In a chef's shop was a dish towel
It beckoned me twice and finally picked it up
It read stressed spelled backwards is dessert
She was taken to a register and became a souvenir
I had her framed and mounted and she is hanging in my kitchen
Savannah Georgia reminds me daily
Stressed spelled backwards is dessert
Eat it, Create it, digest it and believe it.

C@rainbowchaser2021

when you have reached the point of no return
despite the many times you"ve been burned
Somehow the pieces fall together and make sense
no more false starts,doubts,or pretense
no matter what happens and you think all has perished
hold on,hang on,stand up tall with your head held high because you are cherished
you remind me of that fact every moment of the year
you are loved,adored,and cherished
my dear

c@Rainbowchaser2018

FOR THE Late great Stephen Sondheim
They indeed listen and remember
So those in their earshot
They must be cared for and carefully taught
So carefully choose the very special and unique
To engage them
NO banned books
No compromise
Children listen and remember
C@rainbowchaser2022

Sorry realists
Read very carefully
Despondent versus defeated
Happiness versus havoc
Thoughtfulness versus Tyranny
We know where we want to be
We need to get there but it will take persistence and patience
Polly annas need night apply unless you accept the truth
Reality based group with a little sensitivity thrown in with good measure
We need a great awakening
We are on the road despite those cult followers
See you on the road and please wear a mask

C@rainbowchaser2020

My friend drove me to see the Rockefeller Center tree
He bought me chestnuts and was a true gentleman
The gift he gave me sits in my home office
A stunning brown Teddy Bear
This Jewish NYC girl never celebrated Christmas but had with others
Respect and joy for others is paramount
Christmas and Chanukah are celebrated with the magic of the seasons
That friend, is my husband of thirty nine years
So Christmas has magic no matter what religion you are
Whenever we visit that tree now,our story comes back for a return beloved visit
Happy Holidays,all

C@rainbowchaser2019

Respect is very important
Gratitude goes along with it
Tired of red versus blue
Disgusted with Democratic versus Republican
Along with everything in between
One people of different ideas and backgrounds
Respect and enjoy your culture and religion freely
Look at the poem on the Statue of Liberty
Lazarus was not wrong
The criminals that lurk need to be brought to justice even if they have held the highest office in the land along with their cronies
Even the guy that sells pillows
Fearing for the listeners of his podcast
Just once let us all be people who care
Just once let us be people trying to get it right when those who are powerful and follow them have gotten things so wrong
Stop judging and start repairing the harm that has been done
There real life Archie and Edith Bunkers are out there.
The pandemic is real
Families and friends have succumbed to it
What about children?
Education is everywhere not just in school
Take children to the library and read in front of the kids in your life
Go to museums and talk to your children
Virtual visits work too
Digital literacy is only one way not the only way
Boomer, Generation Xer etc stop putting us into labelled boxes
Stop making excuses
This Civil War didn't start In January
There are 96 colors in a Crayola box now
When will we be the United States again?

C@rainbowchaser2021

The things don't matter
Buying things or what others bought was a priority
Their feelings and how you manipulated them did
You never learned what unconditional means
Mending that part of a heart may never come
You can move forward
Go for your adventures and enjoy them
There will always be a piece of that broken part of you that has an open wound
It is fine to be like that because some things just cant be made peace with no matter how hard you try
So the next time you clean out the attic check your heart
There are pieces that just won't mend
The beginning is really the end
Your approval was not worth the darkness

C@rainbowchaser2021

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

She is not about the show
The woman has soul
A great respect and graciousness surround her
Fame and money really don't interest
Enough does and she has that
She is loved, loving,adored, and respected
What more does she need?
So far the health is good and she gives back to those in need
without knowing their names
Her clear day is filled with caring and gratitude even when her city and Lady Liberty are still on pause
Still a clear day even when it rains

C@rainbowchaser2020

He lives in books
In all sorts of media
In the hearts and minds of children and adults
Our big red Vizsla dog
Holds court at the  Children's library on 42nd street library in New York City
Where Patience and Fortitude the Marble Lions live
Welcoming visitors and delighting them
His voice was silenced when we lost John Ritter
Somehow the smiles and tears come when our big red friend comes to call
We love you Clifford

