Dulcinea ~ Within this Heart Heard

What moves this hand
Wherein lies its command
Strokes upon canvas white
Hold I to the perceived light
Color to embrace and enfold
A story within this silence told
Each stroke upon canvas to convey
What words alone are too pale to say
A palette of passion, colors of grace
Brush stroke by brush stroke, this knowing to embrace
Tones and shadings in reverence sublime
And I imbued with these gifts divine.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Dulcinea, Watercolor, Abstract, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com/

Dulcinea from The Man of La Mancha

Within Folds

enveloped in layers of thought am I
embraced within folds of the Word divine
a bud, a flower, a pulsing of this heart
brush stokes and knowing has its start
colors, tones, shades and hues, bright and bold
within each brush stroke cradled, a story be told.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Grey Line with Black, Blue and Yellow, Oil on canvas, 1923, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Georgia O'Keeffe, 1887–1986.

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Yellow Delight

Rows and rows of yellow delight
Kernels tender, succulent and light
With a bit of salt, a tiny measure
Ah fresh garden corn a savory pleasure.

Rose Marie Raccioppi



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Waving Back

Outside in the sun this day
At a table watching all that passes my way
Young mothers in anticipation of a birth to be
Knowing smiles willingly exchanged with me
A grandmother with twin girls less than years of two
In delightful playful encounter I to view
Young blue eyes catch my attentive smile
And look my way waving back a while
With paper cups and plates they play with pleasure
And I with smiling moments now to treasure.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


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MARS APPROACH (26 AUGUST 2010)

The Moon and Mars
Child of Aries, I, in accord as ONE
Brilliant full moon aglow
Haloed in violet, gray and indigo
Mars warrior of this night sky
Rays of splendor cast on high
APOGEE this August moon be known
Alignment of spirit and power in light shown.
Pulsing be this light within my heart
Love, power, light, ever the end, ever the start.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

On August 27th Mars came to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and was next to the moon, the brightest object in the night sky. Indeed a most brilliant night sky encounter! It has been calculated that this event will happen again in 2287.
And so for me, a child of Aries birth, a once in a lifetime joy.

In tribute to Matthew Fascaldi
A True Light Being

Past Present And Yet To Come

The wax and wane of the moon's light
The ebb and flow of the tide
The rising and setting sun
Past present and yet to come.

The question, the doubt, the resolve in heart
The laughter, the joy, the knowing wise
The task, the vision, the deed so done
Past present and yet to come.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Sunset on Long Island, Oil on canvas, 1939, Georgia O'Keeffe, 1887-1986.

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All Time All Place

It is the silence that is heard
The din holds blind the given WORD
It is the heart that seeks and finds
Beyond the trappings of the mind
It is the soul in its knowing care
That soars beyond the darkness of despair
It is love eternal in its gift of grace
That brings as ONE all time, all place.

Rose Marie Raccioppi



Aurora Borealis, NASA, Space Shuttle Endeavor astronauts, 1992, http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/features/north_pole.html


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Triune Haiku ~ Upon Reflection ~ Georgia O'Keeffe

Triune Haiku

red be this passion
lilting waves of pulsing light
chambers and vessels.

life in its splendor
the fullness of breath and heart
cresting ebb and flow.

alchemy now known
golden hues of creation
mystical rapture.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Red & Orange Streak, Oil on canvas, 1919, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Georgia O’Keeffe, American Painter, 1887-1986.


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Within

Within the petal the bloom
Within the leaf the tree
Within the stone the mountain
Within the shell the sea.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Slightly Open Clam Shell, pastel, 1926, Georgia O'Keeffe, 1887-1986.


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A Time Past ~ Haiku

ocean breeze and sun
a moment in reverie
embraced by love known.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Photo: Rose Marie Raccioppi, Cruise Ship.

A Haiku Dedicated to Rose Marie Raccioppi by Sultan Khilji

Rivers and rainbows
She weaves in her poetry
The moon and the stars.

Sultan Khilji
Lahore, Pakistan


and a haiku in gratitude

upon my return
a delight awaiting me
lovingly I smile.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Tappan, New York

Firmament

This ever changing firmament

I lovingly behold

Shades, hues and tones

By the light enfold

Sweeping streaks of colors ephemeral

Etch upon the soul.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Dulcinea, Watercolor, Skyscapes, APOGEE Art, Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2010.

The Inspiration of the Poet ~ Nicolas Poussin

Who

Who heeds the words of this poet
Who listens to these echoes of heart
Who feels the yearnings and the fire
Who sees the vision held clear

Is it the wind that whispers its own song
Is it the sun that warms and nourishes
Is it the moon that sheds its light
Is it the star that guides our way
Is it the stranger who extends a hand
Is it the child who gives a knowing smile
Is it the soul in its moment of call
Is it God in all present grace

Who heeds the words of this poet
Who listens to these echoes of heart
Who feels the yearnings and the fire
Who sees the vision held clear.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


The Inspiration of the Poet, Oil on canvas, 1629-1630, Musée du Louvre, Nicolas Poussin, 1594 - 1665.

