You're the good one
Doing the very best you can do
Trying to see it through
while others take advantage of you
You have to do for them
but not for you
Backburner
Put it on the back burner  ( Chorus sing three times)
Reaching out and pulling back
Kindness to some is out of whack
By now you should have learned the closer you get to the fire
You get burned

Chorus and fade

C@rainbowchaser2020

Acquire,
Aspire,
Desire
Fire
If your fire goes out
Find a way to relight it
In between the heart break
Required
Retire to something you really want to accomplish that you pushed aside
Inspire yourself
and others

C@rainbowchaser2023

I put the pen down.
I stay away from the computer keyboard.
I listen very carefully and observe the world around me and at large.
You take a breath and sip a beverage.
You remember people and places.
Maybe a word or phrase to revisit
Cherish these moments as they are far and few between.

C@rainbowchaser2023

Bigotry, Narrow mindedness, and Ignorance are a diabolic trio
Some will never change
Never is a word that should not be taken lightly
Moving forward we must accept Yesterday and History
Liking each is another story
What is uttered behind closed doors is what is carefully taught
What we need to move forward and Look beyond
is Changing Hearts and Minds

C@rainbowchaser2021

The golden lab is a trained canine hospital companion
Love and help wags her tail
What a great name for an amazing canine

C@rainbowchaser2023

Thanks and Gratitude
For dogs who wait forever for a loving family and home
No matter their handicap or situation
They want love and want to return it
If you are lucky enough to have a pet in your life
If you give your time, money, and effort to an animal charity
Heartfelt Thanks
Tail wags and cuddles
Thanks, Subaru for today

C@rainbowchaser2023

August 23
Flashback to another time and place
The day the angels came and took my beloved Daddy away
I saw it happen and watched as you suffered and you were gone at 45
They are not angels to me but the word I would use does not belong here
Now as I look at your children, their spouses, granddaughters, and great-grandchildren.
I have to hold the tears until 8 am on that awful day
Mom has been with you for four years so there is solace in knowing that
You would be proud of our accomplishments and the promises that were kept
We are far from done yet
We love you and miss you
You are loved and in our hearts forever
Miss you Daddy
Looking for your rainbow in the sky

C@rainbowchaser2024

Put it all behind you
Clean out the cobwebs and detours in your head
Use your heart and mind
Easier said than done but do it
There is so much you have to share and accomplish
If you go with the flow look ahead
Give your time and listen
For now and in the future
The rest is behind you

C@rainbowchaser2024

What really happens when you're in between?
All the plans,wishes,and schemes
It’s not always polka dots
and moonbeams
If it were ,it wouldn’t be worth it
But as you go,go your own way
Sleepless nights stop you dead in your tracts
Something similar to a mind attack
You take the time to re-evaluate
It is what it is or you go with the flow
Setting different things in motion
You have to be alone with yourself
Which is really not a bad thing
Listening to both your heart and your head
Equal time for both
Which is really not a bad thing when you’re in between dreams

C@rainbowchaser2019

Apologies and understanding not enough this time
Health issues would be the only accepting factor here
One can not control Mother Nature or illness
You know the old saying about plans
Two years of no visit now is three because of this
What if a Herculean effort was made and change is only one side of the story
Somebody very special throws a hiccup or monkey wrench that is no longer acceptable?
A friendship that has weathered decades
The best and worst of life celebrated and dealt with
Maybe not meant to be any longer?
There is no band aid for this
Not meant to be?
We will see this is so much more than disappointing

C@rainbowchaser2021

Bring on the cherries
Scrumptious nectarines
Blueberries, Strawberries and Berries period
Mangos, Papayas, Star fruit and Grapes
Melons and Fresh fish
The Farmers markets are so much fun with recipe ideas
So many to choose from
Almond flour always at the ready in the frig
Wonderful nuts and salads to make
Been cooking since I was a little girl
This is always a great time and the freezer will be stocked when glorious Summer takes her leave
Summer Fruit
Celebrate

C@rainbowchaser 2023

Nobody deserves to get sick
Wish people the very best
Even though some deserve the very worst
May you find something amazing every single day
Sometimes what rocks your world means very little to others
If you knew what I know
You take very little for granted

C@rainbowchaser2023

It's raining.
It's pouring.
The ark might have to get here.
There's a pigeon furiously flapping her wings on someone's roof.
Maybe a signal or cry for help?
After a few minutes of struggle, another bird joins her.
Flies up and calms her down.
They fly away and the drama ends on a very rainy day

C@rainbowchaser2024

Questions
Situations
They change along with the answers
Just as memories and seasons do
You must capture them
Enjoy them to the utmost
In an instant or New York minute
There are reasons beyond your control which cause delays,disruptions,cancellations,and in many cases unfortunately heartbreak
Seasons

C@rainbowchaser2024

Two years ago this Wednesday
I know you don't accept calls
Tell Mom we miss her
Tell her to watch over her family
Her great grand daughter has her spirit
Have to remember that when I think I am calling her, she hears me

