O N E

ONE

Fragments and pieces BE a mosaic divine

This the call of soul, heart and timeless time

Body, mind and spirit to call its name

As ONE life bears its fervent claim

Parts as ONE and ONE in divinity ever shall be

The blessings of ALL with grace and love upon thee.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

The small stellated dodecahedron appeared ca. 1430 as a mosaic by Paolo Uccello on the floor of San Marco cathedral, Venice (Muraro 1955). It was rediscovered by Kepler (who used the term "urchin") in his work Harmonice Mundi in 1619, and again by Poinsot in 1809.

http://www.keplersdiscovery.com/Harmonies.html

And the Mask ~ Carnival of Venice

And the Mask

Reveal, I hear this night command
Cloak not the quiver of shadow close at hand
Remove pretense and the mask donned to conceal
The TRUTH, the deep knowing, this while knowing real
Confront and resolve, the petition summons a call
Beyond all consideration, TRUTH to lay bear ALL
To the plea of this petition I to heed
And TRUTH, 'tis ever the rightful creed.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_mask
http://joolyone.blogspot.com/2008/06/venetian-mask-carnival-of-venice.html