Beyond the darkening veil...

'Tis Resolve you do hail

And lifted is Doubt’s darkening veil

To Despair no bond shall you hold

Within is an unfinished story told

A vision, a being known divine

No longer betrayed by haunts of past time

Resolve and Freedom’s quest held anew

Beauty, Love and Truth your rightful due.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

To An Artist

~

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The Ghostly Veil Nebula 

Haiku in Reflection ~ Orion

considerations
beyond measure and reason
TRUTH and GOD be known.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

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...a field of dark...In Light Cast

a celestial garden of star seeds ordained

blessed they be in Creation's name

in vistas distant and so very vast

the bounty of beauty in light cast.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Messier 5 http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120803.html :Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block, Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter, University of Arizona.

The Wizard Nebula

what fires your delight
what visions of commune do you bear
one that believes in the miracles of life
the gifts bestowed by the Creator
holding to faith
abandoning fear
living the blessings of the divine order
and the fascination of the Wizard Nebula.



Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Astronomy Picture of the Day, 2011 November 2
NGC 7380: The Wizard Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Rolf Geissinger
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Star Fire

haiku reflections

wondrous vistas far
star fires ever brilliant light
this our universe.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

image: The Flame Nebula : http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100112.html

...this to behold...The Creator's Art

... haiku reflections...

a distant canvas
vista of light and stardust
the Creator's Art.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York



Image: Astronomy Picture of the Day, APOD: 2011 April 14 - Young Stars in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud. http://apod.nasa.gov

And What Be This Poet's Plea

And what be this poet's plea
But to honor God's gifts
Be they of land, sky, ocean or sea
To know that All and One are given in grace
And in gratitude be our care, our loving embrace
Stars and galaxies, vistas of splendor and glory
Within the secrets, the miracles of Creation's story
Words to hold to the knowing of heart and soul
Reverent be our gratitude, our calling toll
And what be this poet's plea
But to honor God's gifts
Be they of land, sky, ocean or sea.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

In response to
Larry Lawhorn
who wrote...

"...it is our longing to become the poet...
that is the poet calling to you...
you are the poet so many long to hear...
designed by nothing less than infinite wisdom's Natural design...
trillion year old stardust woven into Living colors...
you were designed to be as you are ♥ ...

"...we are trillion year old StarDust... animated into Life, by Love. "

and I in response...

StarDust in waves of time and space
From which our spirit we to trace
Light beholden within our heart
From where love has its primal start
Known be the fire of the Creator's flame
And we the Presence of All so named.

With love,
Rose Marie




Astronomy Picture of the Day, APOD: 2010 October 2 - Hubble's Lagoon, Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Space Telescope
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap101002.html

Starry Night Over the Rhone

Vincent van Gogh

He knew and was able to see
the wondrous light of stars that be
He felt and was able to convey
with brush what words could not say.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Starry Night Over the Rhone , Oil on canvas, 1888, Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890.

Credit: Vincent van Gogh, Wikipedia; Acknowledgement: B. Schaefer (LSU)

Astronomy Picture of the Day
2010 September 21

Explanation: How can the majesty of the night sky best be captured in a painting? This was a continual challenge for Vincent van Gogh, who pioneered stirring depictions of star filled skies into several of his works. Pictured above is van Gogh's Starry Night Over the Rhone, where the French town of Arles is depicted complete with gas lights reflecting off the Rhone river. van Gogh's night sky appears alive with turbulent stellar images contrasting with lofty dark blue hues. Above the river, one can discern the stars of the familiar Big Dipper asterism. Following a line connecting the two Big Dipper stars on the right, the North Star Polaris could be easily found.

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Vista in Haiku Reflection

a palette of light
strokes of radiant array
vista majestic.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Astronomy Picture of the Day
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091003.html

Inner Realms

Under the shroud of sleep
Timeless moments
Inner realms dispelling limitation
All pervasive Being
Above Earth's plains
Beyond all mountains
In flight across the heavens
Held not by gravity
Within the burning light
That cannot be contained
The shroud of sleep lifted
And I awakened to time
A vibrant peace
An all sounding silence
Knowing
I shall descent no more
Into the lower realms
Of deceptive thought.

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all sound silence
all color light
all sensibilities peace
all life breath
all awareness rapture
all knowing truth
all truth beauty.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Astronomy Picture of the Day, Betelgeuse Resolved, Credit: NaCo, VLT, ESO.

Of Night Of Day

The brilliant light of the sun to cast
Warmth upon vistas of splendor vast
And when the sun in grandeur sets
Horizons of beauty the heart shan't forget
The majesty of the awakened night sky
Stars, galaxies, the moon on high
This crowning glory of night, of day
To jewel the path, to mark The Way.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


image: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100721.html

Ever Present Rapture

A knowing wise, a PRESENCE from which I ne'er depart
This within the deep chambers of my heart
Galaxies and vistas both near and far
Wondrous be the light of each brilliant star
Creations ever present rapture to enfold
Beauty be Creation's story now and ever told.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Astronomy Picture of the Day: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Rider Of The Stellar Winds

Rider of the stellar winds
Light years away
Through the Orion cloud
Dawning in glorious array
Opulence majestic
Be there shown
Resplendent grandeur
In distant vistas known.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Astronomy Picture of the Day
The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100513.html

Creation's Command Light Years Away

The pulse of a nebula in a vista vast
Wondrous beauty in this universe cast
An array brilliant of color and light
To astound the heavens this very night
The life of a sun-like star a halo divine
From light years away to this moment mine.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Astronomy Picture of the Day
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Palette of Light

Hues and tones upon a palette of light divine
Colors in brilliant array upon a canvas of time
The splendor of starlight and distant winds enfold
'Tis the artistry of Creation this hour I to behold.

Rose Marie Raccioppi



Astronomy Picture of the Day, Rosetta Nebula, Credit & Copyright: John Ebersole,
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