P A U S E ...

A breath, a sigh, a P A U S E… and so then to paper 

this the way of this poet of Aries birth

moved she is by reflections… past, present and yet to be 

moved by the silence, moved by all there is 

and so expressed be 

P A U S E

Passion, Aspiration, Unity, Spirit, Exchange, 

in words that echo the heart, in words that call to the soul. 

When in the travels of time you choose to 

P A U S E

do allow my invitation to be known

 each poetic offering a

 P A U S E.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photo: Courtesy Google Search

J O U R N E Y

At this evening hour... An account, a story read of another’s life that ended all too soon… The story presents the person's own questioning of his life so young, so wanting, to be facing an imminent death due to the ravages of cancer...he, himself a neurosurgeon in residency, questioned what was life itself, its purpose, its pain, its vision, its faith... and so in reflection...

JOURNEY

BE there the impasse 


the intersection 


of words


of biology 


of physics


of philosophy


of behavior


of aspiration 


in an ever present questing journey…

BE I the questions, the exploration, the journey of mind

BE I the daughter, the wife, the mother, the journey of role

BE I the teacher, the therapist, the journey of service

BE I the activist, the advocate, the journey of vision

BE I the poet, the artist, the journey of expression

BE I SELF known, the journey of liberation

BE I AM known, the journey of TRUTH.

BE there the impasse

the intersection

of words

of biology

of physics

of philosophy

of behavior

of aspiration

in an ever present questing journey…

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

... the call to ASCENSION...the MAGENTA RAY...

... the call to A S C E N S I ON...

the abiding Aspiration,

        the known Splendor, 

         the embrace of Creation,

                     the manifest Eternal, 

                              the giving Nurturance,

                                   the soaring Spirit, 

                                                      the I AM ,

                                           the revealed Omnipresence, 

                                                  the soul felt Need...

... this the call to ASCENSION... each letter in defined BEING. 

This the MAGENTA RAY. 

MAGENTA RAY ~ ASCENSION, Watercolor, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2014, APOGEE Art.

A D R E A M ... climbing mountains, tending fields, harvesting, riding the river... and a voice proclaims...

A   D R E A M ... climbing mountains, tending fields, harvesting,

 riding the river... and a voice proclaims...

YES, you are a child of the mountains

Of the fields, farms and rivers

Of the sun, moon and stars

You are the voice of the winds

The delight of a budding flower

The flight of the eagle

The delicate soaring of the butterfly

YES, you are all color all light

You are the sound in PRAISE

You are the pen in expression

You are the brush strokes in creation

You A R E ... Aspiration ~ Revelation ~ Eternal.

and then the awakening... the BEING.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Sweet Surrender, APOGEE Vibrational Art, www.thesoundinglight.blogspot.com