C@rainbowchaser2021

Bricks
Landings
Roof Top Gardens
Terraces
Windows
Hurdles and valleys
Peaks and majesties
Amazing views and vistas
When you fall
You rise again
Climbing whatever you like
I hope that joy and goodness surround you and those you love
Climb High and fall amongst the clouds

C@rainbowchaser2023

The chapters were written
Her story about her loves and life are done
Those left behind will carry on
The tears and goodbyes have flowed
The tears will return when the period is dotted at the end of the sentence
When her monument is revealed with family message with date of birth and death
Her grandchildren and great grandchildren will share photographs and memories as we close the book on her story
One story ends and one begins
C@rainbowchaser2022

I hear you Montauk Point
Cape Cod
California sandy walks and strolls
Moon doesn't matter but Strawberry is lovely this time of year
CAN YOU FEEL THE COLORS OF THE WORLD IN HARMONY?
The time and feeling it right if we can get it right and make it work
Miss walking on the beaches and writing on the bluffs
Being embraced by the beautiful blues and sprays
Cloudydaze, hope the beaches find me soon but until they do walk for those who temporarily cannot
Hopefully your daze will be as meaningful as your poems.

C@rainbowchaser2020

Football is for him and the hers that enjoy it
Enjoy other sports
This one not for me
Fed the squirrels
Watched them play
Awaiting the raindrops on their way
Researching the recipes and planning their adaptation so we can enjoy them with no worries
Remembering places we visited and wish to return to
Hoping to travel no new places with new tastes and faces
Hating that SNL today is not SNL yesterday
Though hold out hope since 1975 was long ago
There is no place to go
No friends to visit today
It's a cloudy Sunday

Look what they have done to Democracy
Look what and who they took from us
We have lost so much and gained anxiety
Toxic and tyrannical no news is good news
Yet we remain persistent
Derailed
Railroaded
Disconnected
Misconstrued
You can’t put a band-aid on what we continue dealing with
As we await a vaccine
As we await the results of an election that might very well be life changing
Look what they have done to souls and spirits
Waiting to accomplish and rise again
Until then we deal with change
The one constant thing we have
C@rainbowchaser2020

Regal swans in the pond
One almost regal washing her feathers
She was incredibly stunning and careful
Birds chirping,singing and flying
Peaceful and lovely but you wonder what the world would be like  if we all co-existed just as Mother Nature's children

C@rainbowchaser2024

Losing three special people in a matter of months was enough
Now almost three years have come and gone.
Losing the three of you isn't easy
The phone rings and imagining hearing your voice again
Getting an email
Knowing these things will never happen again
Knowing that it is in my mind and heart
Hoping that there are better things ahead to look forward to but losing  my mother, a mentor, and a dear friend within three months of each other requires a lot more than coming around the bend
The truth is I have and continue to do so because you would expect nothing less of me
Coming around the bend

C@rainbowchaser2022

When you love somebody enough to share your life with them
Sometimes despite and inspire of how you feel
You do whatever is necessary to make that special one,your life partner happy
It isn't easy and you have to ignore those well meaning comments and not so well-wishes
You hold your tongue
You smile when you want to cry
You are going to do whatever it is for him or her
If they breathe it,you make it happen for them
Don't make promises you can't keep
Compromise

C'@rainbowchaser2022

Listened more than possible
Realized sometimes you cannot repair broken things
Even when they are people that you love
You have to give up and walk on for your own good
The good of your life and how it is lived matters utmost
Going back for more feels like being forgotten
The toy ignored
The feelings squashed
It is not a contract
Not apologizing for being myself
Not apologizing for loving someone you should have accepted long ago
Because I love him should have been enough
But it is never even for you because all your life has been conditional
Farewell

C@rainbowchaser2018

It is more than fine to connect
even for a brief instant
it means a lot more than you will ever know as well as the other person
A smile or a nod is all it takes
Remember those we sometimes disregard
We need to thank all of those out there not just for now but everyday
They do their thing for the honor not the paycheck
Though perhaps we have learned that that should be raised too
Connections are not what you used to think as who you know and not what you know
Feeling is mutual that some things will never change and others definitely should for the good of all
Long past time that we realize and embrace that

C@rainbowchaser2020

Fighting the fear
Going the distance
Coming out differently on the other side
You did more than survive
Keeping the passion in check
Until you open it wide or set it free
It's not what you say
It's how you say it
It's not what you hear
It's what you listen to and digest
Know your heart and be true to it
Truths
Consequences

