Things and you have changed
It's just not the same
Great memories but that is all there is
Now and then we will always be friends
You are stuck and standing still
No significant other which is sad
Wish you had a love like I have
Just so you know
Had to let you go

You did not fit in
Was not worth trying again
You not only did not fit the mold
You were not welcome
They would never understand.
You never wanted them too
So alone you stood
Alone became loner
Had to let yourself go to find yourself
Are you satisfied?
You broke the mold
Had to let yourself go to know

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

Lost you way too soon when we were twelve and fifteen
Your daughters,sons- in -law,grandchildrem,amd great grandchildren miss you though many only know of you from photographs and our memories
Just the ones in our hearts and minds
You missed many magical moments
Say Hi to Mom and other family members with you
Thanks for the Fire Rainbow today

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

Words that tumble out
Without thought
Stuck in the past
Anything new or different
Causes you to erupt
You must open your heart
As well as your mind
Unfortunately,you are stuck in gear
Try being mindful instead of mindless
Heartless

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

Some are most creative and beyond comprehension
For they are that talented
Some have that magic naturally
Some hoping to create and find their way
Their impact makes us better writers
You can agree to disagree
Just read and enjoy
The pleasure of reading and enjoying the talent is so much better
than the so -called talent we tune into to see
Not asking you to tune out but tune into what happens here
Hello Poetry Poets
Thanks

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

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It is a treasure and a great educational tool
Think Reading Rainbow and Sesame Street
Write your Senator and ask them to save PBS.
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Share with friends and family



Thanks

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

I never want to see or think of you ever again
Enough to break a heart, but to share the story like a joke?
The Joke's on you
Would not want to see another like this
So we told the tale, no names
Time and place are different, but once you move forward, climb your mountain.
Never look down below
Here we go forward
Lessons learned and utilized

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'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

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

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

Despite all good intentions
You may mean well
It is their life
Try listening with no comment or agenda
Their way of thinking
Their way of going through the motions or not
Think before you speak and hit the edit button

C@rainbowchaser2023

Somethings stay the same
It is what is
It is what you want and because it works
Your comfort and soul requires that
Change is not only difficult but the need outweighs the means
Easy to say put it behind you
Another to actually do it
Holding on might be easier for some
Holding on can stifle what you need
You might want something you never considered before
Well enough might be what the universe ordered for you

Patience has been strong but now bending and yielding
If you give it your all and there is more to be given somehow you find it
In spite and despite what effect it has upon you
Traveled away in mind so many times and hoping for your company sooner than later
So with a smile and a tear that you should not see
Holding on until we can have fun and not worry about being patient
Having fun is no fun at all without you

C@rainbowchaser2023

Utilize brain
Clamp the urge to open your mouth
IS IT worth hurting somebody
It is golden
How about yourself?
Have you nothing better to accomplish .
Be a better citizen of the world
Strive to do your very best
Your thoughts
Your feelings
Sometimes better not shared
Hold on to them
The bittersweet mIght be more beneficial
So hold on tight

Used to bes are temporarily on hold like the plans cancelled or rescheduled
It will end eventually
You will continue as you were or are but more grateful
Perhaps a new path will unfold
The nights are long with bumps and side effects
The days are filled to the brim schedules and overflowing with getting on with it
Hold on
Holding on to each other
Just want you happy and healthy again
Seeing you in pain even temporarily makes it hard to dream
I dream of better days ahead when sleep finds me
Hold on

C@rainbowchaser 2023

December 23 comes to call
Never try to be alone if at all
Bad bad day and never been the same
Horrible man is to blame
Years later after help and getting up from being thrown to her knees
Taller and wiser
Still not trusting
Still mending a heartache that never really healed
The scar surrounds her and others like her
Hope the nightmares and flashbacks stay at bay
How I wish she and others like her could celebrate a Holiday?

c@rainbowchaser2020

Going and moving forward
Too many delays and waiting again and again
The reasons matter and more importantly so does precious time
Not to be wasted on the trivial
So many experiences to embrace
Sometimes those you want to share them with won’t make the time
Some don’t want to share it
Hopeful

C@rainbowchaser2024