Creation's Canvas

hues in brilliant pulsing array
turbulent be this celestial sea
wondrous wondrous palette bright
distant vistas of star birth light.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York



APOD: W5: Pillars of Star Formation - http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111120.html

...with palette in hand... Quake and Storm

..with palette in hand...

Quake and Storm

the line be it beauty perceived
the light be it TRUTH revealed
the shadow be it time cast
the color be it passion known
the stirring, the quest, the resolve
quake and storm
'tis the artist's way.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Quake and Storm, Image and Text, ©Rose Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

The work, "Quake and Storm," is on Display/Sale at "The Food Evolution" in Bardonia, New York. (w63" x h33" - framed in wood hand finished brown/bronze) For more information contact me directly.

Upon expression of the heart's prevailing word and the soul's felt vision, a Peace is known.. Peace is ever the gift and celebration of love and creation... it is the resolve of light and shadow, it is the knowing of grace, the living of TRUTH, and the blessings of life eternal.

Yours in gratitude,
Rose Marie

BARNES & NOBLE | The Wind and the Willow by Rose Marie Raccioppi | NOOK Book (eBook), Paperback

Do consider as a Holiday gift for yourself or another. When your purchase is complete with Barnes and Noble, you are invited to select one of the poems from, The Wind And The Willow. It would be my pleasure to provide your selected poem, suitable for framing and signed. Send information and request to rmr8@verizon.net. ENJOY!!

Overview

Words heard, spoken, and written, reflections, musings and the ever-present quest for understanding and well being, move this poet's pen. Childhood, motherhood and the ravages of cancer are all woven into the fabric of time and being. Offered here are the impressions and ponderings that grasp at the very core of being. The Wind and the Willow is a deeply heartfelt expression of life known, fears conquered, anguish dispelled and the ever-present gift of faith. Journey with words to bridge reverie and revelation, to move beyond despair to the embrace of innocence and delight, be it the brightest or darkest hour.

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Thank You.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Passions and Gratitude... Burning Embrace

Sacred flame and fire
Consecrated passion and desire
Praise and Glory be they named
Truth and Love ever ordained
This blissful frenzy, a fervor within heart
From all doubt or fear this soul depart
The grandeur of life I not conceal
In the burning embrace of this moment real.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


The Flaming Star ~ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap051018.html

Happy Thanksgiving ~ 2011

'tis a day of blessings
a harvest of grace and gratitude
may all gather in joy and love
Thanksgiving and Praise be known.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

Thanksgiving ~ Blessed We Are

Thanksgiving ~ Blessed We Are

Blessed we are
For the passion and allurement of love
For the delicate innocence of each new born
For the wonder of each child’s way
For the meaning we live this day

Blessed we are
For the understanding we seek
For the compassion we feel
For each sunrise we behold
For each story told

Blessed we are
For the striving and the path
For the strength to meet opposition
For the knowing within the Word
For the listening beyond all heard

Blessed we are
For the bounty
For the harvest we gather
For the restful reflection
For nature's perfection.

Blessed we are
For the tender touch that comforts
For the embrace that secures
For the determination to be
This moment blessed and free.

A Most Happy Thanksgiving to All
2011

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Rest at Harvest, Oil on canvas, 1865, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1825-1905.

Helix Nebula

rhythms of silence to fill the night
these melodies of mind in vistas far
wondrous echoes of deep quietude
the pulsing refrain of a distant star.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown New York


Astronomy Picture of the Day :APOD, Dust and the Helix Nebula,
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap091231.html

...upon my walkway...Tappan, New York

scarlet, crimson, magenta, russet, they be
gathered upon my walkway colors alight I see
the surrender of time and this season's call
the bounty, the beauty, the blessings of Fall.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

for Patty



Upon My Walkway, Photo, CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

...awakened...

from the deep depths of the night
the soul's soaring light of dawning
and awakened is the grace of BEING.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Awakened, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

How Do You Know You Are A Poet

I was asked how do you know you are a poet...
I answered...
and so it is...
when you find bits of paper in your pocket bearing lines
when you realize you did not take your vitamins because you forgot to eat
when you keep writing even though the pencil point is broken
when you hear words in your heart and cannot write them fast enough
when you hear the crackle of a fallen leaf and know it is a song
when you see a smile and feel the wondrous charm of joy
when you are embraced by the MUSE that refuses to let go
when you hear silence and know it is an orchestra divine
when you grasp the lint in your pocket and feel its inspiration
when you see each season by its ceaseless cycles of grace
when you find that every expression, every gesture of nature calls your attention
when you breathe and feel the miracle of life that is you
when you sigh in delight and amazement at the poem you just completed
and so it is ... you know.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Photo:
Orangetown Designates Raccioppi as Poet Laureate
Nyack-Piermont Patch

Listen To This Night

Listen to this night
Violet whispers
Indigo melody
And light's refrain

Listen to this night
Blue notes
Lilting tones
And light's refrain.



Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


The Night, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com

What Be This Birth

what be this birth
a value measured
a purpose defined
a potential anticipated
a passion known
what be this birth
a plan determined
an action set
a vision fulfilled
a quest triumphant
what be this birth
the birth of PEACE
the birth of PRAISE.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


This Birth, Photo, CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

Crerscendo of Fall

an orchestra of color a symphony of Fall
the brilliance of russet leaves on the mighty oak tall
the sun, gentle winds embrace each leaf alight
sweeping grace of russet held by each leaf in flight
feel I the dance of branch and bough in surrender's call
leaves in repose, the finale, the crescendo of Fall.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Crescendo of Fall, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

November Moon

Ah, this moon in such radiant brilliance be
Casting light shadowed by the towering oak tree
To the whispering song of gentle winds this night
Be there a shadow dance of branch and leaves alight.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


November Moon, Photo, CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

Moonlight Serenade - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n92ATE3IgIs&feature=related

In Valor Known -Veteran's Day 11/11/11

In tribute and reverence stand we
Held our right to be free
Hearts and souls in valor known
Right intention and devotion shown
Battlefields of victory and plight
Through all beheld freedom's light
Others before us in peace they lay
And gather in gratitude we this day
Sons and daughters, husbands and wives
Children of purpose have given their lives
The breath of freedom an endowment divine
Bequeathed to life yours, life mine.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, Joe Rosenthal's historic photo depicts five United States Marines and one sailor raising an American flag over Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. The image is an Associated Press photograph that won the Pulitzer Prize for Photography. It was taken by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945.

...wondrous‎...in haiku reflection....

galactic splendor
a winged nebula of gold
wondrous star of light.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Astronomy Picture of the Day: APOD: 2011 November 7 - Star Forming Region S106 - http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111107.html

...from the night...cosmic dance...

this cosmic dance of BEING
fragments of what was yet prevail
mind holds to visions of another tomorrow
heart pulses with a questing TRUTH
orchestration of past present future
vistas of the soul
this cosmic dance of BEING.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Cosmic Dance, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

Simplicity

simplicity
interface
light and shadow
fields of color
motion
the thought
the artistry
expression fulfilled.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Simplicity, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

Behind the Curtain...

Behind the Curtain

there is the writer and the reader
the musician and the listener
the artist and the admirer
the performer and the audience
the player and the spectator
the visionary and the planner
all in Creation
all in complement
all in celebration
Applause
Bravo
Applause.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Behind the Curtain, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

...depths of darkness...

jeweled be the depths of darkness
illumed be the shadows of light
journey to the silence of slumber
to the vistas of my dreams
to the visions of my soul
and awaken to the dawning of day new.



Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Vistas of My Dreams, Image, ©Rose Marie Racciopi, 2011.

"GREEN" at the Tappan Library, Tappan, NY

Pleased to announce that The TAPPAN LIBRARY, Tappan, New York, now has on exhibit for the month of November, 2011, "GREEN," featuring the art and poetry of Rose Marie Raccioppi, Poet Laureate, Orangetown, New York. Works on exhibit are those inspired by the gift of nature's green in all its majesty, beauty and grace.

As an artist, poet, and an environmentalist, the word and the brush are ever offered in gratitude for the blessings of life and for the bounty of mother nature in all her many moods, glory and splendor.

Poetic works are in complement to works of art.

Abundance BE

Ravage not the land nor sea
Heed the echoed cry and plea
Heard in the crashing wave and thunderous sky
In valleys, plains and mountains high
Hold this Earth in reverent care
Protect our gifts of land, water and air
Take not in abuse a mineral or gem
Behold the wonder of each bloom, leaf and stem
Trees to flourish, 'tis bounty's call
The knowing grace of Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Earth, animals, a you, a me
Nurture wise and abundance be.



The Blush of Beauty

Leaves of green, red, orange, crimson and gold
Such is the palette of Autumn to behold
Colors to don trees in such rapturous array
Leaves alight flutter free this November day
The blush of beauty in colors bright
Blessed be all by the Creator's light.



Nature's Vow

mountain side fields of green there be
on river banks as waters flow to the ocean to the sea
from Spring to Winter be there ever seen
budding and seasoned leaves of green
dew touched green greets the dawn
the harvest from nature's bounty drawn
in heights that soar a tree does stand
the splendor of green in sublime command
shades and hues upon branch and bough
the grace of green 'tis nature's vow.




Rain Rain

The rhythmic falling rain
The green flourishing foliage
The touch the sound the feel
Creation in God's grandeur real

Rain outside my window
Tapping at my door
I hear its sounding call
Rain rain evermore

Droplets of splendor
Upon branches green
Shimmering light
'Tis God to be seen

I listen to its haunting
Chant and melody
And feel its loving grace
Deep deep within me.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Green Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

Alchemic Flames

passions known to this soul
rapture in divine surrender
the fires pulse and call within
alchemic flames of splendor.



Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Alchemic Flames, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

The Wizard Nebula

what fires your delight
what visions of commune do you bear
one that believes in the miracles of life
the gifts bestowed by the Creator
holding to faith
abandoning fear
living the blessings of the divine order
and the fascination of the Wizard Nebula.



Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Astronomy Picture of the Day, 2011 November 2
NGC 7380: The Wizard Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Rolf Geissinger
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html