C-Rainbowchaser2021

Science to the rescue
You lead the charge eloquently
So very funny and endearing
It will tell is the whys, wherefore, and explaining it effectively
We will get it the place it needs to be
The evidence is out there
Believe it and learn about it
We have ideas but more unanswered questions
Not knowing is fine and admitting the fact even better
Are we alone in the universe?
Glitches abound but delusions and bias don't lend credence to what we yet cannot explain
Wishing for discoveries to ponder and explore
Consequences

C@rainbowchaser2021

Its about drama
It is abount control
The last word said
Consider the source
Consider the source
Pay them no mind
They will get theirs and whine
Its about being right all the time
Even when obviously wrong
Consider the source
Consider the source
Pay them no mind
They will get theirs and whine
They sit high and mighty on their imaginary thrown
Playing and showing off to their adorng crowd
Consider the source
When you have been belittled and embarassed
Consider the source
Of course they feel at their best when they do their utmost to make you feel small


C@rainbowchaser2020

That sentence haunted and taunted me
That is what happens when you fall into infatuation
You dont know any better
Then better finds you
Prince Charming comes into your life
unexpectedly
Another time and another place
One-way streets are like dead ends
You walk down one and you never come back again
You are more than you thought you would ever be
The messages of yesterday never come back again
Rise up and appreciate the vibes you send
You have made sure your mind will mend
c@rainbowchaser2019

Caring
Sharing
Working in tandem
Creating, Changing, Tasting, Editing to get it right
Selfishness doesn't apply
Heartfelt and from the heart
Epicurean delights from my kitchen
Poems deep from the soul and wherever I venture
Thanks to Julia, Jacques, and the Food Network
Cooking and writing
Recipe for life

C@rainbowchaser2022

Knowing when and how to walk away with grace and dignity
Returning if it is welcome and possible
Knowing how to calm the flames of your mind and cool down so your heart beats gently
Unlike characters on ****** Tunes and Hanna Barbera cartoons
Believing that there is hope and working with it
Holding on to what matters and making that work for you
Happiness is learning to cope well so you can enjoy your life and those around you
This heart is coping
Hope yours is too

C@rainbowchaser2021

What you see is a dream
It isn’t there
It is not real
Even though you want it to be
You can’t make somebody change when a message has been branded into their heads by people who love them conditionally
Children imprint messages and sometimes yesterday never goes away
Despite your best efforts
She can’t see the world through your eyes
She tried
Cracked mirror

C@rainbowchaser2021

He doesn't see what I see
Has he always needed new spectacles?
They messed with your head
treated you like the walking dead
Even said
Mirror Mirror on the wall
He loves you and married you
Get a new mirror
That is all
Ugly duck;ings are swans in disguise.

C@Rainbowchaser2021

Words and images for me
are interchangeable
Have always spoken to me in my head
Urging me to write them down and remember them
So I befriended them and besides being a constant companions
They are there for me
They remind me to keep creating
Not sure where we are going but go we shall

C@rainbowchaser 2023

Cry in the shower
Get it out if your system whenever possible
Origin doesnt matter
You need to release and move forward because no matter what you did well
You gave it your all
Next time might be better
Crying
C@rainbowchaser2020

it's not about being politically correct
it's about lessons continually needed to be learned
Decency, Courtesy,and respect come to
mind
A little self editing too
Old school and new school need a balance more than a common sense ground
Have an eye to eye conversation
You can hide behind social media for so long
If you have nothing nice or constructive to say
Say nothing or keep it to yourself

c@rainbowchaser

don't drink
don't smoke
Read
Write
Cook
Photography
Music
Not looking for answers
Looking for the right questions to ask
Interested or not
Spend more time listening
Perhaps something or someone was missed
Virtual retail therapy goes so far
Virtual window shopping is more fun
Cures

c@rainbowchaser2020

You can be devoted
You can be kind
You can be considerate
You can be loyal and true
Then a curve ball is thrown to upset the apple cart
Learn how to catch it
Better still throw your own and redirect it

C@rainbowchaser 2023

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

Fifty years of missing you are coming up soon.
I am fifteen again and reliving that moment.
No matter what others say they have no clue.
When a parent takes their last breath and is gone forever upon their child.
I hear you calling us fellas and discussing fishing.
Bathroom doors still need to be closed for I flashback to that horrible day on August 23.
This is a wound that is scarred and never heals.
I have learned about members of your family just recently and some knew you but we never knew them til now.
Rest in love and we miss you, Dear Daddy

C@rainbowchaser2023

Was it you?
The marble-colored French bulldog is always happy to see me on my walks.
He comes running to me.
The pat on the head from me and the kiss from the dog for me.
Daddy, is it you?
In spirit.
I miss you and love you.
I know that you know that.

