In Response to HONOR ~ In Poet's Hand

In response to HONOR 

A Proclamation bestowed upon 

Rose Marie Raccioppi 

Poet Laureate, Orangetown, New York.

... and so...

In Poet's Hand

and here this pen in poet's hand

with word and faith in command

a smile, a gesture, the warming sun

a creed, a mission, a task now done

'tis not what I alone to answer nor unfold

the pleas of need be too, your story told

all awakens for the vision yet held

purpose and right intention in glory meld

a thought, a quest, with yearning real

passion and desire beyond conceal

the touch of grace, ever spirit's claim

within heart, the calling of GOD's name

and here this pen in poet's hand

with word and faith in command.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

It has been said...

"Throughout the ages, the language of poetry has held a special power to lend us courage, to give us the vision of those who endured and to hazard ourselves boldly in the world we inhabit. The insights and imagery of poetry can take us beyond any small perimeter we have made for ourselves. Once we establish ourselves at this conversational frontier, we find ourselves living amidst revelation, the recipients of visible and invisible help we could not previously recognize."

Institute of Noetic Sciences, "Clear Mind Wild Heart,"

Finding Courage and Clarity through Poetry, David Whyte. 

Poetry Is That Moment

Poetry is that moment 
a reprieve
a sigh
a deep breath
a pause
a reflection
welcomed 
embraced
with a listening heart.

By the poet's pen
each sounding word
each sounding line
a vibratory call
to body
to mind
to spirit
it is the pulsing heart that becomes known
it is the soul that soars
delight prevails
wisdom rejoices.

  

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

From the Poet's Pen

This poet's pen with plea in heart
From which words have their start
A tree, a blossom, a water's flow
These the gifts of grace the poet does know
The music, the wind, a songbird heard
The poet so touched and offers a word
The spirits of song, of dance, of music, of art
From the poet's pen ne'er shall they depart
The muse of all to entreat her pleasure
Words of musing, this poet's treasure.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

POET OF THE YEAR
Orangetown, New York
2010


Sarcophagus of the Muses, 150-160 CE, Musée du Louvre
Found on the Ostian Way in Rome, in Vigna Monciatti, in the early eighteenth century Rome
Pentelic marble (Attica), high and low relief, H. 0.92 m; L. 2.06 m; W. 0.68 m
Former collection of Cardinal Albani, then in the Capitol Museum.
Confiscated under Napoleon; in 1815 exchanged for Canova's colossal Napoleon
Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities

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The Wind and the Willow
a book of original poetry

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