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Words
Maddy Dec 2020
Words
Our friends and comrades
Comfort and console us
Give us joy and pause as we try to get it right when we write
Befriended me when I was young and protected me from the bullies that still sadly exist in this world
Be they children or adults
Institutions or old school politicians who need to hit the road
Words  still do and am grateful we found each other
They are jewels that we adorn as we polish phrases and find the best ones to use in our craft
Until recently didn't know we were artists too
So much more than words that take more than your breath away

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Words
Maddy Feb 24
Words
They visit when least expected
Ideas awaken you softly and sometimes louder than a parade
You must seize them
Coax them gently
Craft them
Do what poets do best
Write with words
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Words
Maddy Mar 2024
Words
We articulate the world
Words can flow like wine and effervese like excellent champagne
Words can trickle down like rain after a downpour
Where did intelligence and common sense go?
In a workd with wonder and idiocy simultaneously battling
Watch for dullness now again and then again
We are the words and ideas  that hopefilly bring better timesand celebration
Words

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Words
Maddy Jul 2023
Words
They are playing games.
They are friends and foes.
Worth the time and effort.
Sometimes lead us to places we have never been before.
Shine the light on the darkest days when sunshine surrounds others.
They play and dance in my head until they are ready to become a poem.
They have awakened me at hours meant for sleep and other activities.
They are a joy and great company especially when you would rather not speak.
Yet, you will be heard.
Words.

C@rainbowchaser2023
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Words
Maddy Jun 12
Words
Different combinations
Different techniques
The flow
The feelings
The messages
Think of the lyrics that are written
Reimagined
Not only do they take your breath away
They change your heartbeats
Taking you to places and spaces
You have never been before
Words
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WPIA
Maddy Apr 12
WPIA
Billy Crystal penned it correctly for his Broadway show
You are my Wonderful pain in my A
Nobody could love you anymore than I do
Wouldn't want it or have it any other way
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Writing
Maddy Jul 2019
Writing
Befriended you long ago
Latch key kid doing what was expected
You let me talk to you
Life got in the way for others to have time for me
Never judged or bullied me
When life turned ugly
You glistened
Without you
Would have been gone long ago
You saved my life
Others have read you and shared their feelings too
Writing is my forever friend
Always catching rainbows with me

C@rainbowchaser2019
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Writing
Maddy Jan 2020
Writing
It protects me
Keeps me awake
Forces me to refocus
Makes me kinder and grateful
Helps me deal when the world makes me feel closed and lost
Reminds me to tune in and cautions me when to tune out
The craft of it challenges me
The art and other writers cheer me on
Mother Nature is a major source if inspiration
It never ever gets boring
Even when insomnia sets in

C@rainbowchaser2020
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Writing
Maddy Jul 2021
Writing
We don't seek an audience
Though having one is nice
People who write are a very special breed of talent and sensitivity that others don't seek
Others are thrilled and enjoy the craft we polish and try to perfect
The muses seek you when you least expect it
When they choose you, you have to continue to master writing
Listen more carefully and probably feel life differently and more  completely than others do or care to do
Highly sensitive and intelligent lot that seek a life others can't define That is our mission or one of many
Writing is beyond a gift and sometimes a frenemy
Without it, I believe I would never be the same

C@rainbowchaser2021
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Writing and Depression
Maddy Nov 2021
Writing and Depression
Writing helps but not the only answer
Depression is a medical issue
It requires patience and professional help
Not medication BUT SOMETIMES IN TANDEM WITH OTHER THINGS
Sometimes ADMITTING THE ISSUE STARTS THE BALL ROLLING
Your inner child will need to speak with you
Take care of yourself and seek the help you need
Asking those who have been there is not the solution to your situation
It is only a guide
With help you will find
Hopefully yourself as well

C@rainbowchaser2021
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Writing In 2023
Maddy Jul 2023
Writing In 2023
Do we get it started?
Just how creative are we or try to be
Are we going to have to compete with Artificial Intelligence?
Do we compete?
Do we compute?
Yet the words will be there
Hopefully, we will find them or they find us
How I hope we will be writing in 2023 and beyond

C@rainbowchaser2023


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Writing In General
Maddy Jan 2023
Writing In General
Words flow like waterfalls and sometimes trickle
They call out to you at the strangest times and laugh behind your back when the creativity sparks at an inopportune time
Need I identify it, you know exactly where I am coming from
No matter your genre, the muses have a time and place and then again
They have a great time all at once or nothing at all
Being a writer isn't always understood and then a reader comments about what you wrote here or anywhere
You made them think, cry, laugh or shake their heads in wonder
It is a gift you possess
Writing in general is a treasure so keep that close to your heart the next time the paper laughs back when you don't have words to fill it up or the computer freezes

