The Heavens and Earth ~ Veiled in White

veiled in white is the sky above

covered in white is the earth below

in this morning new a bridal array

such be the presence of a cold wintery day....

the marriage of the heavens and earth in this moment now

hear I the blessing, the devotion, the vow

each to serve and in eternal glory be

mountains, rivers, streams, oceans and seas

come forth they with forests, plants and beauty divine

with the sun, the moon, many a star to shine

and we to celebrate the splendor and love

of the earth and heavens above.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York


The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus:
 "That which is Below corresponds to that which is Above,
 and that which is Above corresponds to that which is Below, 
to accomplish the miracle of the One Thing." 

~

When ordained anew to be 'the messenger,' one sees that it is glory and beauty that is to be conveyed... this the willing devotion of a poet... this too, your calling. Each storm shall pass, each quake shall settle, each dawning shall there be light.