the calendar of the new year marked
and asked, where have the years gone
where has time taken me
what has time brought
'tis the gift of life I seek to sought
passions, pleas, longings, desire
a smile, a tear, laughter and sorrow
the knowing the question, the seeking
a story told, words to record and convey
this moment now, a purpose, and a tomorrow
time like fire, ashes and embers aglow
each breath Be life ever a flame
the miracle of Self, in Praise to name.
Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York
Hall Groat II
Railroad Conductor's Pocketwatch, 8 x 8 inches, Oil on masonite
PRIVATE COLLECTION KILMACOLM, RENFREWSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM
