There is nothing more that can be done
Thank you and there are no memories to be made any longer
It is your body laying there but not your mind or the one we knew
Even if you rally, time is no longer on your side
We should be grateful for your life and all the time you were here with us
No matter friend or family sitting there helps some but not others
The tears come and go like the seasons change
Time is never good for the last said goodbyes especially in the current world we live in
So close your eyes in peace and say Goodbye with no pain
The world's loss was our gain
We will always remember and keep you in our hearts
Looking forward to the butterflies and purple flowers

C@rainbowchaser2020

Half of my life was spent with you
Thought there was so much more to do
Truth is that it isn’t there
Perhaps it can’t be seen
Maybe I no longer see it
Caring about you will always be there
Too many other soldiers in this Army
Your essence is somewhat gone
Your star doesn’t shine like it used to do
Perhaps it is time to say Goodbye
Make room for the others
Time to go

C@rainbowchaser2018

Will no longer enable
Not your therapist
Not your sibling
Sometimes caring too much lands you in a place you would rather not be familiar with
May your troubles be few
You crossed the line and friends know when and how to cross it
Given the uncertainty we live in now
My last attempt and reuniting showed me the truth
Goodbye and keep your distance
You are a user and giving to you is problematic and dangerous

C@rainbowchaser2020

His ears have turned a deafening read
They can't listen any longer
You could phone it all in but alas wouldn't matter
The help you need doesn't come from a bottle not a refrigerator door
What you need is so much more
Heed the words of concern  and care all around you
Until you decide to get real and do the very best you can with help and support
Tough love
Goodbye, so long, Farewell

C@rainbowchser2021

Such lovely Spring weather you gave us
Mixed with rain, wind, and tornadoes which is very strange for the East Coast
Why turn the Big Apple and New Jersey into applesauce the inedible kind that over cooked and slimed on your oven
The shorter and darker days are not welcoming when we just turned the clocks back and yearn for March to turn them forward again
Seems you run through your day just to enjoy the sunshine or natural light
Syncopated thuds of rain on a deck or on the ground accompanied by the clacking of keyboards on Cyber Monday
UPS,Amazon , and other delivery services braving the downpour and thunder as well as the multitude of orders
As a November girl it is hard to say goodbye but we must welcome December
Waiting for the days to be longer and brighter again amid all we are still dealing with

C@rainbowchaser2020

In your arms, the smiles and the tears come easy
The kisses and cuddles are the very best breakfast
There is a comfort and joy after all this time that makes any delight seem minimal
This is it
Lunch, dinner and by far dessert , the very best
No matter where we are
No matter what hiccup or road block challenges us
Good Morning my love
Good Morning

C@rainbowchaser2021

He died before I was born.
Seen old photos but they didn't speak much of him.
Like family lore some stories conflict.
He liked to cook and so do I
Squirrels sat on his shoulders and ate nuts from his hands and pockets.
I never get that close but once a week when time permits they get fresh roasted unsalted nuts.
Some times they look my way as if to say Thanks.
Never knew him but somehow, named after him.
I am Grandpa's girl

C@rainbowchaser 2023

The love of my life is still the best person ever to walk by my side
My book will soon be published and have this site to Thank
You gave me the courage to keep writing and will everyday
Keeping two people close to my heart who are dealing with great pain and suffering
When you gather today with friends and loved ones
Remember to be grateful and Thankful
The precious gems are not worn on your body or to embellish you
Those in your life are your gems
They always shine brightly
Not everyone is so lucky
Grateful

C@rainbowchaser2019

we never knew all five feet tall of you
the stories older cousins shared made you come alive once
more
until recently we didn't know of them
we are cousins of cousins
you were the little old lady in black in a photo album
albeit my parent's wedding album
then you emerged in photos shared that we had never seen before
someday the entire story will be told
For now we have second and third cousins because you had nine children
One of which was my grandmother
My father never spoke of you but the others are letting me know you through their memories

C@rainbowchaser2020

He is the Love of my Life
My best friend and life partner
We have been through inside out and upside down together
How you grew to hate him is beyond me.
Your toxic nature and narcissistic tendencies might explain it
What you do for one child you do for another
Taking sides and favoritism doesn't work and should never happen
Guess you never really knew that you broke my heart
Every wedding anniversary that I celebrate it comes back at me again
I have forgiven you but will never forget
C@rainbowchaser2023

