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359 · Nov 2019
In a moment
Maddy Nov 2019
Caught that smile in a crowd
The one that froze me in time
You did not notice
Doubt you even cared
The echo of you saying Another time and place
came roaring back like a roller coaster in reverse
We were very young
We knew you wouldn’t act
In a moment the lime changed and yesterday was gone
Like you left me then and forever more

C@rainbowchaser2019
358 · Jul 2023
Makes Us Better
Maddy Jul 2023
Differences are important and what makes life worth living
A cookie-cutter existence with everything and everyone the same besides being mundane and boring is useless
The balance was cut off by being defined as red or blue in our thinking
Change and progress moving forward is the very best direction we can provide ourselves with
Learn from History but leave it in the past with your memories
The word woke makes me what to croak
If you want to live in another time and place in the past good for you
What makes us better is moving in the right direction and that is forward

C@rainbowchaser2023
357 · May 2021
Only just begun
Maddy May 2021
Things are getting better
Not normal
Still need care and caution
Mourning those we lost and what we thought we cared about
Do we know what we care about now?
Do we care differently?
Those with mental health issues are still held at bay
Echoing the words stay away
This May
Mental Health month
Think carefully and again about what you thought you knew
Maybe slowly we will start to understand

C@rainbowchaser2021
356 · Dec 2023
We Are Way Beyond Thank You
Maddy Dec 2023
We share a surname
We share a life
We bid fond farewells to many but keep them in our hearts
We have a love others may never know
You gave me your heart
You gave me a diamond
We travel and continue more journeys and adventures
We have been patient but it will come around again
You show me love that others wish for and may never encounter
We welcomed new faces and family
We are way Beyond Thank you
And yet, you Thanked me for breakfast earlier today

C@rainbowchaser2024
355 · Oct 2018
Letting go
Maddy Oct 2018
No longer want to be a doormat
Co-Dependency doesn’t work for me
The way you live your life and see the world
Is a journey which leads me to no where or anywhere I choose to be
May all of your dreams come true
May good health and happiness befriend you and yours
We have had yesterdays but no tomorrows
Been there
Done that
Letting go
My life is not a show on MeTV
C@rainbowchaser2018
355 · Jun 2023
Forward
Maddy Jun 2023
Enabler
Martyr
Perpetuator
Guilty as charged but finally able to file it away and throw it to the wind
Traveling forward
Forward

C@rainbowchaser2023
353 · Apr 2023
Looked Deeper Inside
Maddy Apr 2023
If you don't care for and about yourself what good are you to your family and loved ones
Hard lesson learned when you are a giving and loving person that puts themselves last most of the time
Looked deeper inside and made a little time for me though it isn't easy for me

C@Rainbowchaser2023
353 · Oct 2023
Pups eats Meatloaf
Maddy Oct 2023
He seems to know when it is being prepared by the aroma.
The human guy enjoys it and he waits for a slice or two
that he will share
His human mom hates meatloaf and doesn't tell her it's a hamburger because it is not.
For her husband and Pups, she will acquiesce.
Now and then
Pups eat meatloaf.

C@rainbowchaser2023
353 · Dec 2023
To all my fellow Poets
Maddy Dec 2023
The happiest
The most memorable
Good Health and Joy
Last year was difficult and this year is so much better
We are Survivors but not free for five years
We are grateful and kindness is by far the very best gift
No matter what you celebrate Enjoy!
The Very Best of Everything in 2024 and Always!

C@rainbowchaser2023
351 · Mar 2023
Magic
Maddy Mar 2023
Leo Sunshine
Lola the Gem
Hugging
Dancing
Playing
Happy to be in a family
Two first cousins growing up together
Magic

C@rainbowchaser2023
349 · Nov 2022
Originality
Maddy Nov 2022
Reimagine
Imagine
Reboot
Boot
Refinish
Finish
Redevelopnent
Devel­op
Creativity and Originality?

C@rainbowchaser 2023
349 · Jun 2021
Respect
Maddy Jun 2021
History
Herstory
Differences
Similarities
Believe
Care
Belong to the human race
Yesterday, today,and tomorrow matters
Move with grace and stylr

C@rainbiwchaser2021
349 · Jan 2023
The Constant
Maddy Jan 2023
Change isn't always easy
You enjoy what is and what was
What is around the corner is another matter
Perhaps a narrative you would rather not deal with
Yet, you deal
Another four letter word
Not like the others?
Or is it?
The Constant.

