Such Be the Gift

Such Be the Gift 

Touches of crimson on the dogwood tree

'Tis the play of color in this season to be

Each leaf holds glimmers of gold

Within, the story of days be told

'Tis Summer's end, hail to the Autumn anew

Treasures of color in many a hue

Such be the gift of tree and time

The breath of beauty, the pulse sublime.

Rose Marie Raccioppi 

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York 

Crimson Upon Dogwood, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2015.

September Sun

The warmth of the September sun I do feel
Whispers of the changing season this day to reveal
Vibrant strokes of crimson upon dogwood tree leaves
Taken alight by this day's gentle caressing breeze
A calm resolve, Summer's bloom hushed in fulfillment array
Trees, brush, fields of green, readied for the Fall parlay.


Rose Marie Raccioppi 
Poet Laureate 
Orangetown, New York 

Photo, Crimson Upon Dogwood, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013.