There are wings upon she soars...

There are wings upon she soars

the calling whispers of the wind
the sweet songbird song
the warmth of the sun
the brilliance of the stars
the waxing and waning of the moon
the ebb and flow of the tides

There are wings upon she soars

the lucid dreams that fill the night
the palette of color
the starkness of the calling canvas
the harmonies of the heart
the beckoning of the soul 
the echo of the word

There are wings upon she soars

the grasping hand of a newborn
the knowing smile of a child
the warmth of a touch
the dream held real
the pulse that is
the pulse that is

There are wings upon she soars
There are wings upon she soars
There are wings upon she soars.

Wings In Flight, The Sounding Light Collection, 
APOGEE Vibrational Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi.

A Sunday Pause...

Ah... the Sounding Muse... 

the pulsing rhythm of heart... 

'tis music...

Yes...

'tis music
hear I the rhythmic grace
this driving pulsing splendor of sound 
this orchestration of heart
from which love shan’t depart.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

to be FREE...

To Be Free...

be bound not by the blame

be bound not by the pain

you are destined to be free

be bound not by judgments unfair

be bound not by hurtful absence of care

you are destined to be free

be bound not by lies and illusion

be bound not by the misguided conclusion

you are destined to be free

be bound not by what another may do or say

be bound not by cruel games some may play  

you are destined to be free

free to live beauty, truth and a vision clear

free to live faith, and blessings dear

free to live your dreams conceived

free to be the glory perceived

free to live and know God’s embrace

free to hold this in heart’s place

free to live a destiny true

free to live the JOY that in TRUTH is You.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Founder/Director

APOGEE Paradigm™

Photo Credit: http://www.sevenpillarshouse.org/article/the_broken_chain

S U P E R M O O N

the air still and gently cool
seductive be this darkened vista
bewitching light of the moon
corona of jeweled tones luminous
such be the rapture of this November night.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

SUPERMOON ~ November, 2016...

Awakened by the brilliant light of the moon at 3:00 AM.. yet more to come...

 http://www.nasa.gov/…/…/2016/novembers-spectacular-supermoon

Moon

brilliant be the full moon light

an indigo melody fills the night

the depths of darkness graced they be

by the light that calls to hearts and sea

tides and souls in cresting splendor

to this majesty of grace I surrender.

How fortuitous that this Earth is presently graced by the full moon at perigee. 

Creation offering brilliance so that we take pause and behold the glory of The Way. 

For whatever be the moods, the perceptions of humankind, the Light prevails.

…and touched we are by the grace of the Supermoon, November, 2016.

Crescendo

hear I the ambient harp song of the night

brilliant moon in its melody of light

indigo depths in light they be

onto cresting waves of ocean and sea

this wax and wane, the ebb and flow

a dance, a dance in the moon’s blazing glow

this moment a crescendo so sweetly heard

the luminous, the luminous, pulsing THE WORD.

Rose Marie Raccioppi 

Poet Laureate 

Orangetown, New York 

Crescendo, APOGEE Vibrational Art ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2016.

The MOON...

wondrous light up on high
the moon in flight across the sky
brilliant orb to wax and wane
the beauty of night claims your name
 the moon a gift of grace
your light and love in heart I place
and if a moment in darkness or despair
know I the Presence of light's embracing care
the light of stars, sun and moon upon my soul ever be
this be God's WORD decreed onto me.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

.The.Moon. Photo, CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 20116.

...to see the marvelous...

"The invariable mark of wisdom is to

see the miraculous in the common."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

the marvel of a golden leaf to fall

from that mighty tree bold and tall

the lilting melody of the song bird

within the love of heart be heard

these gifts of season and time

such be blessings of the divine

it is with grace and ardent PRAISE

that we endow our hallowed days.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

The Fire The Rose

 The Fire The Rose

The fire of passion, bud, bloom and thorn they be

So too, the cresting ecstasy of ocean and sea

A rapture of being and enchantment divine

Upon this soul, ever yours, ever mine

What longing lore of love do your petals enfold

Your sweet seductive fragrance I to behold

Bloom in rapture and radiant red array

The kiss of waters upon your petals lay.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Do Enjoy... an offering of inspiration:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Rf9IRmg60&feature=share

Image Credit:  The Flame, Cecilia Boudreaux.

