..the MUSE beckons...

 

a poetic word ever held in heart

from which love shall not depart

express I the need and sounding plea

the MUSE beckons beckons within me

embrace the heart and love of others known

hold dear the care and vision they have shown

we as ONE as resolute intention divine

share we the gifts of love, light and time.

blessed be our endowments of grace and word

the MUSE beckons beckons that our hearts be heard.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Parnassus or Apollo and the Muses, c. 1640, 

Simon Vouet, French Baroque Era Painter, 1590-1649.

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Rhapsodies Mine... ...paint upon canvas... words upon paper ...

 

words to echo the depths of passion and desire
those that capture moments of rapture's fire
the lover's embrace that holds silent the pain
within the folds of beauty our truth we so name
we and another in shared vision and a knowing quest
become the ocean waters as they flow and crest
an ecstasy within that breathes life divine
blessed be these rhapsodies mine.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Rhapsodies, APOGEE Vibrational Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013.

So deeply felt... so deeply known... 

the pen of the poet... the brush of the artist... 
word and palette ... a divine order in expression.

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The journey.. the markings of THE WAY...

 

THE WAY

need it be of pain to be real

need it be of anguish beyond conceal

need it be of loss and tear

need it be of what we fear

is this the poet’s hailed domain

is there a vista beyond the pain

and so I a poet called to see

the blessings bestowed upon a you, a me

without effort or labors of my hand

the sun to rise upon Creation’s command

and with the gift of breath be each endowed

by the glory that GOD and life do vow

heed I the love, the truth, the beauty, within this day

be it the journey, the markings of THE WAY.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

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When all refuse...

 

..and so a poem... for all who visit... for all who view...

 

In Commemoration ... in Tribute... in Dedication ... 

in Acknowledgment... in Remembrance...

and

Just 

B E C A U S E

there is

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                                    Beauty

                                        Exchange

                                            Creation

                                                Ascension

                                                    Union

                                                        Spirit

                                                            Expression

Rose Marie Raccioppi

APOGEE Poet

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

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Grace known...

~ click on images for each in full view ~

Sunflower Photo courtesy of Valdemar Fishmen

Dragonfly...

 

A Request ~ A Fulfillment ...

I presented a request to Andrew Weitzer, confident of its fulfillment. He is a Nature Photographer Extraordinaire. One can only marvel at his level of mastery. Andrew captures, the essence, the strength. the power, the beauty, the uniqueness, of his subjects, such that they become alive as we view them in their natural abodes.

These supernal photographs of Dragonflies gifted to me from one who was my 5th Grade Student, Class of 1963, Public School 106, Bronx, New York.

YES, with JOY received.

Love it is,

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Photos Credit : Andrew Weitzer, 2021.

Dragonfly

Dragonfly upon your wings I yet fly

Taken to frog ponds, to vistas on high

Your mystery, abiding wonder, and grace

Withn the joy of heart found is your place

From time beyond my grasp, your presence known

The majesty of creation your embodiment shown

Many a wisdom tale to be heard

Echoes, Echoes, of the Creator's WORD.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

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The Plea of Heart...the Prayer of Soul...

TRUTH seekers, TRUTH bearers, are beyond false truths, deception and deceit, be it held, denied, or masked!!

REJOICE I Shall ... TRUTH not a silenced voice...

Rose Marie Raccioppi

APOGEE Paradigm™

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BE I of G R A C E. ~ Thunderous Sounding

 

BE I of G R A C E...                                                                         

                                                GOD

                                                Revelation

                                                Ascension

                                                Creation

                                                Exchange

... gifted by endowments of my CREATOR... 

and so at 85 years of age I yet proclaim...