C@rainbowchaser2022

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

Chickens
Pigs
Goats
Geese
Many trees
Beautuful orchids and flowers
Incredible tropical fruit
Asian and Hawaiian cuisine
Local delicacies
Pele is sacred deity
Pele-honua mea
Pele of the sacred land
Ka wahine’ beyond compare
She can be gentle and loving
She has a wicked side as well
Many other gods and godesses
Legends and mystery
Sacred homage
Stunning blue oceans and white waves
Volcanic landscapes and black sand beaches
Lovely green sea turtles(Honu)
Big Island laid back lifestyle
Hilo has many days of rain
Listen to the quiet and natural sounds of Kona
Seems unreal in the United States
She is very real and stunning
Wahiaka o ka maluha a me ka Maluku
Place of peace  and tranquility
Always remember Kona
The youngest Island
The Big Island
Aloha

Book ends
Old friends
Nightmares
Day dreams
Triggers
Pulling you down again
Making darkness your frenenmy
Nothing Polyanna about blue days and stormy nights
Talk to me
Tell me tbe bad never becomes good
Dealing with it us not enough
Finding tbe road and easing down it
Kmowing that the rain never ends
The light you seek is inside your heart
Returns when it beats normally again
Dead ends.Old friends
Here's to the light of life
C@rainbowchaser2021

Writing
The Gift
Is it Divine?
Are we Inclined?
To Polish,
To perfect
To search and to craft
To listen.
In places some ignore
Unwilling to understand
The imperfect and perfect
Way to say it
Clearly
Delicately
Respectively
Loudly
Proudly
Sharing it with readers and writers
Looking for other ways to go
This is good for now
Stay tuned
Stay tuned
As I share my friends with you
They never let me down and neither will any of you

C@rainbowchaser2024

Turn off the noise
The Digital Media and Technology
Open your senses to sights and smells
Rainy day?
Just guess for it
Nature will entertain you If you let her
Just breathe
Just be

@rainbowchaser2022

If you enabled them
Shame on you for letting it go that far
Shame on them for not stopping you
Part of their toxic complexion and makeup
Now that you set yourself free
Be sure to take the very best care if yourself that you can
Somehow along the way you lost sight of that
Be happy for them
Leave the door ajar
Never say never
Let them be gone

C@rainbowchaser2021

Not a  political message
Find a place in your heart and soul to do good
Listen
Smile
Contribute funds or time
Quit complaining
If you have been down on tbe floor
Get up as best you can
The Naysayer doomsday folks stay clear
Not a Pollyanna
Not Mickey Mouse
Remain Positive

C@rainbowchaser2024

His ears have turned a deafening read
They can't listen any longer
You could phone it all in but alas wouldn't matter
The help you need doesn't come from a bottle not a refrigerator door
What you need is so much more
Heed the words of concern  and care all around you
Until you decide to get real and do the very best you can with help and support
Tough love
Goodbye, so long, Farewell

C@rainbowchser2021

Another wonder to be engaged and enjoyed
A waterfall hugged by rainbows
Beloved by wildlife
Takes you to a place you have only dreamed about
One day, Zambia
We will meet in person
Until then, Jameela and Amani

C@rainbowchaser2021

Meow
HEHO HEHO
Huoh-Huoh
Listen to them
My dad would name them as they scooped found out of the unknowing hands of people on boardwalks
Flying over the blues and waves of the beach and the shore
How much can we learn from them?
Sometimes I am envious of their lives
They touch the blues of the skies and the light
To be that Seagull flying high

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

Here it is again.
The pain dulls but never goes away
You missed sons-in-law, grandchildren, and now great-grandchildren
Weddings, graduations, our lives but most of all we miss you
Mom is with you now and that helps a little but hurts as well
Today is a painful day but luckily is also my husband's birthday
One of the sons-in-law that you never met
Dear Daddy, I miss you and can't believe it is the fiftieth Father's Day
Today I am fifteen again and tears have to stop until August 23 when we are reminded again of the Daddy we lost and miss

C@rainbowchaser2023

Hard to believe but incredibly true
Book number three is in the final edit
No publication date yet and availability is to be announced
Poem 975 here today
Beautiful Heart is on the way

c@rainbowchaser2023

Still cries at cartoons
The female version of Linus and Charlie Brown
A little Snoopy
Has to feed hungry animals
SENSITIVITY personified
Introducing me
Deal with it but don't judge me

C@rainbowchaser2022

Four letter words
One very special one
Changing your life, soul, and spirit
When like becomes Love
Four letters of joy and promise
If you found them, lucky you
If you have yet to do so,open your heart and stop looking

C@rainbowchaser2021

Maybe it's the stars in the sky.
Maybe it's hard to see you cry.
Maybe it's the sound of his voice.
I would listen if I didn't have a choice.
Maybe it's her smile that lights up any room.
It's magical how it gets rid of any gloom.
Maybe it's the joy and happiness.
Without all of you, there would be no bliss.
Maybe because my dream came true.
The published writer and poet is before you.
Just like things change within the seasons.
Proud to write number one thousand on Hello Poetry today.
One thousand reasons
One thousand poems

C@rainbowchaser2023

A wonderful great of creative talent
A writer's haven and oasis
Great honor to be included and invited
A place to share and thrive
Writers can meet and bask in the joy of art and communication
Bravo
TAKE A BOW
ENCORE