C@rainbowcaser2023
348 · Jan 2019
Sometimes never applies
Maddy Jan 2019
When you have been thrown under the bus too often
When you are ignored like a once loved toy
When the words no longer have meaning
It is not the way you wanted it to be
Yet,it is what it is
Sometimes never applies and the door is hermitcally sealed because dealing with the pain makes no sense anymore

c@rainbowchaser2019
347 · Sep 2018
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
346 · Jan 2021
In an instant
Maddy Jan 2021
The world revolved differently
The air was sweet and clear
Cold but not intolerable
Music was pure and joyful
A quiet yet momentous celebration
Unexpected but so much more than appreciated
Our worlds intertwined while others collided
We did not notice them
In an instant there were only two
Me and you
Still and forever more

C@rainbowchaser2021
Dedicated to my one and only love
My best fruend and husbandl
344 · Apr 2022
Beautiful Heart
Maddy Apr 2022
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
Dedicated to Rita B
344 · May 2023
Along The Way
Maddy May 2023
Never saw this coming
You let go
You decided that yesterday was long ago and counted for nothing.
No matter where or when
Thought you would be there until the end.
You slammed the door shut.
You had no time for me
No longer a friend.
What more can I say
It happened along the way.

C@rainbowchaser2023
343 · May 2023
Scapegoats
Maddy May 2023
Are you a card-carrying member of the Scapegoat Society?
They live in another time and place.
Archie Bunker lives
How about a world where cynicism disappears
Ron DeSantis disappears
Where being nice is so much more than being important
Hearts and minds work together as one for  the good of all
The superiority issue is on the wrong side
Sorry I am walking with Nature on the right side
Isn't that what we are supposed to be
doing?
History will only repeat itself if we don't learn from it
Scapegoats

C@rainbowchaser2023
342 · Jan 2021
That little Girl
Maddy Jan 2021
They wouldn't play with her because her skin was brown
Another wore a religious symbol intertwined with another
A door slammed in her face
Not chosen for a team and shunned
See they didn't understand because she was different
Nobody would stop her
She rose and continues to rise
No challenge deterred her
Like many of us
She wasn't like the others
Different is not accepted
Seen as bad and not like the flow
Cookie cutter only please
That little girl is out Vice President elect
Madam Vice President Harris
So many little girls Thank you
So does this little girl

C@rainbowchaser2021
342 · May 14
For My Awesome
Maddy May 14
Amazing Mother
Thoughtful Niece
Great Daughter
Kind and Supportive Sister
Loving Aunt
She makes her statements professionally
Her narratives and stories are beyond par toward excellence
She is engaging.
Beyond Awesome that is why I names her this way when she was a baby.
Happy Birthday
For My Awesome

c@rainbowchaser2024
341 · Aug 2021
Moving on
Maddy Aug 2021
Letting you and yesterday go was not easy
Not planned on
What you meant doesn't fit with now
Sometimes you have to know when to say goodbye and leave the door open
Whether you walk back in is up to the wind
So take your direction and don't look back
Goodbye and Be well
Take great care
Moving on
When you hold on for dear life or too long
You lose so much more than your grip

C@rainbowchaser2021
339 · Dec 2022
Curve Ball
Maddy Dec 2022
You can be devoted
You can be kind
You can be considerate
You can be loyal and true
Then a curve ball is thrown to upset the apple cart
Learn how to catch it
Better still throw your own and redirect it

C@rainbowchaser 2023
338 · Sep 2023
Walking In The Rain
Maddy Sep 2023
Friends are running a marathon in it today with raingear handy.
Ducks were racing and splashing without a care.
How waterproof are their feathers?
Others walk their dogs soe dogs wearing their fashionable raincoats and booties.
Many drive to their Saturday plans which are now indoors.
Hearing lyrics to every song about rain from film to rock to theater.
Left tunes home since umbrella and hood get in the way and impossible to get a clear signal.
Rain brings drop zones.
Walking in the the rain.

