunshine
Leo Sunshine
It’s how he tells you and the wonder around him
He takes you in and shares it with you
Leo Sunshine
Leo Sunshine
Leo Sunshine
Nobody could be so sublime.
In this place and time
Like Leo Sunshine on my mind

C@rainbowchaser 2023

Dedicated to our nephew

The sky is usually inviting even though the telescope still isn't on my deck, yet.
Not tonight.
Crying and writing don't usually go together but this time they do.
Photographs and memories will have to do but was hoping for more time spent with you.
One of the stars in my life who shone brightly has dimmed.
How lucky to have known you and played a part in your life.
More importantly we called each other friend.
So when I am able. looking for a shooting star or a falling star hoping you know what you meant and will always mean to me and many others.

C@rainbowchaser2021

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

Why had I not noticed this sweet little waterway before
I crossed the street and never stopped to notice
Will rectify that as I usually do notice
Just for a few moments took a breath as the rain stopped
The clouds parted and the sky started to turn blue
Because of you little Brook

C@rainbowchaser2023

Sometimes Mother Nature and Father Sky
Sometimes muses come from unexpected places
The bullied lonely little girl became a published poet
She continues and cheers on children like herself that are loners
Highly sensitive and creative
Never fit the mold
Maybe it was broken
Not sure about the next step other than when I take it
I won’t leap

C@rainbowchaser2022

Words and images for me
are interchangeable
Have always spoken to me in my head
Urging me to write them down and remember them
So I befriended them and besides being a constant companions
They are there for me
They remind me to keep creating
Not sure where we are going but go we shall

C@rainbowchaser 2023

He died before I was born.
Seen old photos but they didn't speak much of him.
Like family lore some stories conflict.
He liked to cook and so do I
Squirrels sat on his shoulders and ate nuts from his hands and pockets.
I never get that close but once a week when time permits they get fresh roasted unsalted nuts.
Some times they look my way as if to say Thanks.
Never knew him but somehow, named after him.
I am Grandpa's girl

C@rainbowchaser 2023

Hiked it without boots
Tore my heel and learned a life lesson
Own hiking shoes now
The almost December Bluebirds greeted me appreciating the quiet
Listening is a very important skill for a writer as well as observing
Frolicking squirrels decided to have an acrobatic performance
Rocky, Skippy, Peanut, Jif and Skye had a great time
Male and female but don"t get close enough to tell
They are all a little different
Keeping a safe distance but when that roasted peanut bag of shelled unsalted nut opens they seem to come around
Some play hide and seek and climb down from their trees when the human is clear
Watching from a distance it is clear what Henry David taught me and my students long ago
When I touched his desk that day at the museum and walked on Walden Pond
I was thrilled to be an educator and to have taught Walden
As a poet, he taught me more about Father Sky and Mother Nature and I am still learning with joy and respect

C@rainbowchaser 2023

Listening is a very important skill
With full attention and whole heart
Far different from hearing which is sometimes half-hearted
You are entitled to your opinion
That is as far as it goes
Tears are shed
Hearts are broken and may be healed
Along the way, it becomes incredibly clear that your auditory skills need to be sharpened along with your visual
Not worth bad dreams and restless sleep
Being introverted has its benefits
Being sensitive has two sides
Positive is better

C@rainbowchaser 2023

Not orchestrated
Sometimes impromptu
Off the cuff, but not usually
The impulse has been with me for as long as I can remrmber
Hence keyboard ,writing instrument,and paper akways nearby

At the ready
For to be the writer I dreaned
of being
Extemporaneously or not
The old school white or yellow legal pad seems to stare at me
Until I grab for a pen and write
Or it grabs at me
C@rainbowchaser2023