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

Thanks for the brilliant rainbow that you sent me last night
Bright and vibrant colors
You were saying Hello and the tears flowed in our car
You know I hate Fathers' Day
Will wish your son- in law and your grandsons - in law
You have two great great grandsons and great granddaughter now
Please watch over them with Mom
Along with all of us
Can't spoil or wish you a great day
You left us long ago but still broken hearted
Fifteen and twelve year old girls in our hearts and minds
Just know that we love you and miss you.
Saw the Zebra butterfly earlier.
Thanks for accompanying me on my walk
I am still Daddy's girl

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

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

You listened
You stopped looking and you found him
Love is love
Your face told the story you shortened for the sake of time
Mr and Mr will walk down tbe aisle
Listen for Evergreen you said
I will dance at your wedding with my husband
Much happiness and looking forward to celebrating your Love

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 the 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

1973  seems like yesterday and a very bad dream.
So were ages 15 and 12.
That is what we were
Another Father's day and the pain comes slowly but still with us
You are with our hearts and minds
Wanted to spoil you but time was against us  
On beaches and places you never visited
How we wish we could shower you with gifts
Most of all to hear your voice again
Love from all your kids the originals, the ones they married, your grandchildren and spouses and your great grandkids
Tell Mom, Hello.
We miss her and you!
Happy Father's Day!

C@rainbowchaser2021

Here it is again.
The pain dulls but never goes away
You missed sons-in-law, grandchildren, and now great-grandchildren
Weddings, graduations, our lives but most of all we miss you
Mom is with you now and that helps a little but hurts as well
Today is a painful day but luckily is also my husband's birthday
One of the sons-in-law that you never met
Dear Daddy, I miss you and can't believe it is the fiftieth Father's Day
Today I am fifteen again and tears have to stop until August 23 when we are reminded again of the Daddy we lost and miss

C@rainbowchaser2023

Blue skies to explore and soar
Diamond universes with velvet nights
Rainbows filled with newer colors and vibrant souls
Every beauty known to the world and new vistas to enjoy
May your wings glide boldly and gently
The very best if everything and so much more
Great adventures,Dear Dragon

C@rainbowchaser2019

What I wish and want for you could never be placed in a gift wrapped box
It really should not be purchased but this is 2020
We wont ask Alexa
The greatest gift literally is in front of your face
Either you don't notice
You missed something in the translation
Knowing your heart is open
Only somebody beyond special needs to take its place with yours
Promise that if you find this person be ready for all that you need to do
You don't deserve another broken heart
Dearest friend,my wish for you to be as loved by somebody the way I am but my husband and best friend

C@rainbowchaser2020

Peace
Harmony
Respect
He can't see the forest from the trees
Common sense does not exist
Sense at all?
Compassion
Kindness
Honesty
Care
Heaven help us
How many lies can you listen to?

Weather changes daily.
Climate change is very real.
Ducks swimming in pond happily ignoring the humans.
Squirrels thrilled with pounds of unsalted nuts from Aunty Human
No matter what you celebrate
Remember those you miss and those needing your help if you can
Furry friends too
Enjoy your families and friends
Walking hand in hand waiting for the roasted chestnuts you boughr me.
On our first date years ago
December in the City
Happy and Healthy all

She is as bright as she can be
Her days are short though her spirit stronger
Her shadows remind us that longer days will come
Her sister May will bring sunny days and beautiful sunsets
Though we wish she were longer
Her temperatures warmer
She brings families and friends together to celebrate
Love and Joy.
May I wish all of you those two glorious things all year through.

C@rainbowchaser2019

He is slowly losing what makes him special
He has not met him yet
His loneliness is strangling his joy
He has so much to share but a friend cant give him what he wants or needs
Not for them to do so
Wish magic could conjure up a spell to end this for him
He deserves so much more and decline is not a place for him to be
Maybe when he stops looking he will find him and make each other happy
If we could put the answers in a beautifully decorated box wand deliver it we would
You dont need or want codependent types fixing things for you

C@rainbowchaser2020

Did you not look inside?
Did you not wrestle with yourself last night when sleep refused to come?
Did you let the demons in your heart find their way clear across the universe in limbo?
Did you really enjoy your day?
Did you embrace all the honey and lemon from every single moment?
Are you living for a weekend again?
Try sharing and and giving instead of wanting!

