Held By The Leaves

Majestic be the light held by the leaves

Luminous and radiant, a golden scarlet there be

Held I am, mesmerized by Nature's intensity

Alluring, magnetic be such treasures of Creation

Leaves caressed by the rapture of the abiding light 

Rhapsodies in this divine expression of BEING.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photo: Held by the Leaves, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2014.

Upon My Walkway Here in Tappan, New York... A Poet's Palette

a poet's palette before thee

brilliant tones of many a tree 

leaves as bright as a bloom anew

be this the magical autumn hue

feel the rapture of Nature's passion shown

in the splendor of color this moment be known

scarlet, crimson, magenta, russet, they be

gathered upon my walkway colors alight I see

the surrender of time and this season's call

the bounty, the beauty, the blessings of Fall.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photo: Upon My Walkway, CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013.