Verdant Whispering ~ Haiku Reflections

peeking green to see

daffodils to come anew

verdant whispering.

quiver of the grass

robins now in soaring flight

verdant whispering.

twilight be the hour

such sweet calling of the light

verdant whispering.

this glory of green

nature's grace of spring to come

verdant whispering.

carried by the wind

the feeling of green a bloom

verdant whispering.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Verdant Whispering, APOGEE Vibrational Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013.

Flutter...Flutter...Frivolity

In the darkest hour before dawn
Awaken I to feathered voices
Sweet flirtations to court the new day
Heard be the fluttering of wings
Robins red breasted
Frivolity fills my chambers
And blushed be the hour.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York


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

Noon hour in Tappan, New York

ah such a sweet chorus of song birds do sing
calling melodies of the coming Spring
warming sun and so bright a lambent sky
the delight of majestic blue on high
fresh and light be this noon day air
this day's offering so wonderfully fair
with all that calls to heart this day
blessed be nature's bounty and THE WAY.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


image credit: my.opera.com/RobinL/ blog/?startidx=345

Graceful Bow and Sway

Bamboo in graceful bow and sway

Holding the sun’s light in brilliant verdant array
Dancing shadows of supple canes I to behold
Among the lithe and lush leaves touches of gold
A late afternoon, gifts of an early summer day
The wind, the robin’s song and bamboo canes at play.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Summer Bamboo, Ink on paper, 1350, Wu Chen, 1280-1354.


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Frivolity

In the darkest hour before dawn
Awaken I to feathered voices
Sweet flirtations to court the new day
Heard be the fluttering of wings
Robins red breasted
Frivolity fills my chambers
And blushed be the hour.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


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

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The Spoils of Spring

Budding leaves of many hues
Reaching branches of the lofty oak tree
The quiver of dawning grass laden with Spring rain
Robins red of breast aflight in my garden near
Blooms of grace and brilliant white
The song of birds distant yet heard
The presence of soft winds and a gentle rain
The silent sounding of growth abound
Such be the spoils of Spring, this day found.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Windflowers, 1903, Oil on canvas, John William Waterhouse, British, 1849 - 1917.