BE it the libation...

At this afternoon hour in Tappan, New York.....

The light prevails and the rain does come

Be it the libation, the ever present gift of BEING

Be these tears, these drops of rain, the gift of flow

Answering the quest, the thirst of faith and love

Fulfilling the cleansing, the nourishing, the very call

To BE… Birth Eternal in the waters of conception 

In the waters of birth, in the streams of BEING.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Port Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Image: http://www.incrediblesnaps.com/20-most-beautiful-raindrops-pictures

Interlude... at my window...

Interlude…  2:55 PM ~ At My Window in Tappan, New York

Sweet rain sounding 

Gem colored leaves in libation’s grace

Brilliant crimson dogwood at my window

Branch and bough holding to the light of the sun

This the season of fall fulfilling its vow

This the moment, this the moment, NOW...

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Photo: Crimson Dogwood, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi.

And NOW at: 3:38 PM...

The bright sun and clear lambent sky

Glistens the rain touched gems of color

Leaves newly brilliant in the wake of light

Moment majestic in the wake of change

This the season of fall fulfilling its vow

This the moment, this the moment, NOW...

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Dreams Enfold

 

sweet slumber dreams enfold

heart and soul to behold

within depths of dark newly conceived

to the dawning light I AM received

to the dawning light I AM received.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Dreams Enfold, APOGEE Vibrational Art, The Sounding Light Collection, 

©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012 - 2016.

An October Moment

the gentle chill of early fall

the touch of orange and crimson

leaves rustle whispers to the soft wind

the yet green grass lush and sweetly fragrant

the bloom of flowers in gem tones

yellow sapphire, red garnet, orange carnelian

in the near distance sculptures of angels

herald they their song of praise 

cascading vines embrace the weathered wood fence

waters sounding as they fall to the pond

to the delight of the swimming koi

a walk to the garden

holding to the magic of fairy tales and stories of wonder

an interlude as the sunset hour is soon to be

an October moment reminds us of the summer that was

and the fall in all its presence of glory

in all its presence of glory.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Alchemic Distillation...

A transformation is being called upon... and so in an alchemic distillation … 

F E A R  be then the golden light of ...

                                         Faith
                                         Evolution
                                         Ascension
                                         Revelation ... the glory of BEING... 

                                                                                           in the awakening 
                                                                                                 of unity and love.

Rose Marie Raccioppi 

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

The Sounding Light Collection, 

www.thesoundinglight.blogspot.com.

Orangetown 9/11 Memorial Service, 2016.

The Wondrous

There is ever the wondrous in life
The ways of nature in expression
The gift of seed
The beauty of bloom
The blessings of bounty
Pay heed, pay heed, the breath
The receiving, the giving
This of Earth, this of Being.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Interface, breath as one, APOGEE Vibrational Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, The Sounding Light Collection.

On Exhibit/Sale at the Tappan Free-Library, Tappan, New York for the month of September, 2016. 

Do plan a viewing visit. 

Apollo with his Lyre

Held in the arms of spirit
Your lyre sounds in delight

The strings touched by a knowing hand
Grace, truth and beauty in loving command
The harmonies of heart to be heard
Concordant be they with sacred word
Strum the chords of the heavens above
Heed  the blessings of divinity’s love.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Apollo with his Lyre, Roman, Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale.  http://cir.campania.beniculturali.it/museoarcheologiconazionale/

About the National Archaeological Museum in Naples

Situated in the center of Naples, in the 16th-century Palazzo degli Studi, the National Archaeological Museum holds one of the most important collections of classical antiquities, as well as the mosaics, frescoes, and statues discovered at Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae. The origins of the museum go back to 1777, when King Ferdinand IV conceived of a new institution for the arts in Naples and created the Real Museo Borbonico. The museum continued to grow through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with the incorporation of other collections, as well as finds from the numerous excavations at ancient sites throughout the region.

Naples is my motherland. Rose Marie Raccioppi