C@RAINBOWCHASER2021

Once you drink from it
Digest it
Live within it and around it
One fine precious day you wake to find it is not you
You bid it and the person that is a fond farewell
Set yourself free
No matter how hard that is
Even if you love them unconditionally
You know what to look for the next
Toxic Tonic comes to call

C@rainbowchaser2021

After yesterday, not sure of anything any longer
The exception is my duty as a citizen
Like yours
It us up to you but I know what needs to happen and to whom
Let's be done with him and move on greatly
Dump the felon before he rids us of our freedoms

C @rainbowchaser2024

If you are grieving,may wonderful memories sustain you
If you made a mistake or bad judgment call
May you learn,grow and stay the course of your journey
If you are hurt or heart broken,
Heal and know what goes around comes around
Insulating more does you absolutely no good
Leave it alone
If you can stay strong,loving and caring
If that is all there
Then that is more than enough

C@rainbowchaser 2023

Differences
Changes
Adaptations
Rearranges
Stages
Pages
Ages
Find­ reason for each and every season
All the versions matter
If only you open your eyes and listen with your heart

C@rainbowchaser2022

Hang on to those who are there when others are out of reach
Sometimes they choose another path and you are no longer part of their journey
So they let go of what was for whatever is
Memories are sweet and poignant but they are not the here and now
Nor or they tomorrow, they are yesterday
Heaven knows
And so it goes

C@rainbowchaser2022

Put it and them in their places
No matter what it is
Don't forget
Don't dwell
Be in the moment today and in the future
Don't waste either
It's a lot more than been there and done that
Look deep within your heart to find something and enjoy
Cherish everyday
There are no guarantees about tomorrow
I wasted way too much time living in my head
Put it and them in their places
Find some joy and happiness today
After all we have been through and will go through
Seize the day

C@rainbowchaser2024

Just how deep are you willing to go
To find your power
Inspite of setbacks
Despite whomever or whatever is stopping you
Is it you?
Search places you never seem to find or seek
Excuses not only hold you back
You will never know how high you can fly if you don't use your wings
Will you solo?
Will you soar?
Will your self doubt leave you down there on the ground or floor?
Never more
Never more
Walk through the door confidently
Bust through that door

C@rainbowchaser2022

Three tiny and lovely gray doves crossed a sidewalk
Blue eyes blazing and petite
Searching for food
The three little musketeers continued cooing and walking
Two dogs and their humans enjoyed their search
Glad they noticed
A squirrel eating nuts seemed to cheer them on
And they did

C@rainbowchaser2023

Stop the world
Time to get off
Too many values,hearts,and people broken
Too many stupid and pathetic surprises
Imbalances and no vacancy in what we have come to know as society
We chose ugly and threw
beauty away
Some changes that are inevitable are not acceptable
Sweeping them under the rug and turning out backs accomplishes nothing
Defining it as the new normal just let's us go with the flow?
Optimism might point us towards a better direction
We need to heal
We need to talk
Face to face
Like we used to do
Not all of yesterday is bad
We have tuned out
We are members of too many clubs
There is one club that matters
The human race
There are no band aids to heal it
Common Sense
Dignity ,Grace,and Respect
Accepting change by moving forward not backward

c@rainbowchaser2018

Black and white
Shades of Gray
Panavision
Romantic and Frightening
Repetition and rewinds of what was
What is and wondering what will be
Stormy and cloudy
Thunder and Lightning
Never boring
Always exciting
Ideas and Ideals
going through the motions
Suenos
C@rainbowchaser2018

Conditions
Situations
Traditions
Some hold on
Some lose their flavor
Some don't go they stay static
Tions

C@rainbowchaser2024

Woven threads that unravel
If you don't make an effort or care
Reaching out is helpful
Leaving yesterday and what was behind
Do you know what might have been?
Do you even care?
Leaving well enough alone ?

The amazing Norman Lear left us with incredible work
His spirit is always with you if you listen to his words
Amazing philosophy
The most important gift he left was his kindness and humanity
So as Monty Python's song would say, Always look on the bright side of life
What an amazing man!

C@Rainbowchaser2024

Sensitivity is a gift and sometimes makes life difficult
You wish you could return this gift.
Going with the flow is not easy
Laughing when crying is easier is not always possible
It is as if you don't belong
Taking a joke or knowing when a joke is being told does not compute
You are the puzzke piece mishapen
You dont fit in and you know it
You were meant to standout but you didnt know it
It is certain that you challenge what is unclear

C@Rainbowchaser2021

I caught you looking at me
This time I caught your glance and returned that stare
Eighteen and nineteen were long ago
The scar is there
You can let things go but some memories burn and destroy your spirit
See you move on with an attitude but now it is of Gratitude
He showed me the way
A life quite remarkable
You accept not expect
You don't need a lot to be a Prince Charming or to be swept up by one
All it takes is to be loved for the human being that you are
For a very long instant and daily
I treasure what I have and what I learned
He is an original and despite the hurdles we currently face
Together we can conquer it all

C@rainbowchaser 2023