For music that moves the spiritFor beauty that touches the soulFor drama that echoes life's questFor art that expresses the Creator's loveThe voice of an Italian in songThe hand of an Italian in sculptureThe paintings of an Italian upon ceilings majesticThe word of an Italian in poetry divineThe performance of an Italian upon stage and screenEver the savor, ever the delight, ever the passions at playThe food, the wine, the love, the joy of the Italian way.I sing, I dance, I jump aboutIt is the Italian in me that I shout aboutThe mark, the work, the toil, the devotion shownTowers, bridges, roads, churches, railways, homesThe shoemaker, the bread baker, the fruit and vegetable standAh, my New York City block with memories grandThe family, the kinship, the honor, the strength, the strideThe passion, the pizza, the pasta, the Italian prideThe love of life, the vision, the questCount on an Italian to do the best.Rose Marie Raccioppi2010 Inaugural Rockland Italian Hall of FamePoet of the Year, Orangetown, NYROCKLAND’S SEPTEMBER ITALIAN FEASTAll Things Italian
From Thursday, September 16, to Sunday, September 19, 2010 The Sons Of Italy Lodge in Blauvelt, NY will host the Inaugural Italian FESTIVAL/FEAST/CARNIVAL on the Masonic Picnic Grounds on Western Highway in Tappan, New York. At this Feast/Festival/Carnival will be the first public posting of people of Italian Blood who live/have lived in Rockland, NY who have made a significant contribution to Rockland’s greatness. And I, as one, will be named to Rockland’s Italian Hall of Fame.
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