Outside my window

Outside my window
from where I sit at my desk
the brilliant amber-russet of the leaves of the Dogwood 
hold to the noonday light 
the embracing of the deep green of the pines 
join in the brilliance of the sun.  
    A pause... and felt is 
                       the passion
                           the ascension
                              the unity
                                   the spirit
                                       the exchange

                                           the gift of time, presence and BEING.

Rose Marie Raccioppi 

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photo: CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi