"The Finer Things of Life," ... gifted onto me ...

 

A gift, timeless in its commune... WORDS that echo the soul, pulse the heart, WORDS that call to the Wondrous, the Omnipresence, the Revelations, the Divinity, the Spirited. And so this day a gratitude expressed anew for, "The Finer Things of Life," gifted onto me by my son, Christopher Angelo. Pages that unfold, that beckon the SELF to be known.

Rose Marie RaccioppiONE LOVE ✿ ONE HEART ❤ ONE VISION ॐ

May 4, 2010  · 

A gift of a son...

Echoes of Many Voices

Within this very moment

And seven scores past

Echoes of many voices

Upon pages in words cast

Hearts aquiver, souls in quest

Thoughts, perceptions, truth

Love, purpose, to hail our behest.

Longings, reflections, grace and gratitude

Within wisdom's heart be they ever mine

Words of thinkers, lovers, the moods of a day

And the touch of the known Divine.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

APOGEE Poet

"Words are things, and a small drop of ink

falling like dew upon a thought

produces that which makes

thousands, perhaps millions, think."

Lord Byron, 1788-1824

My son Christopher lovingly gifts to me ~

"The Finer Things of Life"

A Compilation by H.S.

The Rosemary Booklets

London

Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd.

A collector's booklet treasure ~ publication dates back to 1890.

"The Finer Things of Life," Book Photo, CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2010

When SPRING bears its gift

When SPRING bears its gift, a sweet sigh

Blessings of Creation, rooted, in bloom set free

So too, each life on its destined journey

Through each season of change

Sing in PRAISE and GLORY

For within our hearts, within our souls, a sacred story.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

SPRING bears its gift, photos: CAR, Collectible Clicks, 
©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2019.

A Dozen ROSES...

A Dozen ROSES gifted to me...

A dozen Roses in splendor they be

Such beauty of bloom graced onto thee

The majestic in petals of passion's embrace

The beauty, the magic, within heart I place.

Thank You Dear  Esther Dederichs.

And so it is...

In a vase so beautifully they now stand 

Such be this gift of the Creator’s hand

Petals in bloom open to the light they be

The passion of a Red Rose beckons one to see

The beauty that unfolds in such resplendent array

Sweet, sweet be the savor of spirit brought our way.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

A Cockle Shell… gifted to me …

as I hold this shell in hand 
felt are the many moons of time
the creating of waves at high tide
delicate yet firm, fragile yet strong
it speaks the silence and the roar of oceans
it holds the heart in stillness and passion
is this not an artifact of life and love itself
is this not the gift of waters vast and flowing
is this not the Creator’s offering of BEING
yes, whispers my soul… yes…

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

...Mother's Day... A Gift

A gift of bloom for Mother's Day
With loving care white orchid's array
Petals like angel wings alight
Delicate in their regal splendor white
Such sentient majesty this grace of bloom
The light of stars and a cresting moon
Unfurl be your budding center divine
In florid embrace wings within sublime.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

...with loving gratitude to my son Charles...


White Orchid, Photograph, RMR, Collectible Clicks,©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

...the gift of a new year...Violet Ray

silence, the music of all harmonies
stillness, the dance of all motion
peace, the knowing of all PRESENCE
beauty, the gift of all truth
faith, the living of all life
this BE the violet ray of love known.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Violet Ray, Image: ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

Charity (La Charite)

The quest of life to unfold
Beyond the call of coins gold
Charity ever the heart's treasure
Known be its gift beyond all measure
WISDOM and GOD'S loving command
Devotion with TRUTH'S guiding hand.

Rose Marie Raaccioppi


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La Charite (Charity), Oil on canvas, 1878, William Adolphe Bouguereau, 1825-1905.


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