Friday, February 8, 2013

Orion


... within slumber's chambers...

Orion

night be the journey to vistas vast and far
to cosmic clouds and a brilliant distant star

stellar winds and folds of majestic light
I within slumber's chambers held in Orion's light.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York 


LL Ori and the Orion Nebula, Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team.

2 comments:

johnthebarman said...

I like the line, 'held in Orion's light'.

Rose Marie Raccioppi said...

Thank You... and so the feeling known :-) Best on to you.