C O L O R ...

A palette of color from nature's grace
Bloom and beauty upon Earth so placed
A tree, a flower, a gem, 'tis creation divine
Behold each in its season of time
A palette of color unto me
And so a Moment of Freedom as soul's decree.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
APOGEE Poet

Moment of Freedom, Watercolor, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi,www.apogeeart.com

APOGEE

apogee |ˈapəjē|
noun Astronomy
the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth. The opposite of perigee .
• figurative the highest point in the development of something; the climax or culmination of something...

Moon at the APOGEE,  22nd Nov 2013 ~ Moon reaches APOGEE, the farthest point from Earth (404,561 km - 251,967 mi from Earth).

APOGEE

The moon in its distant orbit so very far

At the APOGEE be this light, be this distant star

This orb divine of sacred light, its calling is heard

Within the darkness, the rapture, the given WORD

As too, the tides of the sea, held in its embrace

I in the ebb and flow of love's light and grace

Ascension, be this the glory, this divinity's call

The splendor, the ecstasy, the majesty of ALL

Within this PRESENCE an ALL knowing blessed BE

And held I within a distant vista, within a celestial sea.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

LOGO of APOGEE Paradigm™, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 1983-2013.

 APOGEE Moon... A Metaphor for one's vision, for one's life work, for one's purpose defined... APOGEE, the furthest point in the moon's orbit... and so our quest for the highest point, for the journey's end, for a culmination, for the ultimate climax...our light, our love, our destiny known.

...the new day arises...a haiku reflection...

illusion no more

the awakening of soul

so the golden dawn.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Shadows Cast Gold, Watercolor, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012, http://www.apogeeart.com

Is It

Is it brush in hand and thought in heart
From which this painting has its start
Where comes this call I hear as mine
Word, color and form these gifts of time
Is it the Muse that summons the soul
Beauty be the quest, beauty be the goal
And when in completion a work is to be
Is it the Muse I hear in joyful reverie
Is it Truth that anoints each new day
With the knowing path of the spirit's way
Ever present this reach to do and create
Welcome I Truth, the Muse, Destiny and Fate
God be known in what I receive and give
This be the decree for each moment I live
Is it when faith and knowing jointly resound
That God and the Muse so freely are found
So be it brush or pen in heart, mind or hand
It is to be in the Creator's fullest command.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Quest, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2000, www.apogeeart.com

A Sunday Morning ~ Shadows Cast Gold

Ever

no greater than the rising and setting sun
no greater than the waxing and waning of the moon
no greater than the ebb and flow of ocean tides
be this breath of life
be the shadows that cast gold
ever a close of day
ever an awakening anew
quickened be this heart
eternal be this soul
the shadows that cast gold.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Shadows Cast Gold, Watercolor, APOGEE Art,
http://www.apogeeart.com ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012.

PRESENCE

stillness pulsing
quietude sounding
I in the embrace of PRESENCE.

I hear the silence
the harmonies, the music
of the sun by day
of the stars and moon by night
I hear the melodies of the firmament in vistas near and far
the rustle of leaves, 'tis the dance of winds
'tis the call of flowing waters
the resounding cresting waves
the thunderous rains echoing from afar
the songbirds heralding the dawn
I hear the silence
the wisdom of the ancients
ALL is sound and ALL is silence
the PRESENCE be known
the rapture be felt
the WORD proclaims its TRUTH.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Quietude, Watercolor, Skyscapes, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com

Firmament

This ever changing firmament

I lovingly behold

Shades, hues and tones

By the light enfold

Sweeping streaks of colors ephemeral

Etch upon the soul.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Dulcinea, Watercolor, Skyscapes, APOGEE Art, Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2010.

Divine Frenzy

Divine Frenzy in resplendent grandeur
The passion of life, the Creator's lure
Colors of galaxies and fervor within heart
From this majesty I shan't depart
And I with paint and brush upon canvas white
Embrace the rapture known within the light.

Rose Marie Raccioppi



Divine Frenzy, Watercolor, Abstract, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com

Firmament

This ever changing firmament
I lovingly behold
Shades, hues and tones
By the light enfold
Sweeping streaks of colors ephemeral
Etch upon the soul.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Silent Night Rhythm, Watercolor, Skyscapes, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com

Haiku ~ Words to Image

beckoning palette
the lure of paint and passion
brush strokes of color.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Quest, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com


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Brush Strokes

palette of color
with a canvas of light known
brush strokes of blessings.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Frames of Mind, Opus 1, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, Conceptual, http://www.apogeeart.com

Opus Unveiled

This ever-changing firmament
I lovingly behold
Shades, hues, and tones
By the light enfold
Sweeping streaks of colors ephemeral
Etch upon the soul.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Frames of Mind, Opus 2, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com

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Sweeping Tides

Waves of thought within my heart
Visions from which to start
A world where love and grace are known
Where God's WORD in deed be shown
An understanding of TRUTH and care
A world of peace, praise and prayer
A world that lives within my soul
A knowing that sounds its toll
The gifts of life, earth and time
Embrace the glory of the sublime
In the sweeping tides of heavens vast
Hear my PRAISE now and ever cast.

Rose Marie Raccioppi



Ascension, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com


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