C@rainbowchaser2023
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Writing Joy
Maddy Apr 7
Writing Joy
You wish you had wings to soar and travel
Words awakening you at all hours have a home with you
You don’t escape until those phrases capture your soul
We do lose control but you always
find your way back
Young at heart,middle-aged,young
It doesn’t matter because you know
Writing Joy
Writers feel it way down deep
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Writing Poetry
Maddy Mar 9
Writing Poetry
I was an eight year old latch key kid.
Writing was my friend when I was home alone after school.
Homework, write,,and make dinner five days a week
No questions asked or the belt came out
Another time and place
No after school programs
No friends permitted over
Loners don't have friends anyway
My confidant listened and never judged me
Helped me standup and never let me fall
No matter the bully or challenge
By writing, I talked
It's not just the words and they matter
It's the magic that happens when it flows like wine
Sparkles like Champagne
An Ice Cream soda with
Whipped cream,multi-colored sprinkles and a thick straw
Writing poetry
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Writing Poetry
Maddy May 25
Writing Poetry
My heart
My soul
My lifetime best friend
Let's me be me
Sensitive and caring
The love of my life and partner knows
Writing Poetry
My other best friend
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Written in the air
Maddy Nov 2019
Written in the air
We get messages
Fragments
Words that are with us like ghosts that haunt annually
The moment comes and you grasp it like
a spirit walking threw a wall in uour soul
Poets have muses
We are inspired by things others igniore or simply never notice
You only know what us on your mind
You have no inkling in the faith others have
It is written in the air
C@rainbowchaser2019
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Yellow Girl
Maddy Nov 2021
Yellow Girl
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
Dedicated to all of my nieces Loni, Dina, Cara, Carolyn, and Lola.
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Yes,she is
Maddy Jan 7
Yes,she is
Plain JANE
Her mother said
Even when they laid her mother to rest those words echoed
He sees her differently
He loves her
Her mother hated him
That line still stings and hurts
I see a creative writer still trying to say it right
Happily married woman and devoted friend
Adores nature, traveling, museums, and Art
Happy that others read and enjoy her work
Yes she is who she is
Sorry her mother saw her differently
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Yesterday Once More
Maddy Aug 2023
Yesterday Once More
The look of you
The eyes on you
The smile that travels everywhere and nowhere in particular
The laughter and the laugh
Take me under over and every direction as long as I am with you
September 14 forty four years ago we met going stronger if possible
Whenever I am near you it is yesterday once more

C@rainbowchaser2013
To my WPIA
Married 43 years in October!
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Yes, we will
Maddy Oct 2020
Yes, we will
Summon reasons to believe
Summon reasons for something to enjoy every moment
As long as it makes you happy that is all that matters
Too many are far apart
Those trying to mend it have long to go but they are extending hearts and hands.
In some cases money, time, and effort
Yes, we will get through this but putting a little love in your heart is not enough
What is enough is a little effort and kindness


C@rainbowchaser2020
Dedicated  to a little fly at a debate!
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Yet, he loved me
Maddy Jun 2022
Yet, he loved me
Incredibly charming
Tall and sarcastically funny
Incredibly intelligent and pithy
Everybody looks at him and women smile
Women flirt with him
Somehow that shy loner won the golden ring
She isn't pretty in the conventional way
Some said Pretty ugly in fact
When he looks my way there is still something incredibly beautiful
Yet, he saw something others never did see
Yet, he loved me

C@rainbowchaser2022
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You
Maddy May 2023
You
It's not about you
It's about what you do
So until you find it or it finds you
Get a clue
it's not about you
It's about what you do!
C@rainbowchaser2023
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You
Maddy Dec 2024
You
Any velvet or satin morning
When Alexa is quiet and the alarm doesn't blare
Finding myself in your arms is a delight
For every love poem about you
Just know looking into those blue eyes
In your arms
Morning hugs you call them
Is sheer delight
I love You

C@rainbowchaser2025
Deducated to my Hubby Howie
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You
Maddy Dec 2019
You
How I wish you were here to see how far we have come
Where I have been
Where I am going
You left too soon
The scar has long healed
The hurt and pain over losing you never has
So, if by chance you see this
I miss you more than ever, Daddy.
Times such as this when I should be proud and celebrating
Part of me knows that I have never been the same since 1973
Part of me is that 15 year old still hurting
You are going to be a great grandfather again
You never met your sons in -law or grandchildren
Graduations, Holidays, and too much to mention
So many things I do in honor of you

