SO LOVINGLY SHARED .. Rose Marie Raccioppi ~SIGHT/SOUND/SPIRIT

SO LOVINGLY SHARED...

Michael Wilson Evrard

March 19, 2023 ·

I love you Rose Marie Raccioppi

Rose Marie Raccioppi ~SIGHT/SOUND/SPIRIT

March 19, 2023

B E Y O N D

ridden with darkness and the wake of pain

the clutches of shadows and the inane

'tis not life that looms, bows and seeks to hide

but the illusions and hurts held deep inside

beyond all hurt, doubt and unabated fear

ever the hand of grace and GOD reaching near

beyond devastation and the din of despair

lies the answered call of light and faith's care

hold to a vision noble with unrelenting love

look to the vistas of beauty within and above

the call to truth, love, beauty and grace

be they within the chambers of soul to place.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

BEYOND, Image: NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula: Credit & Copyright: Daniel López, IAC http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap101112.html

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What Be

What be this need to see beyond despair
Is this the heart that holds to love and God's care
What be this knowing that sees beyond illusion's veil
Is this the faith that rises above all travail
What be this joy and soaring quest
Is this the blessing of Creation's behest
This moment, this hour, this day be it now TRUTH proclaimed
By the loving grace of BEING, by GOD'S WORD named.


In dedication to my Aunt Ann, my Godmother ~ Rest in Peace


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Vincent van Gogh. Still Life with Open Bible. April 1885. Oil on canvas. Vincent van Gogh Foundation, Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.