Heaven and Earth

 

Images, vistas of Heaven and Earth in majestic array

Lakes, streams. rivers, oceans, wondrous water way

Rising and setting sun, colors emerge and blanketed they be

In the coming of night, held by the open sea

Mountains, plains, valleys, such splendor to behold

Each with a story past, present and yet to be told

Earth in its grandeur gifts of grace and light

So blessed be this day, so blessed be this night.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York 

Photograph: Courtesy of http://pixdaus.com

 

The Primordial of Time

the wind in its whispers

the oceans in its sounding waves

the rivers in its flowing call

the waterfalls in its cascading 

the sounding of the universes afar

planets, galaxies, near and distant stars

harmonies of nature's glory and grace 

the primordial sounding within hearts place 

be we the harmonies of light and sound

within the marvel, the marvel of ALL be found

pulsing, motion, pause, a stillness divine

the sounding, the light, the primordial of time.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Written in reverent reflection...

the ambient music, the song bird song, 

the harp song of the wind, 

the pulse, the breath, the cadence, the harmony, 

the PRESENCE.  

Image credit: NASA/ESA/ESO/Wolfram Freudling et al. (STECF) 

~

Life, BEING and the Sea

within a sea of emotions cresting real

waves of pain, of joy beyond conceal

this day marked with tides gone by

a pause, a reflection, a deep deep sigh

confusion and dismay

be news brought our way

passions and longings to assail

a vision of resolve, and change we to hail

beyond the shadows cast our light be known

by the love and mercy our hearts have shown

there is a rhythm within Earth divine

and so too, of BEING, yours and mine

this ebb and flow, the constant there be

this of Life, BEING and the Sea

we hold to the call, the sea cresting within

and hushed be the discordant, this raucous din.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photo Credit: John Raheb 

Elemental Interface

 

                    Earth

                            Water 
                                Fire 
                                    Air 
                                        Spirit

                                        this within my very BEING
                                        this within my consciousness

                                            the quaking fields of Earth
                                            the cresting waves of Water
                                            the soaring flames of Fire
                                            the resounding winds of Air 
                                            the pulsing light of Spirit 

                                                  this within my very BEING
                                                  this within my consciousness

                                                        I of Earth seeking place
                                                        I of Water seeking flow
                                                        I of Fire knowing passion
                                                        I of Air seeking breath
                                                        I of Spirt ever eternal

                                                            this within my very BEING
                                                            this within my consciousness.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

APOGEE Poet

Photo: Elemental Interface, CAR, Collectible Clicks, 

©Rose Marie Raccioppi

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Libation's Grace

 

Libation's Grace 

the tear shed
the rain fallen
the sun to rise
night rains and so flowing waters be
upon gardens, fields and onto the sea
earth and roots to the dawning light behold
heaven's sweet libation be this day's story told
the light beyond loss and despair
'tis the way and glory of our Lord's care
ebb and flow a constant upon life's shore
known be this blessed libation evermore
sweet be our offering, this grace to live
to libation's call our heart to give.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Libation's Grace, APOGEE Vibrational Art, The Sounding Light Collection, 

©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013-2021.

Primal Power of BEING...

Primal Power of BEING

     All pulsates, all breathes, 

          all in its own special way 

               gives and receives. 

                   A seed, a flower, leaves, a tree, 

                       all that is green, 

                           all that bears color 

                                hold to libation, to the rains, 

                                     to the oceans, seas, streams, 

                                          lakes, brooks, 

                                              to the sacredness of water. 

     All that breathes hold to the presence of air, 

          to the energizing warmth of the sun. 

               All that lives are fed 
                     from the nourishment of the earth. 

     Let us breathe as a seed, 

          knowing the bloom that is to be. 

               Let us bloom as a flower, 

                    in its glory, in its special season. 

     Let us discern, decide, deliver, 

          from the consciousness of care and creation.

              Let us hold sacred our BREATH, 

                  the primal power of BEING. 

     Let us with reverent regard embrace 

         and become one with the intent …

              ever the giving and the receiving, 

                   ever the receiving and the giving… 

                        the beauty, the bloom, the bounty, 

                             the beloved, the blessed…

Rose Marie Raccioppi

APOGEE Paradigm™

Indeed it is so… a beautiful day in this neighborhood…

Indeed it is so… a beautiful day in this neighborhood…

A morning new has come

Feel I the warmth of the brilliant sun

The sweet song of the songbird is heard

Feel I the knowing of THE WORD

Lush, green, and in resplendent array they be

Shimmering leaves upon the towering tree

Azaleas and rhododendrons in blooms of pink and white

Holding to the gift of this day in noon day light

The quiver of new grass gentle below my feet

Here I with earth, with sun, the blessings to greet.

