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

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

The notebooks are at hand
The pens are too
Inspiration has come from many places and times
It is still a great friend and always an adventure
It listens and doesn't judge
Never interrupts
So I have decided to stay though other types of writing have called me
Poetry is still with me
I am still and always will be a poet
Still with me

C@rainbowchaser2024

John Lennon's Imagine was spot on
His lyrics need to be the way we live now and forever
The Pandemic has been challenging but has moments we need to embrace
Neil Diamond's lyric of Used to bes don't count anymore they just lie on the floor til we sweep them away should give us the answers
We talk of respect and kindness
Do it and show it in your actions
How about being about it and put that message into action?
Stop talking the talk
Change is the one constant like it or  not
This is not generational thinking it is carefully taught like an old song tells
Here is the way it should go now
You have got to be carefully taught before its too late
Not to hate all the people your relatives hate
It has to be drummed in your dear little ear
Hate is a four letter word
Stop and think of all the mixed messages the world has brought to you no matter their source
Stop Imagining before it is too late
It is up to all of us because we were never really in it together but now it is inevitable
History repeats itself until we finally learn and improve our world

C@rainbowchaser2020

I wear my heart on my sleeve
Sorry that you cant deal with that
Stop stepping on my heart
My words are measured and carefully thought through
Just how high and mighty are you?
Stop stepping on my heart
You are who you are
I am who I am
Let's not pretend anymore
Stop stepping on my heart
Tired of healing from yesterday's scars

C@rainbowchaser2020

Will there still be mountains to climb and build?
Will we still care or give up?
The lesser of two evils at least I hope we will
Not sure about heaven or angels coming to greet us.
The writers and lyricists will have their day,
Will we throw all wishes and dreams away?
There is too much noise .
Missing the music
Nothing really makes sense
There is no cinema or theatre now to let us forget
When we think of what used to be and all its charms
Stop the world time to get off  before we set off more alarms
No matter who it harms

C@rainbowchaser2020

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

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

Labels are not necessary
Making a point is
Quality will always reign supreme
Quantity does not always cut it
Unless counting is your thing
Simplicity has its place
Utilize that one
Mistakes get you on the road to improvement
Acquiring things lises its luster quickly
On the other hand people,places ,and memories
are the best reruns ever

C@rainbowchaser2019

Nature is my favorite companion while walking
Little butterflies the size of half of a U.S.Dime seem to enjoy my company
The fact that sulfur colored butterflies symbolize positivity
alluded me but it fits
Lilac flowers of the same size and baby daisies
All people should live in peace and harmony
Prejudice needs to go the way of all disappointnents
The hope of all out weighs what  the US President wants
So be a butterfly
Enjoy life and stay as happy as you can

Your wind is glorious
Your nearly blew over a ferry to Cape Cod and Nova Scotia
There is more to you than that
Your nights are sultry and velvety with starry blankets
Your lemony sun and turquoise make for great moments
Sunshine and lollipops
There is so much more to you than that
Beaches, vacations, reunions, weddings, and graduations
Milestones and memories
Your days are laid back and carefree
You are more than any other season
You give us a breather
Longer days
Rhymes are cleaner
Rhythms are crisper
Melodies are sharp
You are short and sweet but always remembered
Especially when we turn the clocks back in November

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

The Trees shimmer
Leaves and branches sway to a gentle Hula
Loving the wind and the sunshine blue sky above
Summer Wind Dance 5678
Summer Wind Dance 5678

C@rainbowchaser2021

We couldn’t eat it
Dairy issues but we left it for another couple
Several luscious flavors with real whipped cream,syrups,and sprinkles
Of course a Cherry on top
The note read May sweetness find you throughout your lives
Make sure you share some with others whether you know them or not
Boomerang effect it will return to you

C@rainbowchaser2021

The weeks fly buy unlike they used to do
Much still on pause and wondering when plans can ever be made again
Crying in the shower just to relax and be rid of mental toxins
Friends, family, and work are Zoomed so much that you are on instant replay most days
You want to give until you don't know when to stop
Listening seems a better activity than talking
Listening is what most of us should be doing
There is no monopoly on care and concern
So, it is Sunday again
Happy Summer , my friends and poets

C@rainbowchaser2020

Walking is excercise and means to destress
With Mother Nature as company I am off
Charity miles tracker so ASPCA gets funding for every mile
Listening for bird songs
Buying a bag of nuts for the squirrels in park
Placing them under trees and by fences
One little one looking for food hid in his tree
Quietly watching for the sweetheart to climb down
Happily munching on what left I behind
Sunday walks in October

C@rainbowchaser2022

Thinking of how much Henry David Thoreau would have enjoyed this.
Moment of Nature on CBS returned me to Cape Cod at Sunrise.
All one had to do was enjoy the sights and sounds.
The Ocean, Seagulls, Sea Lions and the calm.
Lately Scott Miller's videos are a weekly delight.
We have great gifts from Mother Nature that we should cherish and take good care of
In a world that is sometimes hard to believe and recognize this is a great gift.
Reminds me of teaching Walden again.