C@rainbowchaser2019
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You can't even
Maddy Mar 2020
You can't even
Apologized to the Tiger-colored feral cat crossing a path spooking her
Crows and pelicans  were having a call contest
You have to deal
Going with the flow doesn't suit everybody
It really isnt a one size fits all world even though some want it to be
You get comfortable in uour own skin
Fly as high as your wings and spirit can take you
Enjoy space and time trying to find out who you are
We spend so much time that we dont stop and smell the roses
Listen very carefully
Stop the world and embrace the quiet when you need to get off of it
Staying the same isn^t sane
It is just easier but life isnt about easier- simple process
Remember,it is a four letter word like sane
You can't even

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You do not know
Maddy Apr 2022
You do not know
Before U Tube
Before the internet
Before cell phones
You didn't question your parents
You did what you were told
Friends ,if you had any, were not permitted to visit you at home
Rules were not broken
They broke you in
Those latchkey kids with keys on their chains
Grew up lonely, depressed, with limited social skills
Without poetry and writing, their eulogies never would be written or heard
Let’s just say I know and read between the lines
Highly sensitive people know who they are

C@rainbowchaser2022
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You Found Me
Maddy Jul 2022
You Found Me
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

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You had to go and be on your way
Maddy May 2022
You had to go and be on your way
Unbelievable
Unthinkable
Waiting for you to call
Picked up the phone too many times
No long distance to Heaven
No visiting hours
We will tell your story
Share photographs and memories with your great grandchildren
Second Mother's day without you
August will be two years since we bid you farewell
We wanted you to stay
So much more to do and say
You had to be on your way
Daddy was waiting for you
So were your parents and others we said goodbye to
You had to go and be on your way

C@rainbowchaser2022
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You had to Go and Be On Your Way
Maddy Mar 2023
You had to Go and Be On Your Way
Unbelievable
Unthinkable
Waiting for you to call
Picked up the phone too many times
No long distance to Heaven
No visiting hours
We will tell your story
Share photographs and memories with your great grandchildren
Third Mother's day without you
August will be three years since we bid you farewell
We wanted you to stay
So much more to do and say
You had to be on your way
Daddy was waiting for you
So were your parents and others we said goodbye to
You had to go and be on your way

C@rainbowchaser2023
Happy Mother's day in Heaven
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You Left
Maddy Jul 2023
You Left
Why should a friendship end because of personal choices?
Straight people can have Gay friends.
There are all kinds of friends.
As there are colors, shapes, sizes, and vistas.
They are friends and not defined.
I lost you because you can only walk and live in the category you placed yourself in
Seems a waste and useless.
Yesterday has come and gone as you say in your email.
It's funny as you didn't have the guts to tell me about your life choice in person but called on the telephone.
Hope you are happy and not alone.
You left.

C@rainbowchaser2023
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You never loved me
Maddy Mar 2020
You never loved me
No matter what she tried
The days denied
It was living ,living a lie
It wasnt what it appeared to be
An imposter from the start
Another member of the walking wounded with a broken heart
She sang you never loved
She wanted you to try
Given time and care there would be anoher guy
You left a scare that was way too deep to heal
You never loved she sang with a voice so high

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you really dont know
Maddy Dec 2019
you really dont know
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

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You're Older
Maddy Nov 2022
You're Older
You're older but you are not old
They call you a boomer
So I have been told
Respect and Honesty hasn't gone away
Kindness and caring is here to stay
It is a number on a birth certificate
Used to bes are in triplicate
Enjoy your life and live its bounty in stride
Be a participant and don't hide
Too many goods have been exchanged and sold
You're older but you're not old

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Your eyes (Lyrics)
Maddy Dec 2020
Your eyes (Lyrics)
Thanking you would never be enough
So much history and all that stuff
Watched you descend
When you wanted to fly
if you ever you spread your wings
or at least give it a try

Chorus
The stars cover the scars in your eyes
When will you learn to cry?
You're among many of us
When will you find justice?


Because he walked away
There'll be another day
We have to get to tomorrow
How many dreams are left borrow?

REPEAT CHORUS AND fADE

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Your Heart Shouldn’t Hurt Because Of Me
Maddy May 2024
Your Heart Shouldn’t Hurt Because Of Me
Thanks for caring
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for listening
Mistakes are lessons to be learned
Some take longer than others
Some linger past the point of no return
Time and relationships are precious
Some are short-lived, others last a lifetime
Your heart shouldn’t hurt because of me
Heartache and Heartbreak hold different places in our lives
Save your heart
Clear your mind
Been there and done that
Your heart shouldn’t hurt because of me

C@rainbowchaser 2024
For Jess
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Your one and only
Maddy Sep 2021
Your one and only
The blue macaw kept squawking
The red panda played hide and seek
The penguins were with their forever partners
Then you came to mind
Dear friend stop looking
Hope he drops from the universe
Pops up in Starbucks
Finds you at Reagan or LAX
Heath row ir wherever you go
Your one and only is out there
Hope you find him
Want to dance at your wedding
Find him
Who you are looking for
He is looking for you, too.