Indeed it is so… a beautiful day in this neighborhood…

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

YES, Walk the trees...

YES, walk the trees 

the stones

the earth

the fields

the pastures 

the garden

the gifts of CREATION

in humble submission and knowing JOY

be touched by the rains 

the flow of water 

the strength of roots

the grounding spirit 

the sun that warms

the winds that whisper secrets 

the presence of BEING. 

🌀

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

The Wondrous

There is ever the wondrous in life
The ways of nature in expression
The gift of seed
The beauty of bloom
The blessings of bounty
Pay heed, pay heed, the breath
The receiving, the giving
This of Earth, this of Being.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Interface, breath as one, APOGEE Vibrational Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, The Sounding Light Collection.

On Exhibit/Sale at the Tappan Free-Library, Tappan, New York for the month of September, 2016. 

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DIVINE FRENZY

Wrapped in the rapture of consciousness unbridled... set aflame with an insatiable fire ... the knowing that calls to soul... this the exaltation of BEING...

"And when, after having divested yourself of your mortal body, you arrive at the most pure ether, you shall be a God." Pythagoras

compliance gives way to creative freedom

restriction gives way to expansive understanding

confinement gives way to total liberation

doubt gives way to boundless faith

judgment gives way to BEING

DIVINE FRENZY the breath of soul

spirit winds aflame

cloak of mortal clothing shed

flaring breath of soul as SELF known

alignment, resonance with earth, water, fire, air, either

sacred interplay of sound, light and spirit

ascension real, ascension real.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Founder/Director

APOGEE Paradigm™

...the warming sun... the melting snow...days of a New York winter... Libation's Grace

torrential rain, mounds of falling snow
onto the receiving earth below
libation's grace upon land, farm and field
all to Spring's bloom and envisioned yield
earth and root so nourished they be
quiver of grass, the reach of the oak tree
libation be it present and ever so sweet
for the heavens and earth do lovingly meet
gift of the seasons with time ever unfold
feel I the touch of Spring's story yet to be told.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Libation's Grace, APOGEE Vibrational Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013. 

http://www.thesoundinglight.blogspot.com

...unto thee

so small so delicate be a flower seed
within lies the mystery of life's creed
the earth, a haven it does give
water and sun within shall live
green leaves in abundance they be
beauty and creation flower unto thee.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Violet Seed Pods, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012.

...this day's story...

night rains and so flowing waters be
upon gardens, fields and to the sea
earth and roots to the dawning light behold
heaven's sweet libation be this day's story told.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Libation, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011

Winds of Change

The ears deafened by the din of despair
The eyes blinded by the glare of illusion
The heart ravaged by the pain of betrayal
The soul hidden within the shattered self
Waves of destruction crest a sea of confusion
Life’s shores besieged by fear
Spirit summoned in the wake of the storm
Behold its calm resolve
The winds of change can now be heard
The distant shores now seen in the light of the rising sun
Rhythmic this heart with the cadence of the ocean tide
Undaunted now by the resounding ebb and flow
And the constant winds of change.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


A Dark Sky Over Sequoia National Park, Credit: D. Duriscoe, C. Duriscoe, R. Pilewski, & L. Pilewski, U.S. NPS Night Sky Program
Astronomy Picture of the Day, August 27, 2009

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Mother Earth's Pulsing Passion

Mother Earth's pulsing passion
Rhythmic
Red depths of the seas
Throbbing waves
Cresting cry
Resounding
Heed well her plea
Heed well her plea.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Caverns of the Mind, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com
Red depths of the seas


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Heaven and Earth

Images, vistas of Heaven and Earth in majestic array
Lakes, streams. rivers, oceans, wondrous water way
Rising and setting sun, colors emerge and blanketed they be
In the coming of night, held by the open sea
Mountains, plains, valleys, such splendor to behold
Each with a story past, present and yet to be told
Earth in its grandeur gifts of grace and light
So blessed be this day, so blessed be this night.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


In Dedication
A Most Happy and Blessed Father's Day

Kitaro - Heaven and Earth

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