… it the journey.. the markings of THE WAY...

… it the journey.. the markings of THE WAY...

need it be of pain to be real

need it be of anguish beyond conceal

need it be of loss and tear

need it be of what we fear 

is this the poet’s hailed domain

is there a vista beyond the pain 

and so I a poet called to see

the blessings bestowed upon a you, a me

without effort or labors of my hand

the sun to rise upon Creation’s command

and with the gift of breath be each endowed

by the glory that GOD and life do vow

heed I the love, the truth, the beauty, within this day

be it the journey, the markings of THE WAY.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

The Poet The Painter

The poet the painter
Word by word
Line by line
Brush stroke by brush stroke
Creation's call to be heard
Silent it may be
This echo within heart
Yet a resounding command
From which pen and brush has its start
Symbols and strokes
Markings of PRESENCE
Passion, quest and desire
Color, form, word, line
This soul, this longing
This flame, this fire.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Moment of Freedom, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, abstract, http://www.apogeeart.com

Impressions

impressions on snow
delicate marking I see
all still, all silent.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

this moment a haiku



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