Fires of SOUL...The PRESENCE

 

Awakened to the fires of soul

The vision, the quest, the fulfilled goal

The passion of SELF in this moment NOW

The unfolding, the sounding, the expressive vow

Within this pulsing heart of mine

Feel I the blessed, the supernal divine

A life onto me in union conceived

In each breath of BEING a gift perceived

And so this the eternal moment real

The splendor of SELF ne'er conceal

The presence of GOD blessed within

Absolved I BE of all false sin

And I in grace and gratitude sublime

Savor the spirit, the SOUL held mine.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Fires of Soul ~ Alchemic Flames, APOGEE Vibrational Art,

The Sounding Light Collection, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2022..

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Fires of SOUL

Awakened to the fires of soul
The vision, the quest, the fulfilled goal
The passion of SELF in this moment NOW
The unfolding, the sounding, the expressive vow
Within this pulsing heart of mine
Feel I the blessed, the supernal divine
A life onto me in union conceived
In each breath of BEING a gift perceived
And so this the eternal moment real
The splendor of SELF ne'er conceal
And I in grace and gratitude sublime
Savor the spirit, the SOUL mine.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Fires of Soul ~ Alchemic Flames, APOGEE Vibrational Art, 

The Sounding Light Collection, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2021. 

WHAT

and what does a poet do

to make her soul known to you

her words held within time and deed

be this her love and sacred creed

melodies majestic she in silence sings

in honor of what each breath does bring 

a moment to savor be it the NOW

with pen and paper she fulfills a vow

to take reflection and its known call

heed well the Glory, the Presence, the All.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York 

Image: Poetry, in acknowledgment by Blue Mountain.

...all in this moment NOW...

the love that prevails

the sun that warms

the breeze that cools

the embrace that comforts

the word that celebrates

all in this moment NOW

the remembrance that echoes

the time that gifts

the touch that calls

the season to change

the self to BE

all in this moment NOW

a yesterday in commemoration sweet

a tomorrow with blessings to come

a greeting, a smile, a pause

a knowing wise

a spirit awakened, awakened anew

all in this moment NOW.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

… in reverie… ’tis Sunday...

all in this moment NOW.

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Such be the splendor... within the will of beauty...

within the will of beauty each bloom a blessed story

be this God’s grace in presence, truth and sublime glory

hue, texture, petals, vibrant and delicately divine

the gifts of this season, the majestic NOW of time.

June 8, 2019 at the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photos: CAR Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2019.

S P R I N G... a loving Thank You...

hear the song of the songbird
feel the quiver of grass new
be touched by the golden light of bloom and sun
listen to the silent sounding of budding leaf
behold the beauty, tulips they be
a bouquet of colors, a magical array, gifted onto me
and in their adornment of time and space
the message of creation within heart to place
the delicate expression of bloom to fill our days
the Creator's artistry, passion, power and praise
 hues bold, warm, vibrant, and delicately divine
gifted onto us in this season of grace, the NOW of time.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Photo: Tulips, Collectible Clicks, CAR, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2019.

80 be the times around...

When one lives with purpose fulfilled...

years continue to be the NOW of JOY...

80 be the times around...

The youth of years I do feel

JOY and grace ne'er conceal

Time brings counsel divine

To this abiding soul of mine

Hold wise I the way of the heart

From love's embrace ne'er depart

This day in blessings of light and love

Feel I the wondrous of heavens above

On this earth in gratitude I do live

Blessed I am to receive, to give.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate 

Orangetown, New York

W I T H I N they BE...

the thunderous rain upon rooftops

the cresting waves of the sea

the brooks, streams and rivers

known within they be

the warming passion of the sun

the flowers in blooming frivolity

the winds that whisper secrets

known within they be

the earth that holds to will

the mountains that call to me

the plains and valleys in offerings of grace

known within they be

the sunrise, the sunset.

time an ever present decree

the clouds, the storms, the quakes

known within they be

the call, the beckoning, the quest defined

the vision, the light, the promise to see

the past, the present, ever the NOW

known within they be.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Dreams Enfold, APOGEE Vibrational Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, www.thesoundinglight.blogspot.com

In the Garden

In the garden...

blooms in such winsome array

holding to the light of the dawning day

folds of color in majestic glory

be this, be this, Creation's story

beauty to behold in blooms divine

be this the gift of the NOW of time

in the garden heed I a beckoning call

celebrate, celebrate, the NOW of ALL.

Rose Marie Raccioppi 

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photo: In the Garden, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2018.

Dance of Light

passions known and expressed they be

deliverance by the hands of destiny

line, color, and shadows cast in light

to the call of the muse in flowing flight

with palette and bush a mood to define

such be the gifts, the gifts of NOW and time.

