Straight Talk

 

Asked, "Do poets ever use 'straight talk'?

                                        ... and I in response ...

I choose words that are known by the heart, understood by the soul, bear witness to the wonders of nature, the intelligence of creation, the depth of feelings, the language of the emotions that seek beauty, resolve, and love. How one hears this deliverance, is how open one is to acknowledge that 'straight talk' can simply mean what goes straight to the core of BEING and the call of LIFE.   

Rose Marie Raccioppi

APOGEE Poet

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

www.thepoetspen.com

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 

This for Gail ~ Joni Mitchell "Urge For Going"

the urge for going be the call
winter, spring, summer, fall
time and love shared and known
all in God's grace each day shown
floods of emotion flowing vast
storms of feelings in heart cast
struck by lightning's thunderous light
know I each day and its eternal flight
in stillness with blessings this soul's glory
each moment, a you, a me and life's ever present story.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

For Gail
In Dedication


Day's Flight, Photo: CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.