AWAKENED...

 

AWAKENED

awakened to the brilliant light of the SUN

to the sweet sound of the song bird song

to the embracing warmth of the morning air

to the gentle wind that dances the leaves

to the pulsing silence that is breath and BEING.

awakened to this day, this moment of time

to the gift of grace and the blessed divine

to all that life beckons to be known

we the perceiver of what is given, what is shown

alchemy ever calling to the quest within

be we one with soul, beyond all false sin

awakened to the reach of hand, heart, that has a knowing wise

to the TRUTH to banish betrayal, deception and lies

to the past, to the present and what is yet to come

to the resolve, to the light, to a shared PEACE as ONE.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

APOGEE Poet

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

AWAKENED: APOGEE Vibrational Art, The Sounding Light Collection,

©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012-2022.

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Blooms of the Dogwood Tree

 

joyful tidings greet the rising sun

the song bird song in glory sung

sweet be the delicate white blooms of the dogwood tree

life in pulsing splendor this day gifted onto me

grass touched by the morning dew glistens in the light

the scamper of squirrels, 'tis Spring's delight

the NOW in PRESENCE divine

this breath of life, 'tis yours, 'tis mine

and what may our destiny in God's light be

the giving, the receiving, the bloom, the living alchemy.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Blooms of the Dogwood Tree, Photo: CAR, Collectible Clicks, 

©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2022.

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In response to this offering a dear friend, 

Ilene Cestaro Langley, 

sent onto to me 

her most favored legend.

Enjoy

https://bowerandbranch.com/blogs/trees/the-legend-of-the-dogwood?

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The ARTIST ~ the alchemist's gold

A meeting with an ARTIST... words, visions, experiences brought forth... I listened, and heard the depths of purpose, the quest for fulfillment, the barriers perceived, seen is the genius, seen is the beauty, seen is the truth... and so I write…

The ARTIST ~ the alchemist's gold.

Grant not power to these demons of dark

Hush hush their haunts erase their mark

Be free of judgments and reprisals cruel

Truth and Spirit of Self in light anew to rule

Addict me not to a false quieting of the pain I feel

Make the liberation from a shadowed self a beauty real

Mask not these agonies of the abiding soul

No longer allow deception to demand a toll

Pay not the price of life relegated to sorrow

Live the promise held within each tomorrow

Depression be not a donned cloak of despair

Hold the Faith yet borne of God's loving care

The gift of life and power of will in your story be told

Hail each breath, the cleansing, 'tis the alchemist's gold.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Image:https://www.ancientpages.com/

KNOW I...

Know I, beyond Fear there is FAITH, beyond Doubt there is DELIVERANCE, beyond Trepidation there is TRUST, beyond Dismay there is DIVINITY...

WE ~ Wondrous Eternal ~ an ever present ALCHEMY...

Ascension

    Love

        Creation

            Harmony

                Exchange

                    Manifestation

                        Yielding ... 

to Presence, to Self, 

    to the call of BEING.

Man in freedom so born is he

Yet shackled he sets himself to be

Oppression dark upon heart yet be lain

The echoes of emotion still held profane

The mind to silence daunting echoes of time past

And free the self from binding chains cast

Memory called to free mind, heart and soul

Alchemy to ring its welcomed toll.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

APOGEE Paradigm™

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Image: The Rebis (from the latin res bina, meaning double matter) is the end product of the alchemical "great work." After one has gone through putrefaction and purification, separating opposing qualities, those qualities are united once more in what is sometimes described as the divine hermaphrodite, a reconciliation of spirit and matter, a being of both male and female qualities as indicated by the two heads within a single body. For furter discussion: https://www.thoughtco.com/rebis-from-theoria-philosophiae...

Ancient wisdom, the alchemic quest, 

BEING in its ultimate expression...

this the APOGEE Paradigm™ in present day practice.

JOY to Place

Joy to Place

an orchestration within there BE

all that is experienced by a YOU, a ME

resounding be our pulsing heart

from which life shall not depart

a rhythmic signaling from chambers divine

the inner calling to SELF yours, SELF mine

in ways of care and understanding shown

alchemic and golden our hearts be known

and when in accord with love and grace

within our BEING, ’tis JOY to place.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

APOGEE Paradigm™

Poet Laureate

Image: Google Search, Golden Heart

The wondrous in expressive beauty...

The wondrous in expressive beauty...

Inspired by the gem tone colors of Autumn, by the flight of leaves, by the shimmer of light upon branch and bough, by the alchemic grace of the season, by the touch of the wondrous in expressive beauty... and so I take to palette and brush ...

APOGEE Vibrational Art, the Sounding Light Collection, September Morn, ©

Rose Marie Raccioppi

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And when do you know that the artist within you is calling…

when every color sings its splendor

when every line is a pathway

when every surface is an invitation

when every configuration becomes a work in progress

when holding a brush a kingdom is known

when holding a pen a poem speaks its words

when seeing the light truth within beckons

when what IS entreats Inspired Spirit

when ascension, revelation, truth, summon the soul

when the moment is the embrace of creation

when the vision bids mastery

the calling… the calling… the calling.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

The Leaf That Glistens

Gems of color in glorious array to behold

Crimson, gold, russet, Autumn’s story told 

Fluttering leaves now blanket the ground

As above, so below, gifts of grace be they found

Alchemic be the magic of each season of grace

Leaves taken by the winds of time hold sacred a place

Golden be the leaf that glistens in the November sun

Blessed be all who behold the message of the ONE.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photo Credit: In gratitude to Michael Lawler, 2020.