C@Rainbowchaser2023
338 · Jul 2022
Happy 4th
Maddy Jul 2022
Let's hope it isn't our last one
Merritt Garland when you recover from surgery and all is well
Please do what needs to be done
No need to spell it out but rhymes with Dump
He and his cast of characters are not above the law


C@rainbowchaser2022
335 · Jun 2021
Bad day
Maddy Jun 2021
Dew point and humidity brings out wilting rag doll
Bust through other days but this one was different
So many wanting to live life and celebrate and yet the Fat Lady has not sung yet
Waiting to belt out a ballad or two when all are vaccinated and then you can't be sure
You really can't be so have your bad days and enjoy the others
Bad day

C@rainbowchaser2021
335 · Sep 2023
Protectively Positive
Maddy Sep 2023
The last four years have been beyond comprehension but no matter what I have heard and experienced the words stay positive.
Many things have changed but having heart and calm saves the day.
Some things stay the same and for others, you adapt to the times and issues as best you can.
There is so much to see and do.
If you have given up, please don't think of taking me with you.
I will remain protectively positive.

C@rainbowchaser2023
334 · Mar 13
The Music has changed
Maddy Mar 13
Used to walk in Harmony
Melody has changed
Lyrics have a far different meaning
The chorus means what it used to but somehow you forgot the words that you sang at the top of your lungs
Still friends but the Music has changed
It is sad but moving forward time has gone away
You are lost in a shuffle where we had yesterday
Not sure ahout today or tomorrow
You are here and there
Yet far away
The Music has changed not the memories
The Journey continues but not sure  of us because the Music has changed as the friendshilp is stuck in another time and place


C@rainbowchaser2024
331 · Jul 2022
Steps
Maddy Jul 2022
Forward
Pause
Backward
Up
Down
Frozen
Take it
Move
No matter how
No matter when
No matter why
Take the steps
Don't look back
It is for everyone but don't stop and do it

C@rainbowchaser2022
329 · Feb 2022
Knowing the difference
Maddy Feb 2022
Empathy
Sympathy
Know tbe difference
No matter the experience or situation
Empathy stands out
You can care
You can relate and understand
Respect privacy
Knowing the difference makes the wrongs and sorrow easier
to digest and accept
Making a wrong right is not easy

C@rainbowchaser2022
328 · Nov 2022
The Next Step
Maddy Nov 2022
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
324 · Jul 2022
You Found Me
Maddy Jul 2022
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
320 · Aug 2022
ED
Maddy Aug 2022
ED
Hatched
Latched
Matched
Dispatched
HLMD ED

C@rainbowchaser2023
319 · Jul 2023
You wouldn't understand
Maddy Jul 2023
There isn't a moment that I don't miss you, Daddy.
Gone too soon and gone too young.'
The world today, you wouldn't understand.
Your standards were far different.
You came from another time and place.
The cliches you uttered would make others shake their heads and wonder where my ideals come from.
As much as I love you and miss you, I don't think you could have walked in the world we live in now.'
So rest in peace.
Watch over your loved ones even those you never got the chance to meet.
You wouldn't accept or understand now.
You walked in yesterday.

C@rainbowchaser2023
317 · Oct 2018
Dead
Maddy Oct 2018
There are other four letter words with similar impact but not with the finality
Alas when you are thrown over board
or been co-dependent this is the result
Going back and taking it is not an option
You mourn the loss or losses and carry on with your life
Because you are dead to certain folks
It might be the ticket on the road to finally living your life

c@rainbowchaser2019
If you are related to or befriended by narcissistic people,My sympathies
316 · May 2023
Leo Sunshine
Maddy May 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
315 · Aug 2021
Take a moment
Maddy Aug 2021
Breathe
Stop talking
Silence the noise in your head
Shut off the Technology
Take it all all in without interruption of any kind
Can you do it?
I challenge you
Take a moment
Maybe several

C@rainbowchaser2021
313 · Dec 2019
you really dont know
Maddy Dec 2019
Empathy is one thing
Your side of an adventure or story is quite another
Might be similar but it really is never the same
When you say been there done that
It is about you
Sharing that is fine
When it is about another
Listen and be there if that is necessary or required
You really don't know

C@rainbowchaser2019
312 · May 2021
Still Searching
Maddy May 2021
You will know when you have to let go
Some don't but you will
Sometimes it tells you to know your role
Perhaps you try to find it and define it
Turn a deaf ear if you are told differently
When things or people no longer no longer serve a purpose
When you have hit the brick wall
As difficult as it is let go
Don't hang on
You will see things more clearly
Embellishing what was doesn't work
Still searching for the best of me
A work in progress
Set yourself free and earn your wings

