Happy 2014 ~ The NOW of Time Eternal

Happy 2014

The NOW of Time Eternal

how many notes need be played
before you are the music
how many brush strokes need be made
before you are the art
how many movements need be complete
before you are the dance
how many lines need be written
before you are the poem
how many thoughts need be expressed
before you are the WORD
how many visions need be manifest
before you are the creation
how many breaths need be known
before you are the NOW
the NOW of Time Eternal... Happy 2014.


Rose Marie Raccioppi 
Poet Laureate 
Orangetown, New York 

Image: Courtesy Google Search.

Upon Us

Upon us BE this SPRIT of light and change
As constant as each breath of life we breathe
Ever the giving, the receiving, the ebb and flow
The waxing and waning in cresting waves of time
This the blessing of THE WAY, the knowing of the divine
This the birth of the CHRIST CHILD in celebration anew
This the LOVE shared with the GRACE that is YOU.

Merry Christmas to All.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Awakened Faith, APOGEE Vibrational Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013.

...and so this day ... PRAISE, PRAISE, PRAISE BE

Birth of light, this of divinity's care
Season of celebration with heart we share
Adornments upon a tree, symbols of love
Pray we to the sacred heavens above
Songs and merriment fill they the way
Peace and blessings of a Christmas Day
A Christ Child is born, gifts from wise men of three
A KING, PRAISE, PRAISE, PRAISE BE.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

~ In Dedication ~ In PRAISE...

~ In Dedication ~

Anna

Her voice 

hear we a lilting grace

Within our hearts 

we to place

As too, a rose  

beyond conceal

Passion and beauty

she does reveal

As too, an orchid

so delicate, so grand

Divinity and desire

ennoble her command

As too, a daisy

be it frivolity and play

Petals of joyful favor

glory to mark the Way

As too, a lily

resounding be its soulful call

Fragrant be its perfume

Within the blessing, the All

A garden of song

blooms ever unfold

Sings she each note

within a story to be told

Her voice 

hear we a lilting grace

Within our hearts 

we to place.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

~ In Dedication ~

Youngchul 

Your presence to live song's sacred quest

Such splendor of sound, blessing's behest

Each expression, be it of body, of spirit sublime

Your accord of heart with word in song divine 

BRAVO, is the resounding applause heard

The heart, the soul, and the Praise of Word

Sing ever, for you are the eternal ordained

This the blessings of Youngchul so named.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

The Cloak Undone

Morning sky bright anew... lambent be the light... and so ...

The Cloak Undone

Trees in such lavish array 

White with hues, tones and shadow gray 

Nature's brush strokes all through the night 

Illumed by the early morning light 

Gentle winds and the warming morn sun 

Soon the snow cloak of trees undone 

cold winter winds and drifting fallen snow

droplets of light melting crystals aglow

Birds in flight impel the cold winter air 

And all be known in God's loving care.

Blessings of the Season dear friends... much love...

Rose Marie Raccioppi 

Poet Laureate 

Orangetown, New York 

Melting Snow: Image credit: staddonfamily.com

Interface

In haiku reflection...

alchemic moment

gold be this ribbon of light

change and breath as one.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Interface, APOGEE Vibrational Art, © Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013

http://thesoundinglight.blogspot.com

The Dawning Light ~ Alchemic Interlude

Among those who avail themselves of my offerings are those that have had, what they perceive to be, traumatic experiences. One cannot change what the past has brought, but one can construct a new reality, a transformation, an alchemic interlude, an intention ... and so these words in reflection... 

The Dawning Light 

the scars of abuse upon this mind

the echoes of taunts within this heart

the shadows dark upon this soul

momentary be their reign

momentary be I their prisoner

for within lies the power of resolve

for within lies the light of the Omnipresence

for within lies the liberation of spirit

the scars of abuse dissolve into understanding

the echoes of taunts resound with compassion

the shadows dark ascend to the dawning light

and I in the Willful Presence of BEING.

Rose Marie Raccioppi 

Poet Laureate 

Orangetown, New York 

Alchemic Interlude, APOGEE Vibrational Art, © Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013, http://www.thesoundinglight.blogspot.com/

Quake and Storm... OF BEING

Quake and Storm...

OF BEING

what be this passion, this driving force
this calling to create, to design, to express
what be this passion, this driving force
this calling to awaken, to perceive, to understand
to reveal, to share, to resolve
this calling to validate, to define
to live purpose, to be free, to know love
what be this passion, this driving force
to live ideas, disciplines, and mastery
this the sculptor
form, structure, newly conceived
this the artist
metaphor, symbol of creation's command
this the poet
in lamentation, in faith, in joy expressed
this the dancer, the actor, the performer
the music, the word, the song, the drama
this the quake and storm
this each heart in soul's light
what be this passion, this driving force
but the grace and power OF BEING.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Quake and Storm, APOGEE Vibrational Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013... on exhibit at Union Arts Center, Quincy Hall Gallery, ~ The Sounding Light ... Artists Reception and Celebration, January 4, 2014.

Thanksgiving Unto You...

held yet ever so free
this feeling of gratitude grant I unto thee
within this heart and mind of mine
the graces of life, spirit and time
the past and present visions greet
people, places and memories sweet
abundance and bounty, the harvest be known
the gift of labors, the seeds be sown
seedlings and bloom, our blessings received
within all be the Creator conceived
breath and BEING in celebration anew
this a Thanksgiving unto you.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Gershwin plays Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue  

The Sounding City

The hum of cars, sounding horns

Tongues of many languages

Bright lights, fancy clothes

Saturday nights in memory

This Manhattan reverie

Rhapsody in Blue

The sound of feet on tenement steps

The radio heard from next door

This and eternal moments more

Rhapsody in Blue

The running of numbers

The shoe shine stand

Police car sirens

Dancehall music

Yes, New York City 

Be it in reflections ever grand

Rhapsody in Blue

A vision beyond the alley window

Beyond what the street life demands

Rhapsody in Blue.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

In Dedication to

Carnegie Room Concerts

Alexander Wu plays Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue

Mother Earth and the APOGEE Moon...

Paroxysm at Etna, 16-17 November 2013

Mother Earth its fire, its fury, its beauty...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIHk_A0z0Rc&feature=share

APOGEE

apogee |ˈapəjē|
noun Astronomy
the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth. The opposite of perigee .
• figurative the highest point in the development of something; the climax or culmination of something...

Moon at the APOGEE,  22nd Nov 2013 ~ Moon reaches APOGEE, the farthest point from Earth (404,561 km - 251,967 mi from Earth).

APOGEE

The moon in its distant orbit so very far

At the APOGEE be this light, be this distant star

This orb divine of sacred light, its calling is heard

Within the darkness, the rapture, the given WORD

As too, the tides of the sea, held in its embrace

I in the ebb and flow of love's light and grace

Ascension, be this the glory, this divinity's call

The splendor, the ecstasy, the majesty of ALL

Within this PRESENCE an ALL knowing blessed BE

And held I within a distant vista, within a celestial sea.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

LOGO of APOGEE Paradigm™, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 1983-2013.

 APOGEE Moon... A Metaphor for one's vision, for one's life work, for one's purpose defined... APOGEE, the furthest point in the moon's orbit... and so our quest for the highest point, for the journey's end, for a culmination, for the ultimate climax...our light, our love, our destiny known.