C@rainbowchaser2024

He is only two but commands smiles and awes
Every word he utters is a diamond because it is pure and clear
His actions are vivid and innocent but wiser than some adults
In fact ,he simply makes more sense than they do
His fascination and joy is captivating
Just one look and he captures your heart and casts a spell
This magical rebel
My Sunshine
He has my heart and gratitude

C@rainbowchaser2020

Takes one person to change a life
One moment
One day
Even if the darkness befriends you
When you never asked it to
Some people are Sunshine
Some are rain
Very different and sometimes the same
You cant always take them with the proverbial grain of salt
There is so much to gain
It is nobodies fault

C@rainbowchaser 2023

Not certain there are more books in me
Those that follow me here .
Bought my book, do protest.
Probably know better than I admit .
Supposed to be?
My cues come from photographs, fragments, Mother Nature and Father Sky
Sometimes conversations never meant to be overheard
I was there and did not want to listen
Fitting in stopped long ago for me
Long ago, I knew what was supposed to be
You be you and just let me be me
like it's supposed to be
We don't impress easily

C@rainbowchaser2020

You accompanied me on my walk
You stayed with me for quite awhile flying by my side
Thought you wouldn't leave but eventually you did.
You,the Squirrel,and the Dove were welcone company
Hope we cross paths again

C@rainbowchaser2024

One was cleaning herself and catching dinner
Her partner swimming around
So elegant and lively
Exquisite and lovely
Rodgers and Astaire on water
Some can be nasty and mean
Yet at sunset
A truly stunning couple
Swimming towards each other
We wished them a lovely evening

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

You have done your utmost
Somehow that is enough for others
Maybe you have done it all and time to move on?
Why hang in when you are not wanted
Or feel like a used to be
Been made to feel like something or place had
to be created for you
Just to stay?
Take your bow
Say Farewell and Amen
Knowing in your heart you will find other places to be useful
When right now, you feel useless though you did It your way.

C@rainbowchaser2021

The call of Nature and Desire can't always be helped
Nothing ****** or base
You just want love and affection
For whatever the reason and that doesn't really matter
It isn't always when you want it
So when the Cosmos is in your favor
You have to savor those precious moments
Call upon them as sweet memories
Hopefully we all have a supply to keep us in check

C@rainbowchaser2020

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

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

The drama takes your time
The toxic suffocates your spirit
What is precious and beautiful mystifies some
While others focus on their fires
Let them
It is nit about their accepting or even understanding
You have taken all of this hard
Take it gently

C@rainbowchaser2019

Monarch butterflies landing on flowers
Just the right look coming your way
Swans appearing in unexpected places
Children being real and genuine
Rainbows gracing us with their presence after a storm
An ebony velvet sky with twinkling diamond stars
Rainy day walks that never end
Long Summer nights
Moments that stay with us forever
People, places and things beyond compare
The feeling that you’ve got it right when naysayers tell you that you’re wrong
What captures your heart
Caresses your soul
Knocks you into the next star system
The Song you hear on the radio forever but must stop to sing
Just like you do to me
You always take my breath away

Dedicated to Howie Steinhart
C@rainbowchaser2018

To smile
To hug
To be grateful
To cry
To be angry
Sometimes you need to carefully explode
so you can carry through
Take your turn
and your time

C@rainbowchaser2021

Mom's unveiling was almost a year ago
All I could do was hug your monument at the cemetery
Didn't want to let go.
Hate visiting there.
You should know that because other than once you visited.  
Mt. Hebron to visit your father.
You never returned as far as I know.
You have missed so much and I miss you more than any poetry books I will write.
Daddy, I am a published writer.
The tears are falling harder this year because your 95th birthday just passed and we can't celebrate or spoil you
Taken from us far too soon fifty years ago when you were
Forty-five
Still need a community to be a writer
Thought I found it but still unsure.
A platform for exchange is needed but not my decision or choice.
You taught me never to believe or use the words I can't in a sentence or my mind.
Still, sometimes that fifteen-year-old girl talks to a stone.
Hoping you hear me because her father died from a heart attack as she watched it happen.
That little gray dove on the railing this morning sat there as if it was hugging me and drying my tears.
Was it you?