Rose Marie Raccioppi 

Poet Laureate

Dance of Light, APOGEE Vibrational Art, 

©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 

www.thesoundinglight.blogspot.com

#dance #light #passions #muse #NOW #time

To the winds they dance...

Imagine the delight

 if we were to be in spontaneous expression 

of the words of heart felt lovingly 

moment to moment

we would be as the flowers

To the winds they dance 

to the light they praise

to the sun they bloom

holding to the glory and beauty 

of the ever present NOW.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

...the receiving...the giving...

...the receiving...the giving...

this gift of time measured in each pulsing

this gift of breath in the receiving, the giving 

this gift of alchemy in the golden moment NOW

revel I in the presence of confidence

savor I in the blessed command of SELF

honor I in the passions of BEING

in the passions of BEING 

in the golden moment NOW.

Rose Marie Raccioppi 

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

S I M P L Y ...

Simply...

This day in May, at this hour in Tappan, New York...

All holding to the light

Sweet sounding melody of rustling leaves

Dogwood blooms carried by the gentle winds

Lambent sky and a caressing warmth

Song birds alight in lilting song

Such be this NOW of grace

All holding to the light.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

#light #Tappan #NewYork #NOW #winds #caressing

Interlude... at my window...

Interlude…  2:55 PM ~ At My Window in Tappan, New York

Sweet rain sounding 

Gem colored leaves in libation’s grace

Brilliant crimson dogwood at my window

Branch and bough holding to the light of the sun

This the season of fall fulfilling its vow

This the moment, this the moment, NOW...

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Photo: Crimson Dogwood, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi.

And NOW at: 3:38 PM...

The bright sun and clear lambent sky

Glistens the rain touched gems of color

Leaves newly brilliant in the wake of light

Moment majestic in the wake of change

This the season of fall fulfilling its vow

This the moment, this the moment, NOW...

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

The Counsel of TIME

I AM this moment PAST
I AM this moment NOW
I AM all TIME
For what ever was IS
Embrace I the pain, the pleasure
Appreciate I the awareness, the aspiration
Feel I the soaring, the silence sweet
Live I its trials, its TRUTH, its treasure of BEING
I AM this moment PAST
I AM this moment NOW
I AM all TIME...

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Photo Credit: Jack Dagley

We with the MAKER

Looking back to days now gone, now past
Looking to the future, days new, days vast
This NOW, what we perceive it to be
A choice ever held by a you, by a me
Many a decision, ours to reach, to make
From the domains of thought and vision we partake
A mind with purity of purpose, intent and direction
Is itself life's questing passion and perfection
Shaper we are of each yesterday and a tomorrow to come
We with the MAKER, our will as JOY as ONE.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Ascension, Watercolor, APOGEE Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2015.

The Burning Paper

"And all shall be well and.. All manner of thing shall be well.. 

When the tongues of flame are in-folded.. 

Into the crowned knot of fire.. 

And the fire and the rose are one.” ~ T.S. Eliot

The body calling to its soul

A recounting, a recording

Words upon paper

And so delivered

Be the din of despair

The lament of betrayal

The echoing haunts of pain

Hushed they be 

By the consuming flames of faith

Burn Burn

The rising light alluringly alchemic

The sense of SELF newly embraced

This the Phoenix of BEING

Glory Glory hails the soul

The deep breath newly NOW

The deep breath newly NOW.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

APOGEE Vibrational Art, Flames of Faith, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2015.

Happy 2014 ~ The NOW of Time Eternal

Happy 2014

The NOW of Time Eternal

how many notes need be played
before you are the music
how many brush strokes need be made
before you are the art
how many movements need be complete
before you are the dance
how many lines need be written
before you are the poem
how many thoughts need be expressed
before you are the WORD
how many visions need be manifest
before you are the creation
how many breaths need be known
before you are the NOW
the NOW of Time Eternal... Happy 2014.


Rose Marie Raccioppi 
Poet Laureate 
Orangetown, New York 

Image: Courtesy Google Search.

Splendor of N O W

at the open window
the warmth of the Sunday sun
the gentle wind of the changing season
touches of crimson on the dogwood tree
holding to the brilliant noon day light
thought, reflection, reverie real
as summer bids its final days
trees blush in the glory of colors emergent
lush green from nature's libation sweet
rustling leaves sound a whispering melody
this the moment in its splendor of NOW.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

...this is the moment... YES ~ NOW

YES ~ NOW

the Need
the Omnipresent
the Wondrous

this essence of breath
this living of Faith
this blessing of time
this knowing of Truth

Yield
Eternal
Spirit

YES ~ NOW



Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York