Reflected moments... At this evening hour in Tappan, New York

 

the rising and now the setting of this day's sun

our tasks, our deeds, be they the work done

and when we pause in reverie's embrace

each blessing to hold to its sacred place

tell we another the events of the day

how we have come to define,  THE WAY

precious be reflected moments to share

know we the glory of God's loving care.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

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...all in this moment NOW...

the love that prevails

the sun that warms

the breeze that cools

the embrace that comforts

the word that celebrates

all in this moment NOW

the remembrance that echoes

the time that gifts

the touch that calls

the season to change

the self to BE

all in this moment NOW

a yesterday in commemoration sweet

a tomorrow with blessings to come

a greeting, a smile, a pause

a knowing wise

a spirit awakened, awakened anew

all in this moment NOW.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

… in reverie… ’tis Sunday...

all in this moment NOW.

~

Reverie

Keys and strings
The splendor of sound
Heart and spirit ever to resound
Blessed be the muse, the music sublime
Creation's call known in sounding divine
Heard be the winds and the rolling waves of sea
Tender the touch, deep passion in mounting plea
Bloom and petals alight in frivolity play
To the awakened reverie I do pray
Lilting sentiments resonant and real
The muse, the music, the soul to reveal.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Veronica Veronese, 1872, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, British, 1828 - 1882.

Reverie

from depths of time
cresting waves of thought
of time past
of time present
pulsing passions anew
reverie
the crescendo of the soul.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Reverie, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012.

Reverie

reverie, I within its grasp
and present becomes moments of moons gone
reverie, I within its grasp
and present becomes the lover once known
reverie, I within its grasp
and present becomes the pain once lived
reverie, I within its grasp
and present becomes the vision yet held
reverie, I within its grasp
and present becomes the light anew
the light anew
anew.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Moon, Photo: CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012.

This Reverie

What lament, what memory need I find
Within this pensive pause of mind
What query am I to dismiss in this moment now
This heart to live love's vow
Echoes of heart I hear from deep within
And gone the despair, the daunting din
Songbirds call and knowing is my heart
From this reverie I shall not depart
Lilting moments in sweet sounding plea
Make my beloved ever known to me.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

This Reverie/Ashante, Rose Marie Raccioppi, Watercolor, http://www.apogeeart.com

Reverie

reverie a flow
shadows now illumed
sweet sentiments
misty memories
gentle moment sublime
a pulsing embrace
all alight in heart.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Reverie, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

PRESENCE ...‎...Autumn Sky... strokes of color...words of haiku...

closing of day's light
sunset's breath of reverie
luminous glory.

hues of golden light
the grandeur of piety
praise be Creation.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Autumn Glory, image: Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2010.

GYBE! - 01 Storm ~ music... brush strokes...words...

reverie be the mood
sweet passions at play
awaken awaken
this the new day
ever the will and purpose shown
the spirit of SELF in soaring known.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

a tribute of gratitude to
Ben Pagano

Shadows Cast Gold, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com

Vista Of The Mind

vista of the mind
blissful dance of reverie
lambent be the light.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Musing Light, Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2010.

Firmament

In Celebration

With love known and joy

And so with gratitude and praise to the beauty of the ever changing
"Firmament"
My very first video in celebration of these gifts...

Rose Marie


To view on You Tube
YouTube - Firmament
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6QlIBV1Drg

Featuring original art, poetry by Rose Marie Raccioppi and Claude Debussy, Reverie for Cello performed by Julian Lloyd Webber
and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by James Judd.
Claude Debussy, Reverie, 1890, French composer, 1862-1918.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Debussy

Reverie

Reverie
So hankers this heart
So sounds this soul
Quiet be
These prods of passion
This moment
The music
Held
Within the violin
The lament
The longing,
Resounding
Resonant
Yet silent.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Veronica Veronese, 1872, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, British, 1828 - 1882.


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Habanera

Brush strokes of fervor and desire
Colors imbued with spirit's fire
Seduction and passion's plea
Longing and rapture in reverie.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poetessa
Sandro Russo Pianista


These moments of musing listening to
Sorabji Pastiche no.2 on the Habanera from Bizet's Carmen

Sandro Russo
Concert Pianist

http://www.sandrorussopianist.com

Sorabji Pastiche no.2 on the Habanera from Bizet's Carmen

Source: www.youtube.com

"Live" Performance by Sandro Russo www.sandrorussopianist.com

Rapture, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com

This Reverie

What lament, what memory need I find
Within this pensive pause of mind
What query am I to dismiss in this moment now
This heart to live love's vow
Echoes of heart I hear from deep within
And gone the despair, the daunting din
Songbirds call and knowing is my heart
From this reverie I shall not depart
Lilting moments in sweet sounding plea
Make my beloved ever known to me.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


As I listen to
Franz Joseph Haydn
Andante and Variations in f minor HOB.17/6


This Reverie/Ashante, Rose Marie Raccioppi, Watercolor, 2000, http://www.apogeeart.com

Troves of Time

Mood, these moments of being the troves of time
In reflection, thoughts as words line by line
Treasures vaulted within this heart
From which reverie has its start
Garlands of thought ever free
Gifts of life bequeathed to me
Now and memories of old
Mark this time yet to be told
What pray tell am I to understand
The God within holds loving command
And so this moment born ever new
Troves of time betrothed to you
This moment to reach and willingly share
And known be your heart and loving care.


Rose Marie Raccioppi

Opus 1

Brush strokes, line, form and hue
Nature’s Frames of Mind captured
Moods and moments of change
Present, known and held in reverie.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Frames of Mind, Opus 1, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2007, http://www.apogeeart.com

Bizet's Carmen

Sounding waves of elation and fire
A rapture, a questing desire
Seduction and passion's plea
Longing now and in reverie.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Soiree Society of the Arts


In Tribute to a Performance Extraordinaire
Francois Borne
Fantaisie Brillante on themes from Bizet's Carmen

Zara Lawler, flute
Dianne Frazer, piano

Soiree Society of the Arts
South Nyack Recital Series
March 7, 2009

http://www.zaralawler.com

Rapture, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2002, http://www.apogeeart.com