Questioning what to be Thankful and grateful for?
You are here for another holiday
Many families will have one empty place at the table
Some in their hearts
No matter how you celebrate this holiday
Find time to be grateful even this year may very well be the most difficult
Give your time or support
Make someone's day because a smile or kind word goes a very long way
Share a meal or serve one to those who have no other Thanksgiving
Be well and Safe
Memories are our most cherished gifts

C@rainbowchaser2020

The curtain must rise
'The curtain must fall
Do well in between
because that is all folks

C@rainbowchaser20202

Can't call her
Her presence is felt in little ways
Send flower or chocolates
There will be many first holidays this year without her
Knowing that she is with her family and my father
Love from family and friends helps
Sending love to those missing a heartbeat this year
You are not alone and we have memories of fond Valentine' days past to cherish
Rest in love

C@rainbowchaser2021

You see your world flash through your mind
As you wipe the tears away in the shower so he won"t see
Watching him in pain is heart breaking
You learn how much you love someone and you battle together
Hoping this never happens again but you can never say never
It's a six letter word that turns whatever you knew inside out and upside down
Its not a been there done that situation
Dollar bills blind the cure
Three more Mondays and we bid Cancer farewell
Hoping it stays clear of family and friends
Three more Mondays

C@rainbowchaser 2023

Gentle syncopated breeze in the trees
Remembering your family giving you a hale and hearty farewell
Your infant great-granddaughter, great-grandson, grandchildren and children hurt and annoyed about the damage Covid start and brought you to an end
Rest in Love, Mom
Say Hi to DADDY
We miss you both more words than I can ever write

C@rainbowchaser2023

I don't see what he sees in me
Beauty,charm,creativity,and his baby
Staying positive and caring in a world I know no longer recognize
With a mad man in the White House
His underlings are controlled by his every whim
Many not his own
All the love in the world surrounds us
No matter how caring and kind we are and may be
Through his beautiful blue eyes hoping the world will heal

History and research are incredible but not for everybody
You have be a detective and care enough to search deeper than you would think possible
with all the Technology and information available there is so much more to find and comb through
Some discoveries will delight you and others will keep the search until you find what you are looking for or seek out discoveries beyond your grasp
You had little or no knowledge of the past and those who carry your DNA
The maze of research and work is exhilarating. sometimes fruitless, and then the awe when you find out more than you bargained for
Still going through the maze to find out completely who I am and where it all began
In some ways, on my own

C@rainbowchaser2021

Too many cliches
Hyperbole and reality got mixed up
Where is peace and calm?
With all people and things lost
Why can't we get found?
There is so much more for all of us
Do we still have time to get it right with all the wrong surrounding us?
C@rainbowchaser2023

You judged someone without talking with them
The disregard was rude and cruel
The disrespect unjustified
Your excuse of being too busy no longer works
You just dont want to make time
You judged someone based on bias and one side of a story
You are loved and wished the very best in life
For now Time for Goodbyes
The door is open but suggest you wait to be invited before you walk in

The door was slammed shut
No ceremony or party
An email after many years of devotion and dedication
That said,please don’t say stay in touch
You don’t mean it
The your way or the Highway speech has gotten old
An incomplete pass is more like it
This is not about baby steps
It is about control
One door shuts and another opens
Farewell, Adios,Goodbye
Severed and cast away

C@rainbowchaser2021

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

C@rainbowchaser2024

Only three today
Sometimes they work together
Others separate but aligned in a galaxy we have yet to encounter
A positive democratic world in which we live as caring human beings
Is this a dream that won't come true
Ask that Orange colored clown and the January militia he rules
Does everybody have a different truth and kindness
Even Bill Maher has a negative view of the future
Some live in fear like chicken little the sky is falling
They are afraid of their own shadows
Are we so imbalanced after two years of uncommon ground?
We are so out of whack and can't come back better than before?
We can't have a conversation
We forgot how to think,share,and listen
Some live in yesterday
Some today
While others hope they have a tomorrow
History is repeating the sixties
John Lennon lyrics ring true
For me,aspire higher and creatively use my imagination for the greater good of one nation

C@rainbowchaser2022

She listened as her eyes were going to close.
She longed to listen and see her fellow poets.
The New York soul needed to say Goodnight.
The City never sleeps but she does
Her pens and notebooks at her side on the night table
Pleasant dreams HP til next month

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

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

You both asked for thoughts and prayers
You have them
We check in just to let you know we are thinking of you
Hoping for laughter and no sorrow
You have seen us through the latter
Make everyday special even when that is the last thing in your mind
You can smile through tears
Today and everyday

C@rainbowchaser2019

Tonic for the soul
Those broken need to be made whole
Before they do more than lose control
Toxic entities all around and abound
Their greed is a new level of profound
They're not listening
Deafening sound
Tonic for the soul
Take a shot, your choice what kind
What is good to go?
Much is on the shelves
Or on  Delivery trucks
Not sure about the stores

C@rainbowchaser2020

Stop and take a real look
You are too busy?
Are you too busy?
Not really
The world keeps spinning and somehow you missed it
Facebook, Tick tock and all other forms of social engagement can wait
Mute that I phone or cell phone
What did you do before they existed?
Open your eyes and really look around
You might be surprised to find what you have been missing
Remember you keep right on learning until you leave this Khaki coil
Too Busy?
Stop making excuses and live your life nobody else can do that for you!
Unless Alexa can do that too.

