Trees Beholden

magic of the day

risen sun

cold winds

azure sky 

sparking ice crystals 

trees beholden

beholden to the glory 

beholden to the shimmering light.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Trees Beholden, MM, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, Collectible Clicks, 2019.

Crystal Waters

cold be these winds, warm be the noon sun and glow
winter in all its splendor, light, ice and snow
icicles cloak my garden in shimmering array
crystal waters of brilliant light adorn this very day.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Icicles: photo credit: flickriver/floyddean.

Melting Ice

Melting ice in the warming sun upon yet sparking snow
The bloom of Spring awaits in the covered earth below
Songbirds gather at my window and upon high soar
This season of change to welcome life new evermore.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Melting, Photo: CAR, Collectible Clicks©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2010.