C@rainbowchaser2021
This is not about marriage!
Other people, places and situations.
308 · Jul 2021
Touch of a man
Maddy Jul 2021
Haven't been loved by many
The first one I wanted didn't want me
Grateful for the second time around when he found me
Written about what it might have been like
There is my one and only
My prince still and forever more
He is gentle and sweet and incredibly generous
Patient ,kind ,and tender
If you enjoy that and find it then you are a lucky woman
It has nothing to with the many but the one that rocks your world and
loves you like you are the most special one
The touch of my man doesn't compare
His touch is my one and only love

C@rainbowchaser2021
Hope I met challenge ,Brett
305 · Oct 2019
Sometimes
Maddy Oct 2019
Dreams start out the same with different endings.
Unresolved issues and dreams still in progress towards reality
Another time and place cliche works for some and  steps on the souls of others
Trying to get through their days and praybtheir nights are less lonely evrn when they are not alone
Sometimes

C@rainbowchaser2019
304 · Apr 2022
Farewell
Maddy Apr 2022
Don't be offended
Yesterday was long ago
Time is limited and haven't got the time for an old friend
Not making it either
So another loss is mourned
Set yourself free from what used to be

C@rainbowchaser2022
303 · Jul 2022
Troubles and Triumphs
Maddy Jul 2022
Happy July
Somehow we made it despite and in spite of what is out of our control
Cancellations, hurdles, rescheduling and need for more patience
Reflect all that you want to
Giving up isn't an option
Nor is running out or moving away
Complain until you turn another's ears blue
Take peaceful and gentle action
Quietly and affirmatively in a group
Jump threw hurdles with a plan
Be selective and careful
As we continue our Troubles and Triumphs
Looking for a double rainbow in the sky
Oh my

C@rainbowchaser2023
303 · Nov 2019
Poets
Maddy Nov 2019
If we sat with the greats
The ones we aspire to be
Would we understand them
Or they us?
Places and times are different
Poets are a different breed
They are our muses
If we listen in the wind

C@rainbowchaser2018
303 · May 2022
LITTLE POET
Maddy May 2022
He has soul
He has the beat
His words flow
This three year old captures his world with joy and wonder
The future seems grand in his blue eyed world

C@rainbowchaser2023
Love u LHV
302 · Jun 2021
Too many goodbyes
Maddy Jun 2021
Hello
You are missed beyond measure
No matter when the hurt subsides
Rears its ugly head when one least expects it
Tears flow behind masks or dark shades
Just when it gets easier
Grief is horrible company
We will never forget or completely let go
Too many cliches to count yet more to create
The last said goodbyes need to be kept as Hellos
Turn around they are always looking for you and you them
Angels appear in different ways and forms
You might just recognize them

C@rainbowchaser2021
In memory of those we lost
301 · Mar 2021
Swan song
Maddy Mar 2021
You have done your utmost
There is nothing left
A role has to be found for you
You are a used to be
You take a bow
You are a soft shoulder near a green traffic light
Be Thankful and appreciative
Say Farewell and Amen
Finding where you belong now
Time to say So Long.

C@rainbowchaser2020
301 · Jun 2021
Over you
Maddy Jun 2021
Long time past
You were under my skin and in my heart
You broke my heart
Crushed my spirit
Made me ugly and useless
At 19 ,walking hormone was a great description
First love can be lust
Looking back, must have been
Seeing you in a crowd not 18 any longer
Watching the look of astonishment when out eyes connected
Looking forward and walking away
Knowing an everlasting love got me over you
The second time around is in its 41st year and More today than yesterday
Over you

C@rainbowchaser2021
300 · Apr 2021
Easy
Maddy Apr 2021
Just enjoy it all
No fuss no muss
No awards though they are nice
Concentrate on what makes your heart happy
Singing in the car
Laughing at a memory
Savoring the greatest dessert of
all
Love
Easy and the pleasure is that enjoying it strengthens you more than you will ever know
Easy
Facil mis amigos

C@rainowchaser2021
Maddy Jun 2021
Introduced you to my boyfriend
Besides being  magical and soulful
His place in my life was unexpected but delightful
Your comment that mattered so very much was You can do better
Better became best because my beloved became my husband
Utilize mouth when brain is engaged and in gear

C@rainbowchaser2021
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