Gull Serenade
By rainbowchaser  

They wake you in Hyannis with their Ha-Ha alarm
Crying sofly and their chorus begins
Barely heard them on Martha's Vineyard  
They left their voices in Nantucket  
Yeow,yeow,yeow
Somehow echoing a sweeter serenade this time
Much needed solace,balance spirit and unity
Ha oh Ha oh Hao
LONG call
Humming and laughing  on Main Street  
Hu oh Hu oh Hu  
Hush Hush  Hush
C@rainbowchaser2018

They wake you in Hyannis with their Ha-Ha-Ha alarm
Gulls cry softly and then the chorus begins
Barely heard them on Martha’s Vineyard
Remember them inNantucket years ago
Yeow Yeow Yeow
Somehow echoing a sweeter crescendo
this time
In a time that needs solace,balance,respect,and unity
We welcome their song
Ha oh Haoh Haoh
Long all
Humming and laughing on Main Street
Huoh Huoh Huoh

Let's hope it isn't our last one
Merritt Garland when you recover from surgery and all is well
Please do what needs to be done
No need to spell it out but rhymes with Dump
He and his cast of characters are not above the law


C@rainbowchaser2022

You live in my heart
Not in hollowed ground
You are not there
You are here,tbere,and everywhere
Hard to think of you as photographs and memories
You left us very young and we were very Young too
Say Hello to Mom and happy you are no longer alone
When monarch butterflies and rainbows find me
I know you are around
Perhaps that
Is why I chase rainbows

C@rainbowchaser2022

Dearest friend
There from the beginning and probably the end
Let's not go there quite yet
Dried my tears
Calmed my fears
You listened when there was nobody there too
Honored to be given the gift and treasure of you in my life
Henry David and you are my muses
Mother Nature and Father Sky approve
Your lessons have made me stronger and more resilient
More caring and care in a world where that isn't easy to come by
Lucky enough you have been the companion that let's me be myself
When others turned their backs or didn't want to be bothered
You were there and have always been
Thanks for all you have given and shared

C@rainbowchaser2021

To my Friends and Fellow Poets!

Maddy

The golden lab is a trained canine hospital companion
Love and help wags her tail
What a great name for an amazing canine

C@rainbowchaser2023

Sorry but have to surround myself with a little less crazy darkness
From you
Whatever the matter is, I am here for you but at a distance for the time being
There is no quick fix and no band-aid to cover and heal the wound or scar
Depression isn’t fun as one who knows all too well
I have lived there and hope never to return
Learning happens every day and hope to be part of your journey when you are ready to welcome me back
Have to hand it to you
Come out of the dark

C@rainbowchaser2023

Chickens
Pigs
Goats
Geese
Many trees
Beautuful orchids and flowers
Incredible tropical fruit
Asian and Hawaiian cuisine
Local delicacies
Pele is sacred deity
Pele-honua mea
Pele of the sacred land
Ka wahine’ beyond compare
She can be gentle and loving
She has a wicked side as well
Many other gods and godesses
Legends and mystery
Sacred homage
Stunning blue oceans and white waves
Volcanic landscapes and black sand beaches
Lovely green sea turtles(Honu)
Big Island laid back lifestyle
Hilo has many days of rain
Listen to the quiet and natural sounds of Kona
Seems unreal in the United States
She is very real and stunning
Wahiaka o ka maluha a me ka Maluku
Place of peace  and tranquility
Always remember Kona
The youngest Island
The Big Island
Aloha

You wanted Barbie and some nonsense that size doesn't impress you contour does
Being in lust with hormone exploding did not think about that
Should have sent you in search of Barbie.
You were no Ken
Took two years and Prince Charming to come into my life
Was not looking and there he was
October will be our 40th wedding anniversary
As for you, Italian Stallion
Hope you found Barbie and you are happy
He still rocks my world and still makes me proud to be his wife and best friend

C@rainbowchaser2020

Mental Health is crying out for help.
Young, Old, and in between
Not our original intention but Poetry and other creative arts help
Read your reviews if you don't concur
Let us start the healing because others need poetry
It helps many including this poet
A great gift that keeps giving in ways unimaginable

C@rainbowchaser2022

Trying to get on with it
Just had so much to take
Maybe too much
Its job so very much like the climate
Dealing with it takes time, adjustment and great care
You scramble when it's too late
Is it too late?