C@rainbowchaser2020

Heard every excuse in the book
When I let go I leave the door ajar but never expect anything or anyone
I just don't expect
I accept
Easier to say than learn
So much for listening.
Hugging or putting a band-aid on what hurts
Sometimes you can't fix it
Sometimes you can be too good so you need to be better than that and stay clear until you know you are needed and wanted

C@rainbowchaser2023

Maybe this time
You hurt enough
Realize what you failed to see long ago
Even though a loved one tried to steer you straight
Is it easier to hurt than to decide you deserve to live your life happier and whole
They broke you down
Pick up the pieces
Discard what does not work
Find a direction that feels right
So you are a do Gooder
So you care more than others
So you are sensitive
They don’t have to like it
What about you liking yourself?
Enjoy your life
Maybe this time
You can be you
Let them be who they are
Even if they are family
Ever family has people like this
You are on the right side
Right side
Too sweet
Too kind
Too good for your own good

Those blue eyes
Hidden under gold glasses
Touched my heart
Filled my soul
Made me lose control
Love you more
Love you still
Under and over
Love of my life
My Best friend
Now until beyond the end

C@rainbowchaser2021

My friends other than a select golden circle and are far and few between
My words
They calm me
Befriended me as a child
They challenge me and bring me great joy
As for the cliche that action speaks louder than they do
They work in tandem as a dynamic duo
For too long my Thanks dearest friends
Without you lifelong companion
I would be off this khaki coil long ago

C@eainbowchaser2021

Another gun shot
Another goodbye said way too early
Doesnt natter where or when
Needs to stop and end
Too many tears

C@rainbowchaser2023

It is not about education
Ignorance
Stupidity
Perhaps acceptance?
To think that every aspect of life does not change is ludicrous
It could improve or get worse
Going forward is optimal
What is and what was should learn from the other
Some don't learn
Reason does not matter
Or does it?
Excuses
Resistance
Too much

She will be loyal
She will always be true
She will always be loving and kind
That smile of hers that melts your heart
Even when you know her a short while she stays with you
Joy and kindness personified
She will be greeted at the Rainbowbridge by a handsone Golden Retriever naned Skippy
I can hear him calling her name
Tori  accompanies him and watches over us
We love her forever and always

C@rainbowchaser2024

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

We lost her and her fight has ended
A mentor, role model, teacher,and friend
Simply one of the very best
Her like may never be seen again
The tears still fall as all the memories flood our hearts
A Touchstone in all of our lives and especially in the world of Media Literacy
Our heartfelt Thanks and farewell
C@rainbowchaser2002

Cold isn't a problem
Snow and ice are
Walkers now they are the enemy when your fitness is interrupted
In door fitness takes it just so far
Being alone works better
No judgment
No fashion faux pas
No mindless chatter from somebody you could do without
Never rude or unkind
Just need the time to take care of myself which isn't easy when you put yourself on the back burner
Don't judge, just my nature
Never come first
Looking towards Spring and hoping for more outdoor days
with little explanation

C@2rainbowchaser2020

You put it to bed
You move on and forward
For good or bad doesn't matter you just do it
Then Friday the 13th comes and you get a call
Cemetery rates have risen
You have to step up to the plate again
No winners or trophies
You do the right thing again even though they didn't
You tuned into a better life while they tuned out
Happy that narcissism won't touch you again
You moved on with your adventure
Still walking in the rain

C@Rainbowchaser2022

Vent if you will
Let somebody know that before you utter words you can't take back
It is a lot more than only words to some
Apologies seem difficult for you
Try harder
The energy in your field is so negative that it chokes souls
In one ear and out the other only goes so far in this case
Can't listen any longer
This time you may lose me and not even sure how many times that has been uttered
Toxic Tizzy or Tom there may no longer be any more moments for you to ruin the air around others

C@rainbowchaser2019

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

A nightmare
Unthinkable
We are all victims if this does not end
Lift the radar and understand that troubled souls need to helped
It is a loss to Minnesota
The family and friends
The trend must end
Another horrible mistake
Caused by the tragedy of
Inhabitant of the White House along with
His cast of incorrigble characters

Oldies
Goodies
No matter what you listen to
Embrace and enjoy it
Laugh at yourself
Enjoy a joke
We are too sensitive at times
If we don't come together soon the chasm will widen and spirit will fall through
Dance and enjoy life
For tomorrow is promised to nobody
Even Republcans
Travel down the musical road and lock up Donald and  his cronies
He can't sing or dance any way.