C@rainbowchaser 2023

Ebony petite Ducks,Egrets,Seagulls,and Swans
Happily swimming and
eating
Flying into the blue
Still wishing I could join you
Jumping and enjoying the breeze
You've got to be carefully taught is an old song
With older lyrics and thoughts
You’ve got to be taught to listen,read, and see
Think carefully and use common sense
Be aware and true to yourself
Hopefully adults and children will contiue learning

School is not the only place to learn
Everywhere and every opportunity to be taught better

Learning doesn't stop when school
ends
Learning doesn't need a building called school to make it happen
A diploma isn't a stop sign
It is a ticket to adventure and journey
Sitting behind a teacher's desk and a student's
These words come from experience and experiences
There is always the first and the next time
The word never doesn't apply
Be open
Stop closing yourself up
No rules or regulations
No prerequisites
Teachable moments

C@rainbowchaser2022

Sometimes gentle like a babbling brook
Other times storms and flooding
No competition with the rain
Needed an ark
They fell for someone long gone
Yesterday comes to haunt you and you are unprepared
Tears

Flowing slowly
Streaming angrily and rapidly
Reminding us of joy and pain
It’s simply the way it goes
Sometimes it is necessary
Otherwise in expected ways
A cleansing of sorts but usually in a shower alone
Kleenex and towels befriend you
Until you are able to smile between the sobs

C@rainbowchaser2018

We cry for those we have lost and will forever love
The next time the rain falls no matter the pace
No matter where you might be
Take it as a sign ,feeling, or reminder
Knowing in your heart
That they too are crying for you
So look for that rainbow that they send to make it a better day

C@rainbowchaser2023

I am the Teddy Bear Poetess
My Right or Die know who tbey are
The very best people that ever happened to me are Howie,
Names not familiar to you but resonate with me and make my heart proud to beat
Reminding me why words and poetry are my art
So the pen and paper are never far away when the keyboard isnt
I am the Teddy Bear Poetess longing to be Mrs.
Pooh

C@rainbowchaser2023

Too sensitive.
Stop crying
You didnt help
You yelled and were embarassed
Turned to writing
It is a gift not a medical issue or psychological problem
All you could do was ignore me and  it
Tell me about it

C@rainbowchaser2024

Walking in between raindrops
Long car rides with destinations unknown
Car picnics with take out Chinese food
Watching airplanes depart and arrive
Wishing you were a passenger
Dreaming of the day every wish came true
Tender moments on freezing cold Christmas days in New York City
Or any major city in the world for that matter
May I wish you these tender moments as well
As waking up in the arms of the love of your life







C@rainbowchaser2019

1.  Move on after you have done your diligent crying and cussing
2.  Goodbyes are difficult, but some are necessary
3. Remember, then let go time is wasting, and don't waste it
4.  In one Ear and Out the other, becoming a MANTRA
5.  You are good enough, so stop doubting yourself
Better than you know
6. Everybody is different and special
7. Donny and Debby Downer need to hit the road
8. Whatever it is ,You will get over it
9. Stop looking, and you will get found
Perhaps find the soulmate you are searching for
10. Been there and done that, and so will you!

Working through the disasters and disappointments facing both coasts
The country as a whole
We are perfectly imperfect
Accept that and then you move forward the best way you can
If you can’t find a path  then get help with it
Admit you need help from the simplest to the most demanding
Be Thankful and Grateful every single moment
Be at your best even when it seems beyond your grasp

C@rainbowchaser2018

We have so much sadness and separation here and all over the world
Some have it better than you do
Some a lot worse and the source is not the issue
Kindness and graciousness is not a lot to ask
A smile can be the kindest gesture
Listening can be a gift when somebody needs to vent
Take a moment to realize what you have
Remember those you lost as angels join the table no matter
where that might be
Try a little Thankfulness

C@rainbowchaser2018

Put on your boots and dance in the rain is my new book, it is available on amazon.com

You gave us our freedom
You fought and despite injuries
Inspite of ignorance
We won.
PTSD is still with many of you
Admiration
Gratitude
Love
Respect
Let Freedom ring
This Memorial Day
Always

How you celebrate or not does not matter
the gratitude and awe you share does
traditions are of your choosing
what is all about comes down to your interpretation
many like this holiday the best because it brings people together
Not about religion
Others enjoy the bargain hunt in person or virtually
No matter how you celebrate
With loved ones
In service so others can enjoy what you have or have known
Happy Thanksgiving
Be grateful and kind everyday of the year


C@rainbowchaser2019

The gold ring on the left hand says it all.
Through trials and tribulations.
Losses and gains.
Tragedy and joy.
If one does it correctly than once is amazing and the truest form of Love.
Please don’t Thank anybody for loving you.
I do and I did says it all.

C@rainbowchaser2021

Many questions were not answered
Wish I had asked though they would have gone unanswered
Probably because at the time children were seen and not heard
They should have listened but would they have heard?
The children knew better than to say a word
Just one look was all it took before the belt came out
This is my house and I do as I **** please
was the mantra ringing in your ears
Real life Archie Bunkers of every race, religion, and creed
That was how it was
That was how it was
Now, this probably would not happen
Remaining hopeful
This is how it is
That is how it is

C@rainbowchaser2021

Expect nothing.
Accept what is and deal!
You have beliefs, ideals, and dreams.
Be who you are!
Sometimes you have to carry forward and upward.
Despite and in spite of others
Those who are well-meaning need to think and not speak.

C@rainbowchaser2023