Interlude... at my window...

Interlude…  2:55 PM ~ At My Window in Tappan, New York

Sweet rain sounding 

Gem colored leaves in libation’s grace

Brilliant crimson dogwood at my window

Branch and bough holding to the light of the sun

This the season of fall fulfilling its vow

This the moment, this the moment, NOW...

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Photo: Crimson Dogwood, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi.

And NOW at: 3:38 PM...

The bright sun and clear lambent sky

Glistens the rain touched gems of color

Leaves newly brilliant in the wake of light

Moment majestic in the wake of change

This the season of fall fulfilling its vow

This the moment, this the moment, NOW...

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

September Sun ... This Early Fall Day...

The warmth of the September sun I do feel
Whispers of the changing season this day to reveal
Vibrant strokes of crimson upon dogwood tree leaves
Taken alight by this day's gentle caressing breeze
A calm resolve, Summer's bloom hushed in fulfillment array
Trees, brush, fields of green, readied for the Fall parlay.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photo, Crimson Upon Dogwood, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2014.

September Sun

The warmth of the September sun I do feel
Whispers of the changing season this day to reveal
Vibrant strokes of crimson upon dogwood tree leaves
Taken alight by this day's gentle caressing breeze
A calm resolve, Summer's bloom hushed in fulfillment array
Trees, brush, fields of green, readied for the Fall parlay.


Rose Marie Raccioppi 
Poet Laureate 
Orangetown, New York 

Photo, Crimson Upon Dogwood, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013.

This Night Crimson

The light brilliant above the trees
The air is gently cool and still
Each branch, each leaf before me motionless
The light of this day quickens to its rest
Laced in brilliant strokes of crimson
This day bids its close
The sound of crickets in blissful serenade
Feel I the caress of the coming of night
Skyward I am bound
In the embrace of Presence
In this night crimson.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


This Night Crimson, Watercolor, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013.