C@rainbowchaser2021

I hate August
My father in-law gone five years today.
My father gone forty seven years ago tomorrow.
Please don't say long ago because we lost our Daddy at age 45.
Mom is gone three weeks ago this Monday.
Do the right thing
Do the heart thing
The heart thing always beats to a different tune
Love your people while they are with you for they too will be gone too soon

C@Rainbowchaser2020

Not what I imagined
Blue eyes were a surprise
You poured your magic over me incredibly kind and true
Unlike some other rascal would do
We have been through roller coasters forward and back
Secret sad dreams as well as happiness shared in the darkest moments
As well as the morning light
Forty one years married my sweet heart what more
Can I say
You and me
Me and you
He is the only one more today than yesterday
He is the only to share my today and tomorrows
My treasure and greatest gift of my life

C@rainbowchaser2021

Happy 41 st Wedding Anniversary,Babe

Two years ago this Wednesday
I know you don't accept calls
Tell Mom we miss her
Tell her to watch over her family
Her great grand daughter has her spirit
Have to remember that when I think I am calling her, she hears me

C@rainbowchaser2022

Did my parents reunite?
Did they find my grandparents?
Siblings and other family and friends
Was my golden retriever there from the rainbowbridge?
Hard to be an adult orphan but I am now.
Sending hugs and love to those who left too soon
Photographs and memories comfort us
If there are such things as angels watching over us, all of us.
There is no heaven on earth right now
What matters simply does not matter any longer
RBG,we will never forget you.
Say Hi to my Mom another Brooklyn girl in Heaven

C@rainbowchaser2020

This site matters
It is an amazing exchange for Poets and writers
Those with experience and opportunity and those starting out
Together with Elliott leading us who knows how far we could go
What we could accomplish in a world that needs Poetry
Hello Poetry
Not Goodbye

C@rainbowchaser2022

She was lovely and lonely
Her copper-red belly stood out on a gray rainy day with patches of blue
She seemed to be listening to other birds' chirps and squirrel noises
She hopped on just taking everything in
Lovely company
Hello Robin

C@rainbowchaser2024

It is not about the check you write
If you can do that, it is wonderful
It is about about taking the time to make a difference
Sometimes it is a kind word, a listening ear, even a smile.
That is all it takes but what that does changes the world
It needs changing and we cannot do this alone
Choose what matters to you or find out what is out there
What or whom needs help and giving
Not just today because social media says so
Not because celebrities remind you to do so
The gift gives back to you
Helping and giving when you can
A loved one nicknamed me the Poor Philanthropist
Funny, I feel richer than most for reasons most people won't accept or understand
If you can
Be thankful and grateful
I am and I do

C@rainbowchaser2019

Taught your books
Reread your words
Walked at Walden
Life changing monent
Touching your desk left me humbled
Always crafting words like reworking recipes to improve them
Poets can't laugh at themselves but their words lessen life's highs and lows

C@rainbowchaser2019

Been there and been through turmoil and hell,
Buried things that should have exited long ago.
Wanted to protect someone who was too ill to help
His exit broke my spirit
My apologizes to my friends and loved ones who knew about my anger all the time
You never threw your hands up, Thanks
If you did, your loss.
Took a caring physician to open the door to a very dark world.
He did and made me work hard to change not just who I am but why I am.
Even those who love you can't listen the way you need them too.
So a professional with a trained ear was suggested and the talk worked
People who are Extra sensitive usually find a way in this world and we still get stuck
Asking for help just isn't something we do
We want to help others but there comes a time when you have to ask
The denim blue stormy days still come but they are far and few between
You let go of those who hurt you
You surround yourself with the very best of people
If you have been bullied than you know what I mean
There are some here that qualify as the best and lucky to call some here friends
Here it goes
Get what you need
Ask for help even if you are not confident enough to do so
Realize that something needs to change and you start the change
Seek it and don't leave us because you don't think there is a way out
You have to go in and find a guide to help you
Here it goes and I hope you find it
It is more than fine to be a work in progress
Your life is not work find a way to enjoy it
It is so much more than making lemonade from lemons

C@rainbowchaser2021

In April a beautiful rainbow of purple
Her special one of a kind, bouquet
Amethyst
Lavender
Violet
Lilac
Orchid
Plum
Wisteria
The balloon bouquet will rise to Heaven
As you celebrate your first birthday there with Daddy.
Happy First Birthday in Heaven, Mom.

