...the artist...the poet... paint upon the palette

...the artist...the poet...

Paint Upon A Palette

paint upon a palette brush in hand
colors call to Spirit's command
strokes of color in joyful grace
the dance of all here to place
sky, water, earth within this heart
in loving celebration each stroke to start
day night the firmament so vast
with paint and brush held and cast
when each moment hours they be
behold strokes of color in reverie.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


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Frames of Mind, Opus 4, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, Conceptual Collection, http://www.apogeeart.com/

Emergent Flight

upon canvas
mood and Fall's plea
'tis glory of color
that calls to me
brush strokes beholden
to this season's call
a day darkened by gray clouds
and torrential rains that fall
sweeping winds
holding to leaves and color alight
the embrace of change and time
all in this moment's emergent flight.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Emergent Flight, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2010, http://www.apogeeart.com