...This Moment... the music of NOW...

the sacred gift of this moment

sun in warming brilliance

air fresh, scented with the grass green and lush

an array of beauty to behold

flowers of mystical form and grace

leaves speaking the gentle winds

sky a lambent blue of pure light

branch, bough, leaf, a songbird song

this outside my open window known

be this the sacred dance, the music of NOW...

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York 

At my front door...

At my front door blooms there be

An array of colors to greet thee

Blessings be known in such delight

They of God's loving spirit and light.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

All In Bloom, CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, May, 21, 2019.

P A U S E ...

A breath, a sigh, a P A U S E… and so then to paper 

this the way of this poet of Aries birth

moved she is by reflections… past, present and yet to be 

moved by the silence, moved by all there is 

and so expressed be 

P A U S E

Passion, Aspiration, Unity, Spirit, Exchange, 

in words that echo the heart, in words that call to the soul. 

When in the travels of time you choose to 

P A U S E

do allow my invitation to be known

 each poetic offering a

 P A U S E.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photo: Courtesy Google Search

Monday Morning here in Tappan, New York... 'Tis Green .. Nature's Way...

thunderous be the night

sounding rains, flashes of light

gardens in libation sweet

the morning new the sun to greet

grass, leaves of trees, and blooms there be

lush be the green of each towering tree

flowers in colors of brilliant array

be this the glory of Nature's Way.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

"Tis Green, APOGEE Vibrational Art, https://thesoundinglight.blogspot.com

©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2019.

Joyous Awakening

A Saturday Morning in Tappan 

The sweet song of the song bird

Heard is the lilting grace

The rising sun

Felt is the splendor of light

The grass lush and new

Felt is the joy of Mother Earth

Flowers in opulent bloom

Be these the smiles of Creation

Such be the treasures of this presence

Embraced within the folds of the warming sun

And I a child of Aries

In a joyous awakening to BEING.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

This very day…

In my garden flowers in full bloom
With delight now they grace my dinning room
Such splendor and beauty to behold
This be one of Creation’s story told
Delicate petals of color and light
Gathered in loving praise and pure delight
Lush green leaves in majestic array
So be the gifts of Spring this very day.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

 Rhododendrons, CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2019.

PHILOSOPHY... The POET...

A student of PHILOSOPHY…– the love of wisdom – and what is it that I was brought to more deeply appreciate, to be willing to be guided by, to embrace as an ideology… a WORD of letters, of sounding, of conceived meaning, each letter a part of the whole that calls for attention… and so, in presentation, each letter as it has come to define the calling truths of PHILOSOPHY… those of ancient times, those of Eastern thinkers, those of Western thinkers … be it that of…

     Passion
          Harmony
               Inspiration
                    Love
                        Omnipresence
                             Spirit
                                 Openness
                                      Praise 
                                          Honor
                                              Yielding… 

to heart, to soul, to BEING.

... what BE the guidance, the visions held by each philosopher that identifies with each calling letter of PHILOSOPHY...this the question that defines my inquiry, my exploration, and the quest that prevails.

With the full splendor of SPRING... green in lush array... I found myself called to what it is that brings Nature to manifest its beauty... is there a PHILOSOPHY that Nature is meant to guide us to? And so I took to the WORD... its revelation delicate, powerful, embracing, indeed TRUTH calling!! 

...the POET... the PHILOSOPHER .... The commonality be the letters, P...O..E... within the two. Yes, each in response to Passion, to Omnipresence, to Exchange..., the T... be it known by the POET, and yet to be found by the PHILOSOPHER?? And when a POET,  and when a PHILOSOPHER,  or a student of PHILOSOPHY .... is it not TRUTH that is sought? 

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate ~ Orangetown, New York

Founder/Director

APOGEE Paradigm™