Thunderous Sounding

what be this awakening sweet

where grace and intention meet

what be this thunderous sounding in heart

where all that is has its knowing start

what be this soaring of spirit and soul

where vision is one with heart and goal

this be the Self, the TRUTH to embrace

where all that is blessed in knowing I place

where judgment, reprisal, illusion and demise

be cast aside by Spirit, an awareness wise

beyond the drama and lies yet heard

is the beloved glory of the divine WORD

joyful gratitude to fill my days

so be the embodiment of SELF, of GOD, in PRAISE.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Art Work: Thunderous Sounding, APOGEE Vibrational Art, 

The Sounding Light Collection, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi.

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...and Why a P O E M ...

 

In Commemoration... in Tribute... in Dedication ... in Acknowledgment... in Remembrance...

Rose Marie Raccioppi

APOGEE Poet

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

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LABOR DAY 2023 ~ The artistry of Labors...

 

LABOR DAY 2023 ~ The artistry of Labors

The A R T of BEING...

    Ascension

        Resurrection

            Truth

The A R T of DOING...

    Aspiration

        Revelation

            Trust

The A R T of HAVING...

    Appreciation

        Reverence

            Treasure

BE these the spoils of visions held, 

                the truths known, the glory lived...

Our work as O N E

There shall be a rising sun

And known be our work as ONE

We with perspectives in dedication

Life and purpose imbued with Creation

Wisdom gathered from many many wise

The art of ALL be a treasured prize

Beauty, strength and grace, a body to behold

Health, prosperity, and blessings BE the story told

The artistry of our labors so shall they be known

By the works of hand and heart in glory shown.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Asklepios, or Asclepius (Ἀσκληπιός, Ασκληπιός) (or in Roman Aesculapius),god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek mythology. Musei Vaticani, State of the Vatican City, Artist/Maker Unknown

Asklepios. Marble, Roman copy after a Greek original of the 5th century BC. The inscription on the plinth indicates the statuette to be a votive gift. Credit line From the Vicolo dei Leutari in Rome, 1783, Location Museo Chiaramonti

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September 11, 2023 ~ We Pause in Remembrance

 September 11, 2023

We Pause in Remembrance

We,  in Remembrance pause, we gather as community, as family, as friends, of those who were victims of a merciless attack, to offer solace, a knowing that calls to heart,  and to honor the heroes, the first responders of the day, and each day since, who have suffered the pain, and loss of life from the devastating effects of toxins upon lungs, heart and BEING.

Tears, heartache, shock, beyond all conceal

For the pain, the horrors, remain yet real
Time alone does not ease the grief, the pain
For the inward scars of loss long long remain.

Tales of responders, heroic be each deed

Humanity and care, held as a living creed. 

In loving respect, in a faith the soulful heart does bear

And so skyward be our eyes to the embrace of heavenly care 

The touch of GOD ever real

Supernal be the blessings of All we to feel

In this moment as Below as Above 

Beheld we be by the embrace of Love 

Our loved ones lost, be yet their dreams held true

Their legacy granted onto a me, onto a you 

Let us this day imagine the dreams once real

That in our hearts we shan't conceal 

What vision, what promises made, hankered in their soul

Let us in loving PRAISE honor their envisioned goal 

And in praise, hear we the sounding call of each name

The dreams, the visions held, let us proclaim

In our hearts grant each their completed goals

PEACE onto our pulsing hearts and departed souls.

PEACE onto our pulsing hearts and departed souls.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York 

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A Month New ~ September 1, 2023

 

The Call of This Day

what moves us but sensibilities and passion aflame

creation, concepts, art and BEING with heartfelt claim

brilliant be the colors of the sun to rise the sun to set

to mark the vision, the glory, beyond all regret

anew each breath within blessings divine

to mark our BEING this gift of time

a task, a deed, a celebration sweet

where vigor and joy so lovingly meet

beyond perceptions there BE a knowing real

from where LOVE and PRAISE have no conceal

dwell we may in a beckoning restless heart

from which deep understanding bears its start

blessings of GOD be the call of this day

'tis the message, the message of soul to convey.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

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