C@rainbowchaser 2023

Think carefully before you speak
Utiluze brain and tongue
Say what you think and be clear
Others nay dislike it or disagree
It is still  a free country
Truth be told,if you have nothing nice to say
Utlize trigger warnings and say nothing

C@rainbowchaser 2023

Gris and Picasso both
fool and train the eye with images magnificently
They make words pop
They play with the eye
It's different shades and takes on a world some just don't see even if they are looking
As a visual learner and a writer, it captures a place I hold dear
Sometimes what stands out holds itself to a higher plane because the music of the heart, soul, and falls into the hands of those that impact the world in a way few imagine and a special few accept
Trompe L'oeil
Trompantojo

C@ rainbowchaser2022

Gris and Picasso both
fool and train the eye with images magnificently
They make words pop
They play with the eye
It's different shades and takes on a world some just don't see even if they are looking
As a visual learner and a writer, it captures a place I hold dear
Sometimes what stands out holds itself to a higher plane because the music of the heart, soul, and falls into the hands of those that impact the world in a way few imagine and a special few accept
Trompe L'oeil
Trompantojo

C@ rainbowchaser2023

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

Try to be fair
Try to be smart
Even smarter
Being kind, honest, caring, and considerate are my credo
Too many hiding in the shadows
Running away fed up and annoyed
Living in yesterday suits some while the here and now wields stability
As well as some redirection
Some cant let go
Some just give in
Truth be told
History repeats herself
Do you want to be a participant or a spectator?
Do you want to be a fly on the wall?
It is painful to watch.
Respect and Truth are partners

C@Rainbowchaser2022

Attitude
Gratitude
Latitude
Longitude
Multitude
Solitude
Dude enough with the tudes
No longer in the mood
C@rainbiwchaser2022

Balloons will fly to Heaven
Every shade of purple for you
Candles will mark your memory
Yizkor will be attempted
365 days will have passed and like many the world has changed
Too many losses and not much gained
We have cried tears that we have not shown
Your children are married
Your grandchildren are married
You lived to see two great grand children
One you never got to hold
The other isn't even three years old
We will tell them stories and show them photographs
2020 broke hearts and minds
Somehow it doesn't want to leave us yet
We will get through this Tuesday
Just letting you know we miss you, Mom.

C@rainbowchaser2021

You really have to hear and not listen
Certain people feel the need to say it all without regards to your feelings
Their opinion reigns supreme no matter the reasons or circumstances
The caveat here is to not let it disturb your sleep or how they are making you feel
You can deal but the truth is you can tell them off or turn a deaf ear
No matter what you do you just have to let it go or let them go because they wag their tongues without self control
Your feelings don’t matter to them

C@rainbowchaser2023

If I could go back there
You would know that those words of love were merely overloaded nineteen year old hormones awakening
Didnt know what was happening but wanted you
You just wanted to read my poems
That is how I loved you then
As I turn around,just know time was wasted
Undergraduate longing for what we be called a hot guy now
He was a little boy and time ket me wait to turn around
Hope you found who uou eanted back then
If I knew now what I did not know then
C@rainbowchaser2020

This virus will have many lessons to learn
We have problems dealing with change
We got too comfortable and used to things
Maybe it is time to adapt and take a breath
Watching several turtles frolick in a pond was greatly entertaining whole helping a colleague on an ipad get online lesson plans
Sought out because preparation is an attribute plus helping others is too
Wonder what the turtles thought as they accompanied me today
After all,it is their point of view

C@rainbowchaser 2020

Sleepy, tired, and achy on left side
Standing and grateful
Tylenol Rapid release gel tabs my buddy
Two weeks from Saturday things will be better
There is a an alchemy between the mundane and the divine
Do what you can for others
Know in your heart of hearts that we must move forward for those we have lost so they will be remembered through our actions
It is about what is not about what was for all of us
Look over your shoulder and listen quietly for they drop reminders that they are around
Hi, Mom just saw a purple flower.
Two days post second vaccine

C@rainbowchaser2021

Four letter words
Two letters can bring you joy and adventure
When like becomes Love
When Like becomes Love
Your partner in crime.
The person that has your back
Your soul and spirit rises
Stop looking for it and it will find you
Two letters that can make a lifetime
When like becomes Love
When like becomes Love

C@rainbowchaser2021

Bullied
Battered soul
Tortured because she was different
Not Barbie pretty
Not out of a cookie cutter machine
All she ever wanted to be is not what you saw or will ever see
Swans are lovely and exquisite but have a nasty temperament
Very much like the girls and boys who made fun of you
You are the ugliest girl in town to them but not when he looks at you
She was an old TV show character

C@rainbowchaser2019

Bullied kids become highly sensitive adults
Passionate and creative types
They are particular about the circle if friends they keep
Usually lifetime ones
Taking and accepting a compliment is still daunting
See when you become a Swan and you will
The Ugly duckling looms her head
Remember to be an incredible human being
Many times little kids are more than mean

C@rainboiwchaser2021