Vista in Haiku Reflection

a palette of light
strokes of radiant array
vista majestic.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Astronomy Picture of the Day
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091003.html

A NOW in Haiku reflection

humble be the dark
the majesty of light reigns
crowning rays afar.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


A NOW, Photo, CAR, Collectible Clicks,©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2010.

Inner Realms

Under the shroud of sleep
Timeless moments
Inner realms dispelling limitation
All pervasive Being
Above Earth's plains
Beyond all mountains
In flight across the heavens
Held not by gravity
Within the burning light
That cannot be contained
The shroud of sleep lifted
And I awakened to time
A vibrant peace
An all sounding silence
Knowing
I shall descent no more
Into the lower realms
Of deceptive thought.

~

all sound silence
all color light
all sensibilities peace
all life breath
all awareness rapture
all knowing truth
all truth beauty.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Astronomy Picture of the Day, Betelgeuse Resolved, Credit: NaCo, VLT, ESO.

Beneath A Willow

So delicate each leaf
So mighty your bough
Branches bend humbly
Yet strength be your vow
Waters in libation
Winds in embrace
Under your majesty
Beneath I in place
Seasons of change
Sun, moon a distant star
Listen I to all the secrets
Whispers near and far.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


The Lady of Shalott, John William Waterhouse, oil painting, 1888, Tate Gallery, London.

"...Down she came and found a boat
Beneath a willow left afloat..."

The Lady of Shalott, 1833, poem, Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1809-1892.

Where Love Is Known ~ Beethoven Violin Romance No.2

Where love is known
And destiny makes its call
Now I want to take you away
Bring you to that place
Where there are no doubts
Where only conviction and faith preside
Where obstructions are but momentary
That place within my arms
Now I want to take you away
Bring you to that place
Where there are no doubts
Where you feel the vastness and closeness
Where an embrace holds and frees you
Where you live the beauty you are
Where love is known
And destiny makes its call.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


"Red, Yellow and Black Streak," 1924, oil on canvas, Georgia O’Keeffe.

Michelangeli - Debussy Préludes Book II - Feux d'artifice ~ Haiku Reflections

Haiku Reflections
~ music ~ painting ~ word ~

this flowing grandeur
sounding sensibilities
hearken to the heart.

the night's majesty
cresting waves of violet
light within the soul.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Frames of Mind, Opus 7, segment, Watercolor, Conceptual, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com

A Cloak

This ever present gift of time, a cloak we weave
Threads of many textures ever to conceive
Woven be the thoughts of love, peace and pleasure
And known be the blessings, a cloak of silken treasure
And if there be a torn and tattered cloak to bare
Know I the GREAT WEAVER with weft and warp of ever present care
With silver threads of light and golden threads of love
Weave HE will, a cloak of crowning grace, the firmament above.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Sky, photo, ©Cindy Dyer, 2009.

Master Gardener

Petals of golden light I to perceive
This the majesty of the Creator to conceive
What thoughts of love and grace has He
To bring beauty's array, this flower to be
Seeds of light the center does hold
Within, another flower yet to unfold
Gifts upon our Earth, blooms ever sublime
And touched we are by this endowment divine
The Master Gardener in loving grace does sow
A behest in celebration of the sun's light and glow.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Flower, Master Gardner, photo: PFR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2010.

A Day in July ~ Saturday Before Sunset

...a day in July...

On a Saturday Before Sunset

No earrings, bracelets, necklaces or rings need she bear
Yet fully adorned and crowned in God’s loving care

Free of shackles and constraint of body and soul
Within all treasures and a found goal

She honors life in all its glory
Each moment now a complete story

And when she records with pen a line
Awakened and felt is the sublime

Who pray tell is she
She is the I introduced to the me

And in this moment of quiet reflection
She sees all of nature in full perfection

Bamboo leaves such grace of green
Shades and hues held by each leaf seen

Touched and moved by wind and light
Leaves in shadow leaves held bright

The quiver of the growing leaf, the strength of the rooted tree
Suspended, held and free

Running waters flow, a chorus of crickets, branches all a sway
A bird, a butterfly in luminous array

The warmth of the summer setting sun her hand does feel
And what is so distant is now and real

At a round wood crafted table she taken to rest
And marvels when catching sight of a bird returning to nest

An airplane above a distant roar
She thinks of how man sets himself to soar

Children’s voices at play are heard
Accompanied by the song of a songbird

No greater or lesser can this presence be
The I known here, now, in this moment to me

The deep breath of Being in great abound
On a Saturday before sunset the I has found.

Rose Marie Raccioppi



Wind and Light, Watercolor, Skyscapes, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com/