In response to HONOR
A Proclamation bestowed upon
Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate, Orangetown, New York.
... and so...
In Poet's Hand
and here this pen in poet's hand
with word and faith in command
a smile, a gesture, the warming sun
a creed, a mission, a task now done
'tis not what I alone to answer nor unfold
the pleas of need be too, your story told
all awakens for the vision yet held
purpose and right intention in glory meld
a thought, a quest, with yearning real
passion and desire beyond conceal
the touch of grace, ever spirit's claim
within heart, the calling of GOD's name
and here this pen in poet's hand
with word and faith in command.
Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York
It has been said...
"Throughout the ages, the language of poetry has held a special power to lend us courage, to give us the vision of those who endured and to hazard ourselves boldly in the world we inhabit. The insights and imagery of poetry can take us beyond any small perimeter we have made for ourselves. Once we establish ourselves at this conversational frontier, we find ourselves living amidst revelation, the recipients of visible and invisible help we could not previously recognize."
Institute of Noetic Sciences, "Clear Mind Wild Heart,"
Finding Courage and Clarity through Poetry, David Whyte.