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Your One and Only
Maddy Jul 2023
Your One and Only
Wish it was possible to gift wrap the person you seek.
The only thing to be sure of is that you know the person.
You need to stop looking and then you will find each other.
Saddens me to know that your puzzle is incomplete.
You should not define yourself in that way.
Your friends know you better and too well.
Your only is there.
Just search your heart and follow your path to glorious journeys.
You are that special.

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Your Song
Maddy 4d
Your Song
Rock n Roll
Soul
Jazz
R and B
Rap
Hip Hop
Pop
Oldies
Classics
Film
TV
Broadway
Your decade or now
Can you feel it?
Sing it at the top of your lungs
Dance to it
Sing loud and proud
Your Song no matter
How you listen
How you sing it
Your Song
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Your words
Maddy Apr 2020
Your words
Don’t expect you to understand
Not sure that you can
It is always about you and those just like you
Tired of trying to fit in but I will never quite
Taking a stand for as long as I can
Use your brain and your heart before your start talking
Sometimes you **** with your ideas and what you have to say
Don’t want to hear it anyway
Your words are poison darts shot straight from your mouth right into the heart
Do you know what you are saying?
Do you care about what you mean?
Your words
Your ideas
Will now and forever more go in one ear and out the other
Until you say something with respect,care ,and consideration
Those three are not your words
My suggestion, add them to your vocabulary and live by them.

C@rainbowchaser2020
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You still loved me
Maddy Feb 2021
You still loved me
Sparkle
Cosmic interference
Creations of new colors and ideas
You wanted her though she saw nothing of herself
You saw something worth loving and adoring
You still loved me
You love me still

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You will never know
Maddy Apr 2021
You will never know
Empathy is fine
Sympathy is incomplete because we are all different
The face we show the world is not the one that cries alone at night
Even when You are not alone
You can be alone in a crowd
Some have no clue about what they have done to others
Innocent and ignorant are not friends
Shower crying works because it ends before the towel
Happy or sad tears, the result is the same
2020 made is tougher and more resolute in what we need to do
The anger is quiet and explodes all around
Be there and listen
You will never know everything but you need to know and learn
Until you leave this khaki coil

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You will never know
Maddy Jun 28
You will never know
The rocks on the bluff were waiting
The tide rushed in and out
The gulls knew their poetess was coming
They got treats and fish, leaving me be
A neighbor said Come join us
Get a manicure and chat
She left the beach
Never do coffee
Never do manicures
You will never know how great being a loner is
Term in Yiddish is Yenta
Not me or my style
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You will never know
Maddy Aug 2021
You will never know
Joy still not compared
Ecstasy from sources you cant control
Chocolate to name one
Singing at the top of your lungs
Dancing in the street or anywhere the feeling strikes
Lady Liberty in the Harbor
Time Square , restaurants and museums for every taste
The Big Apple is still healing along with her sisters New Jersey and
Connecticut but she is back!
Her cousin Pennsylvania beckons one and all
As the old song states ,she will come through
So shall we all.

C@rainbowchaser2021
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You would be
Maddy Sep 2021
You would be
in the crisp awareness of the evening
when silence can be heard on the streets
thoughts turn to you
for if tomorrow
all the music stopped
You'd be my music
if the composers and lyricists of the world threw their motivation away
You'd be my song
when the magical juices in my mind and body cease flowing
You'd be my creativity
and if tomorrow, I was called upon to return to my maker
all the things I was or ever would have been
You would be

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You wouldn't understand
Maddy Jul 2023
You wouldn't understand
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.

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Zeta Rain
Maddy Oct 2020
Zeta Rain
She is pelting the Big Apple after she took aim at the Big Easy
Sorry that you dealt with another storm
Pouring rain and humidity all day til seven pm
Yet, Jif the squirrel was in his tree
The ducks found shelter though they would rather swim in their pond
The black cat sat under a car leering at passersby
Walk for health and charity is done daily for the ASPCA
Clears the mind and feeds the soul
Poor dogs and cats need help and every step does just that
Zeta rain

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Zoom meeting
Maddy Dec 2024
Zoom meeting
Is any one willing to setup zoom meeting for first Sunday in January after 5pm?
Let Carlo ,me, or Ben  me know asap.
Podcast won't work but monthly or bimonthly zoom will.
This person or persons can host it
A group of us can choose poems or topics to discuss
Please let us know
I am editing my first novel so my time is limited but still want to be involved.

Thanks ad Happy Holidays
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zoom reading and talk
Maddy Mar 2020
zoom reading and talk
After Friday,
Your thoughts.

Maddy
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