Make yourself comfortable as you are in good company
Spring day in January
The Theme song for Global warming in undertones
Thoughts and feelings some in check
This is where they are placed
Others wandering in Space or in an alternative Universe
Turning a deaf ear doesn't always work
Especially as a writer who is awakened at strange times at night with prompts and ideas
If you can let things go and go with the flow
That is good for you
Us sensitive types, the creative kind
This is not one of our gifts
In fact, sitting on the shelf over there puts things in prospective
for the time being

C@rainbowchaser2020

The gray round belly and happy demeanor made people having a snack stop and take notice
Happy little one, one of Mother Nature's children
Unless she was pregnant, what a jolly little creature
Unafraid of the humans and hoping they would leave a tasty morsel  or treat for her
What a delight while taking a break visiting this lovely zoo
Hopefully Skippy will greet us again
Stay safe little friend

C@rainbowchaser2020

You are exactly what the future needs
Many women of all kinds and worlds are behind you
Just be sure to reach out and in to different people
Understand and accept
Then move on to grab on towards your dreams
Go for it and if you need help
Some of us are here or a click away
Proud to meet you fellow poetess

C@rainbowchaser2020

when you cant fight the call
you wake before the sun
yawning throughout the day
wondering why and what it was that got you here
perhaps nothing more than you had enough zzs
Or a blank screen or page was calling you again
So Della and I sit with an early breakfast
Looking for meaning when we dont want to wake our partner
Sleepless

C2rainbowchaser2020

Many Countries
Many locations
Many different people
People with hopes and dreams just like yours
Some are different which is amazing
Cliches
Emotions
Impulse
Together and separately
Leave us unhinged and incomplete
Together in unison
One can only imagine what we can achieve and accomplish
How far can we go?
What we can become and what we are
History ad Yesterday are complete we can look back and move ahead
Forward not back
Today and Tomorrow could be wonderful
Smaller world then
you think
What do you think?

C@rainbowchaser 2024

A white shepherd with one blue eye and one brown eye
Greeted me at a high÷end shop
We played with his flannel doll until I had to leave
The dog looked so sad
So I returned with a small golden retriever toy
After the scent check ,the dog took it and snuggled next to it on
the pillow on the hardwood flooring
If there is a heaven,a dear departed love said Hello.
Sorry sweet doggie had to go home.
Daddy,hope it was you.

Social Media has it place however
Please read Books, Magazines, Newspapers
Listen to Podcasts
Tune in but don't tune out
Watch documentaries and different types of News
Choose what you like but agree to disagree
Talk to different people
Visit different places
School is not the only classroom
As an educator I speak from the heart
I wish you peace, joy, and good health
Most important good vibes
Change is the only constant but for the good

C@rainbowchaser2022

Many charity walks in Autumn New York
All worthy causes and very important
A smaller new one
Is in a small park on Staten Island
All the faces honored on banners overdosed on drugs
Reasons are not important but taking the time to listen
And take action is
You can’t dwell on the families and love ones left heartbroken
Yet So long,until then only makes sense
When we band together with help and understanding to stop this
Will you?
Or will your turn your head because you never took the time to understand
C@rainbowchaser2019

Herstory and History will talk things over
Children will not be taught to hate and fear what their relatives tell them
Hopefully they will learn to accept and understand, then decide for themselves in many ways
Our world will be more gracious and kind
We are broken and working the kinks out
as advanced as we like to think we are
In many ways we are backward
Someday

C@rainbowchaser2019

Peace
Honesty
Respect

Real Understanding
Acceptance
Apologies
Current state of affairs is heartbreaking
Enough is enough
Change for the better is needed and necessary
Remaining positive and calm
No need for downers and ignorance
Moving forward
The past that Private Bone Spurs lives in is yesterday
He lives in his world and the past
The prejudice and conservatism makes me sick
Buckley meant well but opened the door for The Grand Orange
William B was before my time but his impact felt still
Someday, Someday it will get better for all

The Beach was vast
Velvet sky kissed the diamonds
She ran till he gently broke her fall
He was the blanket
She was the pillow
The ocean their lullaby
Until night turned into morning

C@rainbiwchaser2022

Wasn't looking for anybody
My somebody,so I thought ,
Broke my heart and spirit
He didn't take my soul
When looking seemed beyond even the humdrum
There you were
You took me over and under
Back and forth
You were not in my plans but my friend became my everything
You are my love
You share my life
You honor my soul
Some how an angel sent you
You found me

C@rainbowchaser 2023

When you least expect it you are reminded that we all have an expiration date
The passing of a celebrity ,world figure, or somebody you know
The Universe let's you know that what you have waited for,
longed for, dreamt about is around the corner
Patience, Tolerance and staying Resolute works sometimes
In the meantime, seize the day.
Make the most of it and don't put things off
Learned the hard way
Sometimes you have to follow your heart and not your head

C@rainbowchaser2023

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

Long-stemmed strawberries dipped in dark or white chocolate
Cups or glasses of your choice filled with Champagne,Ginger ale or Prosecco
Play your kind of Music
That special some one with you
Near you
Heart to Heart
Soul to Soul
Gentle hugs and lose control
Sometimes,Life is Good
Indulge

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

It all comes together
Even though it is falling apart
Like a kite with broken string wanting to soar
Like a ventriloquist with a sore throat and the dummy is silenced and can't come to life
Deep inside somewhere in my mind