C@rainbowchaser2023

A double rainbow yesterday.
Daddy said Hello.
That is one of the reasons rainbowchaser is my copyright.
We lost him fifty years ago this August when he was only 45.
We lost Mom three years ago this August.
My father-in-law was eight years ago this August.
I don't like or care for the month of August.
Take care of Mom and our grandparents.
Watch over all your kids including grand and great grand.
Thanks for saying Hello and will always love and miss you!

C@rainbowchaser2023

Haunting my dreams with the best words
Micromanaging the creative people everywhere
The happy stories seems sad though most have a happier ending
Is that all there is of the Daily News?
We can do more and better
Expectations went out the window but the dreams still remain
One can go for it as it were
Where they are going If they get there is another story
Happiness, Healthiest, find joy daily this coming new year
Daily News signing off for now
Wishing all a Happy Heart

C@rainbowchaser2021

We are polar opposites
Sharing alot of DNA
I have my own kind of music
Sing my special loved songs
Dance to your music and tunes
Enjoy everything
Time for me to dance to mine without the control you impose
5678

Your pain
Your disappointments
Your losses
Your mistakes
Then the rain stops
Storms end
Rainbows appear
Hopefully the dark clouds  become tbe Bluest  of skies

Lived in my mind and head for longer than I care to remember
Coming out of that dark place was work and still work at it
A ritual that makes somethings and people fall into place
Others disappear into the air, better off there
You never know what is happening in another's heart or mind
You learn to leave it and them alone unless they ask
Sometimes you do know when something is terribly wrong
The light is sometimes hard to accept but truth is the scare in the dark can come at any time
Once you push through and battle back and decide your worth in this world
That is when you listen more carefully and do your very best to be an exemplary human being in a crazy mixed up world
Hoping your dark place ends earlier than mine did
You find out just how strong, caring, and resilient you are
How loving and caring you are makes you special

C@rainbowchaser2021

Three of you crossed my path or flew over me this week
Messengers of good and happiness in the future
May your wishes be shared with all the first responders, essential workers doing their utmost out there for all of us
My heart goes out to those who have lost friends and loved ones
My heart goes out to the dramatic changes and loss of livelihood many must endure
Most of all to the educators, experienced, certified, and newly anointed as they teach from home
It was my field of endeavor and still is
Technology and Media Literacy people are reactivated daily
We have always been there but perhaps you did not notice
Perhaps you all know now just how important teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators and all educational support staff really are
Darling Bluebirds hope to make your acquaintance again

C@rainbowchaser2020

High school graduations
College graduations
Vacations
Holidays
Magical moments
Sons in-law
Weddings and giving your daughters away
Anniversaries
Grandchildren
Great grandchildren
My books being published
Spoiling you
Hope you are proud of all of us
You and Mom are watching over us
Darling Daddy gone too soon and loved beyond neasure

C@rainbowchaser2024

Panaceas
How can we listen to the media with different reports?
Not sure that once we create and develop them that they
Will accomplish what they seek to do
Somethings are meant to be fixed
Others meant to be left broken
The questions and answers don’t always mesh
Evidence and facts don’t gel or perhaps the mystery lingers
Daunting challenges that need to be answered
researched ,and corrected.
Daunting challenges

C@rainbowchaser2021

There are other four letter words with similar impact but not with the finality
Alas when you are thrown over board
or been co-dependent this is the result
Going back and taking it is not an option
You mourn the loss or losses and carry on with your life
Because you are dead to certain folks
It might be the ticket on the road to finally living your life

c@rainbowchaser2019

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

Book ends
Old friends
Nightmares
Day dreams
Triggers
Pulling you down again
Making darkness your frenemy
Nothing Pollyanna about blue days and stormy nights
Talk to me
Tell me the bad never becomes good
Dealing with it is not enough
Finding the road and easing down it
Knowing that the rain ends
The light you seek is within your heart
Returns when it beats normally again
Dead ends
Old friends
Here’s to the light of life

C@rainbowchaser2021