C@rainbowchaser2021

La Bella dama con alas de pimentos
Y alas negras
Volvo sober mi cabeza y agaracio mi Mano
Antes de saberlo Ella establishments en Camino
Hermosa mariposa
Hasta  quemas encontra is de la Nuevo

C@rainbowchaser2020

He would have been 93 today.
Weddings and birthdays were missed
Graduations and celebrations with an empty chair
Sons-in law, Grandchildren ,and now great grandchildren
We share photographs and we fill in the memories
There should have been more of those and time
Mom is with you now so you have company
Happy Birthday in Heaven ,Daddy
He's gone but he lives on in all of is

C@rainbowchaser2021

Chocolate with strawberries or raspberries
Vanilla from vanilla beans
Lemon cello cake from the cheesecake factory
Great travel
Amazing museums and theatre
wonderful books and literature
The tears that get dried from kisses
He's like this and so much more
I am addicted to him because I love him
He loves me

C@rainbowchaser2021

Style and grace
Never out of place
Funny and Witty
Gets to the nitty gritty
Always on a higher plain
He's the sunshine after the rain
From always to the end
He's my friend

C@rainbowchaser2021

Were you saying Hello yesterday?
He's not here
Guess he is everywhere we go
As long as we remember
Sitting at a publishing meeting
Ironically the book in the Great Wall of their published books eight behind my shoulder read "Manuel"
Didn't catch the author's name
The title struck me
Of all the places and spaces before me
How did that particular title show up?
Coincidence?
Hi Daddy!
I miss you!
He's not here
He's everywhere
As long as we remember

C@rainbowchaser2020

Were you saying Hello yesterday?
He's not here.
Guess he's everywhere we go
As long as we remember
Sitting at a publishing meeting
Ironically the book in the Great Wall of all their books published
From 1900-1924
Right behind my shoulder read"Manuel"
Didnt catch the author
The title struck me
Of all the places and spaces before me
Hiw did that particular title show up?
Coincidence?
Hi Daddy!
I miss you!
Say Hi to Mom
Miss her too!
He's not here
He's everywhere
They are together again
As long as we remember

C@rainbowchaser2022

Where you saying Hello yesterday?
He’s not here
Guess he us everywhere you go
Sitting at a publishing meeting
Ironically the book in the Great Wall of all the books published from 1900- 2014
Right behind of shoulder read”Manuel”
Didn’t catch the author
The title struck me
Of all the places and spaces before me
How did that particular title. Show up?
Coincidence
Hi Daddy!
I miss you
It is August again
He’s not here
He’s everywhere
As long as we remember

C@rainbowchaser2021

Only in my dreams do you visit again
Never a lover
not quite a friend
Your eyes were on me
never felt comfortable or right
You did not know your power then and probably never will
Hard to tame an Italian Stallion
Harder still to love somebody on a one way street
Under that mask you still look the same
You were a dream that never came true
Prince Charming rode into my life once I set both of us free
Hope you found what you were looking for in the Barbie section of a toy store

C@rainbowchaser2020

HSPs sounds like a company
A network
It is an acronym that we want others to accept before they understand
If they possibly can
People with gentler stronger hearts that see the world differently  
Live the world from a higher plain
Bullied and members of the elite walking wounded
Always creative thinkers  never understood
In time would stand out from the crowd time
We still ask many questions and sometimes have answers before the question is broached
We weather many storms and let them go a little longer
Wounds heal but scars bring things back to the heart of the matter
We are all about heart
We take things out of the flow
We choose not to go with it
We are all about soul
We are Highly Sensitive people

C@rainbowchaser2020

How he knew
never know
heaven sent but when I wasn't looking 39 years ago,
there he was in whitehead hall at Brooklyn College

Magic,kismet,whatever you call it
Rainbows,butterflies,stars and an explosion of joy

We will be married 38 years soon.
Those majestic blue eyes have made me feel like a princess even though I still don't see what he sees
Only I know is that his eyes still make me lose control
Deeper part of my soul that makes me almost whole

c@Rainbowchaser 2018

He has so much soul
In depth and creatuve
Focuses on a different plane
He is just so good
So incredibly cool and refined
He is devine
He is a writer and a friend of mine

C@rainbowchaser

This is not about politics
It is about civility and Democracy
We have become a country of divided we stand
Divided we fall
The Civil War was long ago
We are supposed to move forward not hundreds of years back

C@rainbowchaser2019

It will be 43 years since the day we met soon
The Love of my life and my best friend
But even now
His touch still sends shivers and electrifies me
No matter the circumstance or the weather
His blue eyes and His Touch
My Baby

C@Rainbowchaser2022