C@rainbowchaser2020

Cervantes in Spain
Henry David’s in Concord
Words melded
Respect and reverence took over
Awe surrounded every aspect in the air
Eleanor’s near Hyde Park was enchanting
Her essence fills Val **** even today
They are more than desks
Their words inspire so much more than readers and writers
So much more than desks and words

C@rainbowchaser2019

He's a breath of fresh air
All that and devil may care
Never seen a complete package like him before
Looked up and he walked through the door

Chorus
He's a diamond in the rough
He's the bomb and all the right stuff
More than enough, the dude is tough
Never seen a dream come true
Better for me and not for you

When you stop looking you'll be found
Somebody makes your world spin right side up and upside down

Repeat first four lines

Chorus and then fade

C@rainbowchaser2020

He's a breath of fresh air
All that and devil may care
Never seen a complete package like him before
Looked up and he walked through the door

Chorus
He's a diamond in the rough
He's the bomb and all the right stuff
More than enough, the dude is tough
Never seen a dream come true
Better for me and not for you

When you stop looking you'll be found
Somebody makes your world spin right side up and upside
down
Repeat first four lines

Chorus and then fade

C@rainbowchaser2020

Artificial Intelligence and Organic Symbolism rules your world
Words and language have been replaced by marketing and sales
How about doing it your way and not their way
Saying it plain and simple
Demonstrating and communicating messages
It is important and has flair
Working hard,achieving,and setting goals no longer seens to matter
Ojly sone can achieve
Some call it woke
Woke what?
Did you know?
C@rainbowchaser 2023

Not hear
Not in one ear and out the otner
Not interrupting
That is all it takes sometimes
You don"t utter a word
Did you listen?

Not oil and water
More like asteroid and galaxy
There is nothing wrong with either
Only blood is the major connection
Your way or the highway is no longer working
Friends are chosen not relatives
You have to remember that there are many sides to a story
Truth does not make those versions correct
Once you find out who you are and are comfortable with that knowledge than it different works for you
Others are not able to understand and their acceptance or lack of should not condemn you

C@rainbowchaser2020

Listening is a very important skill
With full attention and whole heart
Far different from hearing which is sometimes half-hearted
You are entitled to your opinion
That is as far as it goes
Tears are shed
Hearts are broken and may be healed
Along the way, it becomes incredibly clear that your auditory skills need to be sharpened along with your visual
Not worth bad dreams and restless sleep
Being introverted has its benefits
Being sensitive has two sides
Positive is better

C@rainbowchaser 2023

We are storytellers too
Short and long lines
Storytellers none the less
Our cinematography and special effects involve words
I know because Media and Digital literacy is my subject

C@rainbowchaser2023

The squirrels decided to entertain with acrobatics while they found the roasted nuts left for them by several trees.
Some leaves were soaked from the rain while others stayed bright and green refusing to fall
The humidity and dew point have made walking a melting Olympic sport
Hypocrisy and ignorance dance around us while others just try to move forward and carry on
People have enjoyed meeting others while putting prejudice and arrogance behind them and that is delightful
Wardrobes are still in Summer for now and probably will be until November right before Thanksgiving
This is an East Coast September and used to bes like Neil Diamond wrote Just lie on the floor til you sweep them away
It is a different September no matter what coast you call home
I met my husband forty-four years ago this week so I have a thing for September and tall blue eyed men.
Married in October 1980, Wedding Song Time in a Bottle

C@rainbowchaser2023

Following Your Dreams Doesn't Mean You Can't Follow Another Path
You Can Listen
Take It In
Decide Knowing How Long to Keep On and how as well as when to Let Go
Create New Paradigms
Make Heroism Happen
Strive For Achievement
You Never Thought You Would Attain
Keep Reading and Climbing
Miamsma?
It's Not Vague
Beyond Reproach
Damage To Truth
Too Many Broken Souls
Who Dont Understand Laws, Regulations, And Rules
Need to be Followed And Respected
When They Can Be Adapted and Reexamined
For Change Takes Time
And Effort
Rules Can Be Bent and Broken Fior The Good

C@rainbowchaser2024

Do we know what we need?Or Whom?
No disrespect intended ever in writing or in person
Being politically correct has nothing do with this equation
Many of our Ancestors came  through Ellis Island or  other places
with a dream
Some deferred and others accomplished
History does not repeat itself and other times it rhymes
Some look for a beat or an echo
Is it really a toss up between a boutique world or a Walmart mentality.
Nothing in the middle?
Where have we gone?
Where are we going towards or away from
C@rainbowchaser2020

The sounds echo into the night and return in the dawn
Listen very carefully and they call out to you
The echo of your heart
You can hear it, can't you?