To add to the delight:

https://treespiritwisdom.com/tree-spirit-wisdom/maple-tree-symbolism

Aristotle's Word...

Aristotle's Word…

"In all things of nature, 

there is something of the marvelous."  

upon a weathered table

'tis the tree that once was

a leaf upon it rests 

herald be the golden alchemy of Fall

in answer to the season's vow and call

and I with tea and Aristotle's word 

the stillness of all lovingly heard.

Rose Marie Raccioppi 

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York 

Photo: Leaf~Tea Tag~ Aristotle, CAR, Collectible Clicks, 

©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2020.

...and so I ponder...

A leaf, a gem, a crystal, a mineral... and so I ponder...

Could leaves be the very messengers that speak the language of rubies, emeralds, jade, citrine, peridot, tourmaline, malachite? 

These among the myriad of gems of Creation... 

All Above All Below... 
each leaf, each tree, to feed the Earth, 
to transform the Light into crowning jewels. 

A leaf, a gem, a crystal, a mineral... and so I ponder...

As I step into my garden I to greet

The sounding feel of leaves below my feet

From that mighty Oak tree ever strong and tall

This blanket of fallen leaves, gift of Fall

Amber, red, orange and colors of gold

Trees of Birch, Dogwood, mark time and a story told

Leaves alight and with winds do flee

Season of change this be Fall's decree

Warming sun, touched by the morning air

November's gift this hour, sky so blue so fair

These gems of trees in colors bright

Behold the benediction of Creation's light

And so the leaves in time, a blessed alchemy

Mother Earth delivers anew gems of light to be.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photo: Collectible Clicks, Rose Marie Raccioppi, Credit: Bruno Monginoux.

Alchemy of Light

Behold this chorus of light
Daffodils in bloom golden bright
Embrace they the warming sun
Creation and Beauty be they one
Delicate petals of color ever so bold
This the Word of Spring be it told 
Daffodils at my door in splendor and praise 
The alchemy of light of early Spring days.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Alchemy of Light, Photo, CAR, Collectible Clicks, @Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2019.

A Jewel of Golden Yellow

A lens that captures the Gems and Light of Creation… 

Rick Bunting, Photographer  

Thank You… Rose Marie Raccioppi

A Jewel of Golden Yellow

Hear the welcoming call to Spring
Beauty,  bloom, nesting, it does bring
Of brilliant color and light this Warbler be
A jewel of golden yellow, spirit’s alchemy
In flight is felt the grace of gold
Creation’s frolic be the story told
Creation’s frolic be the story told.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

#RickBunting #Warbler #alchemy #Spring #yellow #jewel #rosemarieraccioppi 

...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

W H I T E ...

White...

White be the fire flame

The passion of light ne'er to tame

Rapturous be an alchemy done

The fire, the flame, the passion, ONE 

Purity, the forging of SELF and time

Be known the eternal soul divine

White be the fire flame

The passion of light ne'er to tame.

Rose Marie Raccioppi 

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

And so it IS...

The grace of time in seasons be known
Colors in brilliant array in October be shown
Such gems of beauty in leaves of gold
Alchemic be a story told
Ruby red and bright orange in lavish array
Divinity to paint the day.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Photo Credit: John Raheb, 2015.

This Thread...

This thread that calls to be woven in this cloak of life

This thread with its texture, its glitter, its softness, its strength

This thread spun from the passions, the quest, the alchemy of BEING

This the thread woven into all that IS

A weaver divine offers this thread

So woven be a cloak from the golden fiber of SELF.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Image credit: popspeaking blog.

The Rains ~ Libation's Alchemy Sweet

This sounding pulse of heart be heard
Breath and Being, be this Creation's WORD
The receiving, the giving, libation's alchemy sweet
When water's flow and the grace of light as ONE do greet
Warmth and nourishment within each soul be known
"Tis Creation's gift in TRUTH and BEAUTY shown.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Libation, APOGEE Vibrational Art, http://thesoundinglight.blogspot.com/©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2014.

Interface

In haiku reflection...

alchemic moment

gold be this ribbon of light

change and breath as one.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Interface, APOGEE Vibrational Art, © Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013

http://thesoundinglight.blogspot.com

... within depths... Sweeping Splendor

alchemic be this indigo night

sweeping splendor of golden light

within the depths of slumber I BE

and known be the grandeur of alchemy.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Sweeping Splendor, APOGEE Vibrational Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013. 

alchemic... Golden Light

golden light of soul be this moment's decree
the silence of PRESENCE pulses within me
beyond all loss, pain, darkness and despair
ever the endowment of CREATION, light and care
to this rapture of faith and love I willingly succumb
to this golden light of  life I, ALL, ONE.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York 

Awakened Faith, Image, APOGEE Vibrational Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013. 

Moments...

embraced by time and spirit's grace

thoughts call to the pulsing heart

visions call to the questing soul

moments past be the silver treasure

moments now the alchemic gold.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Shadows Cast Gold, Watercolor, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com