In joyous abandon the silence to greet
The chorus of sound as leaf and wind meet
This season’s winsome array now is heard
The sonorous sway of bamboo, the call of the songbird
Lithe and lush dwellers of my garden green
Holding to the sun’s light dancing shadows seen
Leaves and canes in supple surrender bow
Beauty, strength, gentleness be the bamboo’s vow.
Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York
Bamboo in my garden, Photograph, CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.
