This is the book that Rita started to put together herself. Her goal was to have it published by the time she turned 18.After Rita died we gathered all her art work, poetry, and many art & poetry tributes sent by family and friends and put her book that she titled Shooting Stars and What You Meant to Me together for her keeping in mind her vision.
This was our way of continuing Rita’s legacy of caring for others with all the love and creativity that she herself shared so effortlessly.
Let us know if you would like a copy, we would love to share it with you. Email RR@Ritasrainbows.org with Rita’s Book in the subject line.
And now, here’s a sampling of Rita’s book.
The book pages are just scanned in, the quality of the book is much better.
“Red Moon on Wood”
There’s such a mystery to you
there’s such A MYSTERY to you
there’s a story in YOUR EYES
you let yourself seep through
yet there is something you HIDE
do you TALK WHAT you think
do you talk what YOU FEEL
TALK just to talk
or is your talk REAL
my thoughts, simply because i can
weird questions form a puzzle in my head
over and over droning on and on
thoughts get worn out
like that one thing left from your childhood
still there, yet somehow different
aged over time
rounded at the edges
the ticking clock sets pace for all things in my mind
all the thoughts i think, feelings i feel
what could be fake?
nothing
pure, untouched thoughts
trapped, not released in the world
not criticized or put down
not agreed with or complimented
images, words, sounds
zooming past in my brain
buzzing and revving
finally
passes out from exhaustion
is this my only chance at peace?
just to let them go?
not to find the answers?
oh no more questions I can’t answer
a cycle like this never breaks, unless forced somehow
but why force it?
that puzzle is me
to not complete your own self must be criminal!
Floral Watercolor