C@rainbowchaser2021

My friend told me we hurt Mother Nature and are paying Dearly for how we treat her
He is still the Professor and I am forever his student
He is right and thinking back to those who take a stand for her and took stands for
Where do we go from here?
Sorry California
Sorry Greece
You fooled with Mother Nature and you need to stop talking about it and fix it
Sorry

C@rainbowchaser2021

Tell the truth
Memories matter
You only lie to protect someone's feelings
Stop judging and hurting others
It is Pride Weekend
What business is it of your who someone lives or sleeps with?
What goes on behind closed doors is private
Mind your business
It is more than agreeing to disagree
The world has its issues but together we can sound it out
Worry about yourself
Your family
Your friends
As a straight married woman sounding it out for my friends who are LGBTQ
Sound it out

Be impeccable with your words
Never assume.
Find the beat, rhythm, notes, and syncopated music that fills your soul.
Find the soundtrack of your life and add to it
The genre should only matter to you and your story.
Country, Rock, Hip Hop, Broadway, Standards, Latin, Reggae
Just sing your songs and keep your memories close to your heart.
You will need them.
Like the first time you made love with your one and only
Your Wedding Song
The theme song to your favorite kiddie show
Soundtrack of your life

C@rainbowchaser2024

Gigante oso bailarin en el muelle me sopia beso en Valencia
Los turistas se detienes no me emociocan
Pero hay momentos entre congelado en vigor e inteligente
Mi espanol fue apreciado y aplaudido
Sevilla fue impersonante
Granada y Toledo asombras
Luego vinieron disturbios in Barcelona y  una vida Francesa quitado
Espana me tienes El Prado y Valencia
Mi corazon siempre esta contigo y con Cervantes

C@rainbowchaser2021

Platonic or not
In an instant, you know this is a life time one
The perfect recipe with the best ingredients
The It factor
The Je ne sous quoi

You love them forever
The call late at night
The miss you too and meaning it
Time stands still even if it’s been awhile because
It falls back into place so genuinely
It is a golden circle that envelopes you if you are lucky enough to have it
Cherish those members
Remember and embrace the good and bad times
Be grateful and true
Really listen
Special someones are hard to find but you will know when you do
Lucky you

C@rainbowchaser2019

Absorb
Listen
Take it in
Let it digest and marinate
Be a  Sponge

C@rainbowchaser2024

If you remember Rocky and Bullwinkle
If not u tube or Google them
They were always funny and a comedic pair
Charming in a sweet way
Today, this adorable squirrel kept looking back at me as he sprinted
The further he ran the more he turned back to see me
If you believe in spirits or the great beyond
Perhaps a dearly departed loved one, said Hi.
Lately not sure what I believe in but this I saw with my poetic eyes
Yet,believe again I will and hopefully this magical creature will know I am grateful for the encounter

C@rainbowchaser2020

Several years ago a horrible cry came from the park.
A feral cat was killing a squirrel
Many people feed the cats so this made me incredibly sad
Yesterday I saw two squirrels in trees flicking their tails to signal danger or a problem
A white and gray cat was watching their every move on the trees
Ready to pounce or make her way to the tree
I stood there watching for a while hoping that the cat would leave
I hope next time I feed the squirrels that they are all safe and sound
I love animals and am involved in animal charities but this hurt my heart to view
This was survival of cruelty

C@rainbowchaser2023

The roasted salt-free nuts with shells were placed under two favorite trees
Quietly watching four hungry squirrels chow down without a care in the world
They knew I watched, but kept their distance, as I usually do
As I left, two ran off with shells in their mouths as if they had a date or places to go
Squirrels walk on to a new adventure
See you next week as a robin and blue jay share the nut bounty

You love who you love
Where is this going?
How dare they judge
Look at yourself first
Think what you want but don’t say it.
This haters' world exists more than we know and can accept
Because you think differently
Because you don’t resemble those around
Because you don't go with the flow?
Then today
A  New Yorker was arrested because he threatened and maintained people who have the right to vote and have their voices heard celebrated the President Elect was not to his liking and they should be exterminated by his hand?
Too much to ask of grace
He and others like him are a disgrace to Democracy
This is the current state of Grace?
We should be determined to return to a state of Grace in the United States.
Let’s all be epic

C@rainbowchaser2020

Walking accompanied by Doves and Robins
Ease on down the road
Watch the syncopation of the rain
Gasp at March winds in April with May around the corner
Be Kind and caring but mind your business
Stay in your lane
Might not be the nicest way to put it but with the world is rotating strangely
Some people you wouldn't want to befriend
If you are lucky, you have a golden circle like mine

C@rainbowchaser2022

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

Watched you play your games
Did not know you were a player
Guess it was far from my grasp and mind
When you hugged me hello and it was longer than it should
have been.
You said are you curious?
Bolted and cried because we were platonic friends like a brother and sister
I listened to you
When others felt you wasted their precious time
The gold band on my left hand says more than you should have summized
When you realized that certain things should never be said
you ran to find me
My husband drove me home and kissed the tears away
He said a line got crossed so reel it in and stand your ground
You stepped on my heart but now you are married so you understand
Hope you do and you are happy

C@rainbowchaser2021

Going inside my mind
Research and reexamine?
I do walk outside for my head
Not to hide but to take things in without the commentary of others
It has become noise
Not the media because I get them
It is others that sound like scratched echoes on an endless loop
Either accept people's way of life or move on
Hermetically sealing your mouth isn't a bad idea either
Better to say nothing than to offend or wound deeper
My sojourn will be accompanied by what and and who I love
No conditions
No enabling
Where did I put my cell phone so I can mute that deafening ring?

C@rainbowchaser2020

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

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