The Blessed Cry

       

Pulsing, throbbing, life emergent

Breath onto Breath

The blessed cry

The resounding glory

  Marked be the birth of Christopher Angelo

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He the majestic setting sun of his day

He the dawning of the rising light, the way

He of visions supernal and divine

Blessed be this Son, this Son mine

With hand, heart, and the gifts of light and grace

Blessings of GOD's knowing  within heart so placed

His destiny in fulfillment unfolds anew in each day NOW

Be this the Beauty, the Truth of an ordained, an ordained vow.

Happy Birthday

July 10, 2025

Ever with love,  

Mama

 

Ever Constant...

 Ever Constant...

Touched be our pulsing hearts

For the years from which we depart

Yet memories hold ever constant, ever true

For known onto self be the timeless you

Each movement holds to our first step taken

In spirit we are ever embraced, not forsaken

GOD we know sees us as a child beyond time

Ever in birth new in blessings of the divine

Held we are in the womb of creation in PRAISE

Blessed be the way, THE WAY, of our days

The guide for self and the care you give

Is the gift of breath and BEING we come to live

So as you take gently my reaching hand

Feel I the WORD of GOD in loving command

And when the doors open to the heavens above

Know it is the eternal, the eternal womb of love.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Drawing: Womb: Leonardo da Vinci.

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Birth ~ Death... and so it is asked... what be the purpose ... and so in reflective dialogue...

 

What BE

what be the purpose of words to share

but to know of one's heart expressing care

what be the purpose of banner and praise

but to bring celebration to our gift of days

what be the purpose to guide and teach

but to know that beauty and truth are within our reach

what be the purpose to know of time, space and measure

but to account for life's perceived treasure

what be the purpose to know of vistas so very far

but to know that we too hold the light of a star

what be the purpose to know of history and time's story

but to understand the ever present quest for power and glory

what be the purpose of drama and stage

but to act out the calling of soul, time and age

what be the purpose of music, dance and a song to sing

but to know the pulsing our hearts do bring

what be the purpose to draw, paint, sculpt, to hold a vision divine

but to revere and mark in splendor a life yours, a life mine

what be the purpose of holding accord of word and deed

but to live the honor of our days as a blessed creed

what be the purpose of each passing day

but to live in grandeur the blessings of THE WAY.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

A Birth ~ Destiny Unfolds...

Touch

a treasure,  be it tender, be it bold

be it magical in a story told 

a gentle grasp around fingers mine

a touch that holds memories of time 

and now in blessings touched be clay

the hand guided by heart’s way

the touch of truth and beauty as one

this the calling of my blessed son

his birth in devotional grace unfolds 

his touch, his vision, each to mold

the fluid beauty of one so delicate and fair

held in clay with soul’s supernal care.

Happy Birthday 

Christopher Angelo Raccioppi 

July 10, 2021

Ever with love,

Mom

In Celebration of BIRTH...

On Being A Woman

Holding to the Wonder

Aware of the Omnipresent

Feeling the Marvel

Living the Aspiration

Fulfilling Need

Words to define what it is to be a woman
Come from the special meaning of who we are
With grace we receive and provide the ultimate giving
With love we nurture
With question we pursue
With pain we give birth and revel in its miracle
With persistence we provide
We are blessed to be
The receiver and giver of life.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


In Dedication to
Jill Cirricione




Reve de printemps - A Dream of Spring, William Bouguereau, 1825-1905, 1901.

On Being A Woman, Selected Poem, BARNES & NOBLE | The Wind and the Willow by Rose Marie Raccioppi, Publish America | Paperback, NOOK Book (eBook)
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What Be This Birth

what be this birth
a value measured
a purpose defined
a potential anticipated
a passion known
what be this birth
a plan determined
an action set
a vision fulfilled
a quest triumphant
what be this birth
the birth of PEACE
the birth of PRAISE.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


This Birth, Photo, CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

This Season

light needs darkness
joy knows pain
love knows loss
life greets death
what was newly is
cycles, seasons, birth and rebirth
this season of Spring
the play of BEING to come
this season of Spring
bounty and glory as ONE.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Landscapes Inspired by Du Fu’s Poetic Sensibilities Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010.
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And so it is...

the tear yet falls
the smile yet comes
a loss, a birth
the setting and rising sun

the tear yet falls
the smile yet comes
the thorn, the bloom, petals to unfold
strength, protection, our story be told.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


image credit: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3438971

And for your namesake... Vincent You Paint

Tree branches ablaze with almond blossoms of white
Hold they to the joy of Spring in its splendor of light
This blooming array of life new vibrant and so very real
Known be such glory this heart shall not conceal
Delicate and whimsical these blooms of flowers be
Vincent you paint upon canvas and known is Spring's decree.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Blossoming Almond Tree, Oil on canvas, Saint-Rémy, February 1890, Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890, Rijksmuseum Vincent van Gogh, Amsterdam

On January 31, 1890, Theo wrote to Vincent of the birth of his son, whom he had named Vincent Willem. Van Gogh, who was extremely close to his younger brother, immediately set about making a painting of his favorite subject: blossoming branches against a blue sky. As a symbol of this new life, Vincent chose an almond tree, which blooms early in southern regions, announcing the coming spring as early as February.

Longing

Does that longing set at the start
At that moment the cut given to part
Held in a mother’s womb you be
Then with birth newly free
From lifetimes of pleasure and pain
Life now a newly set game
Yet the need for care and protection to grow
Discount and dismiss what you deeply know
And then I am as others perceive me to be
Lost I somewhere in the shadow of me
The soul sings freedom a welcomed refrain
Then gone the shadow then gone the pain
The longing that had its start
In this moment does depart
And I in freedom and light cease to be
Somewhere lost in the shadow of me
Guided by TRUTH and God's loving care
Stand I free of longing and despair.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Mother and Child, Oil on Canvas, 1865, Lord Frederick Leighton, 1830-1896


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Hallowed Sea

Hallowed sea of creation, blessings divine
The ebb and flow of waters and time
Sacred womb within water's enfold
Emergent be life, story be told.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


A Water Baby, oil on canvas, 1900, Herbert Draper, English Classicist Painter, 1863-1920


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On Being a Woman

Holding to the Wonder
Aware of the Omnipresent
Feeling the Marvel
Living the Aspiration
Fulfilling Need
Words to define what it is to be a woman
Come from the special meaning of who we are
With grace we receive and provide the ultimate giving
With love we nurture
With question we pursue
With pain we give birth and revel in its miracle
With persistence we provide
We are blessed to be
The receiver and giver of life.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Madonna of the Pomegranate, Tempera on panel c. 1487, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Sandro Botticelli, 1445 - 1510.


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