C@rainbowchaser2021

Woven threads that unravel
If you don't make an effort or care
Reaching out is helpful
Leaving yesterday and what was behind
Do you know what might have been?
Do you even care?
Leaving well enough alone ?

Do the trees sigh?
Does the wind cry?
Do they gather to remember the loved one or friend and say Goodbye?
Was it a fire caused by a careless human, an architect, was it sick
and Mother Nature called it home or to let go?
What happened to the tree when it was young ,strong, and tall long ago?
How many creatures scurried across its arms to play or hide food?
Find shelter?
Was it Maple, an Oak, a Redwood?
Maybe a Ponderosa Pine?
Did maple sap run from it or apples grow for all to see?
Does a tree make a sound when it falls in the forest?
Did an eagle rest on its branches and then take flight?
Next time, we'll have to get to know a tree better and perhaps
we'll do more than ask questions about out Dear Departed friend,tonight.

C@rainbowchaser2021

Looking for a home
Please don't pass me by
A place to belong
Where food and love surround me
Where hugs and head pats are my companions
Where I dream and awake to find you returning to me
Looking forward to greet you and welcoming you when you come into a room
I dream of this when nobody chooses me at the end of the day
It is always an almost and then they don't return
I dream that the nice people that pay a visit or donate things could take me home with them
I dream of this when the volunteer tells me tomorrow girl
Looking for a forever home

C@rainbowchaser2021

She had the nerve to call me Do gooder
The kind that talks a good game but contributes very little to the world
Whenever she passes my way, Feeling sorry for her comes to mind
The truth she and those like her are a waste of our time
Quietly and without applause or aplomb
My very best is to go my best in this world
Do good no matter what you do
As for her, get out of our way

C@rainbowchaser2021

Poor philanthropist
Definitely take issue with this
You don't have to be fabulously rich to volunteer or help
A little here and there does go along way
Time and effort make a huge difference
If you are so consumed with yourself
Selfish and cruel
It is your issue
If it a burden, that is different avenue to walk on
But don't call a human being that cares a Do Gooder
They are in great company and we need more in the world
Rather be selfless and caring

C2rainbowchaser2020

No matter what
No matter when
It would be you all over again
Stepping low and high
So many multitudes of reasons why

Hellos and Goodbyes
Surprises and the Unexpected
Climbing mountains
Falling into Valleys
Silence that echoes
Music that holds you and lets you go
Doing it all over again
It would only be you
There is nobody else in the Universe that wlll do

C@rainbowchaser2024

It is more than fine to say No.
Nothing behind that necessarily
You will find your way hopefully sooner or later
Make it an adventure no matter what that might be
No excuses just go for it
Do it your way
Enjoy yourself one step or leap at a time

Spoken from experience on all fronts
If it's not there
It's not worth the time, effort, or pain involved
You are so much more and if that isn't enough
Noted or accepted
Don't go chasing love regardless of the source or sources
Either it finds you or its not worth the time or effort
Why should you feel as if you don't matter?
Don't go chasing love

C@rainbowchaser2023

Seek a higher ground and attitude.
There are days you wish you could stay in bed and tune the world off.
You still have to care.
You still have to try.
You still have to live.
If you can't understand another's story then just listen.
Say nothing.
Have we seen too much to ever be wide-eyed again?
Where were you looking?
Have you stopped to look?
Don't go there.

C@rainbowchaser2023

An old friend said writing it down won't do
He was unclear that writing is my art and my lifelong friend
Every essence,nuance,color  travel is captured in my mind
Then it is crafted and when I feel it works then it becones a poem
So Dear Danny ,who left us long ago
I do write.it down because I am a writer