Celestial Sea

There are those who ’see’ into the depths of APOGEE Vibrational Art, something  that is mystical,  outer worldly., intriguing. Their perceptions are valid. Each work in the collection has come forth from lucid dreaming. Within the realms of sleep a gift is bestowed.

YES, A wakeful sleep ... a blissful and focused transition to other realms of BEING... lost to the revelations of image and the call of word. Poetic Dialogues with imaginary dominions that become real onto themselves.  APOGEE Vibrational Art, a responsive call to what IS ~ Inspired Spirit. 

The star lands, and galaxies afar, become known, become real. They with color, movement and intent,  are brought  to a pristine surface of white. They come to speak the counsel of the ages, portray the passions, the quest, the liberation, the beauty, the truth sought by the soul self. 

Here in presentation is one among others:

Celestial Sea

Once again in flight across vistas near and far

Embraced by the light of the sun and a distant star

Upon a magical cloak of white

Traveled I through the night

And as the dawning came to be

I above the cresting waves of a celestial sea

Hearts across the horizon rise in praise

And I swept in the joy of awakening days

People of lands above mountains high

Sing their soul’s song to the intrepid sky

The harp song of the wind is heard

Be this the adoration of the WORD

A silent melody of love and lilting grace

Within my heart this soaring I to place

Heart’s chambers in pulsing passion divine

Awakened, awakened to the NOW of self and time

And as I record this dream awake so lovingly known

Blessed be the light, the light so brilliantly shown

We to sing as a chorus of divinity, peace and love 

Blessed be the souls of Earth and the heavens above.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Celestial Sea, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 

APOGEE Vibrational Art, www.thesoundinglight.blogspot.com

"Mom beholden to the light..."

Respecting Wellness and the protection of 'isolation,' today's visit with my son, was I standing at the closed glass door. As I looked up to the light, standing behind the reflection cast upon the glass, my son took this picture of, "Mom beholden to the light." ...and so it IS...

look I to the sun above

creation in its unconditional love

upon bough, branch and leaf there be

light in reflected glory from the grace of Thee

splendor cast in shadow and light from afar

 the sun, a shimmer, a star.

~Rose Marie Raccioppi

“Once you have tasted flight, 

you will forever walk the earth 

with your eyes turned skyward, 

for there you have been, 

and there you will always long to return.”

~ Leonardo da Vinci

...This Moment... the music of NOW...

the sacred gift of this moment

sun in warming brilliance

air fresh, scented with the grass green and lush

an array of beauty to behold

flowers of mystical form and grace

leaves speaking the gentle winds

sky a lambent blue of pure light

branch, bough, leaf, a songbird song

this outside my open window known

be this the sacred dance, the music of NOW...

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York 

In Reflection... what be this poet's plea...

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.
Robert Schumann
Composer
1810 - 1856

And what be this poet's plea
But to honor God's gifts
Be they of land, sky, ocean or sea
To know that All and One are given in grace
And in gratitude be our care, our loving embrace
Stars and galaxies, vistas of splendor and glory
Within the secrets, the miracles of Creation's story
Stardust in waves of time and space
From which our spirit we to trace
Light beholden within our heart
From where love has its primal start
Known be the fire of the Creator's flame
And we the Presence of All so named
Words to hold to the knowing of heart and soul
Reverent be our gratitude, our calling toll
And what be this poet's plea
But to honor God's gifts
Be they of land, sky, ocean or sea.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Orion Nebula: The Hubble View, NASA.

...take I a pen... take I a brush... Graces of Eternity

Graces of Eternity

Bathed in the sweet nectar of divinity

Held by the graces of eternity

Feel I the Will of God's love

See I the glory of the heaven's above

Live I each breath, the giving, the receiving

Within this soul the knowing, the believing

And on to this hour, this moment at hand

Be it God's Will in loving command.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Graces of Eternity, Watercolor, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013.

...through the night... The Quest of Light

The enfold of silence and sweet slumber greet
Where dreams and awakenings ever to meet
The vistas traveled all near all far
To galaxies and a distant star
Spirit in flight across the sky
In the firmament above, above so high
Known be the glory, the quest of light
The pursuit of Spirit through the night.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Astronomy Picture of the Day
Andromeda
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090917.html

Quiver of Green

warming be the sun, lambent be the sky

the yesternight of rains held by roots anew
a lushness of winter green blankets the ground
the grass wet and cool below my feet
the feel of Spring deep in Winter's embrace
blessed be the splendor of this day
feel I the alluring quiver of this green array.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York



Quiver of Green, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012.

Eyes Turned Skyward

Ascending ever changing sky and light
Wondrous by day, wondrous by night
Ever present waves of color crest and enfold
In awe be this celestial sea of soul.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

For once you have tasted flight
you will walk the earth
with your eyes turned skywards,
for there you have been and there you long to return.

Leonardo da Vinci

Those same stars twinkle over other fields than these.

Walden, Chapter 11
by Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

Astronomy Picture of the Day, Rosette Nebula, http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091202.html

Light's Quest Divine

from shadows light be known

a rising day this moment shown
the quest of light ever present be
in this firmament, this celestial sea
hues and tones of moving grace
within a timeless moment I embrace
eternal majesty be the sky above
blessed I am with this the Creator's love
within this beauty a moment sublime
within this moment light's quest divine.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Rising Day, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

This A Sunday Hour

embraced by a loving Presence
clear blue of the sky
reaching warmth of the sun
gentle winds in lilting melody
hues of heart known
this a Sunday hour.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Wind, Sun, Sky, Watercolor (modified), Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2010.

And What Be This Poet's Plea

And what be this poet's plea
But to honor God's gifts
Be they of land, sky, ocean or sea
To know that All and One are given in grace
And in gratitude be our care, our loving embrace
Stars and galaxies, vistas of splendor and glory
Within the secrets, the miracles of Creation's story
Words to hold to the knowing of heart and soul
Reverent be our gratitude, our calling toll
And what be this poet's plea
But to honor God's gifts
Be they of land, sky, ocean or sea.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

In response to
Larry Lawhorn
who wrote...

"...it is our longing to become the poet...
that is the poet calling to you...
you are the poet so many long to hear...
designed by nothing less than infinite wisdom's Natural design...
trillion year old stardust woven into Living colors...
you were designed to be as you are ♥ ...

"...we are trillion year old StarDust... animated into Life, by Love. "

and I in response...

StarDust in waves of time and space
From which our spirit we to trace
Light beholden within our heart
From where love has its primal start
Known be the fire of the Creator's flame
And we the Presence of All so named.

With love,
Rose Marie




Astronomy Picture of the Day, APOD: 2010 October 2 - Hubble's Lagoon, Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Space Telescope
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap101002.html

Special Roses ~ by Grace

At my front door there does grow
Two beautiful rose bushes in a row

Sweet candy is their special smell
Beauty is the story they tell

Thorny may their branches be
Careful, they do not hurt me

When the wind blows a rose in bloom
Petals upon the ground come real soon

I gather the petals and off they fly
Spreading their joy up to the sky

Upon the ground they do rest
Yes, the Rose, a flower I love the best.

Grace

Today, inspired by the rose bushes in bloom in her front yard, Grace, a six year old student, shared the delight of her pink roses with me, providing all that is presented here of her playful encounters with her special roses, and together the poem, "Special Roses" was created. Indeed a delight!

A full account at: APOGEE Learning: Teaching and that Seizable Moment
http://apogeelearning.blogspot.com/2010/06/teaching-and-that-seizable-moment.html

Rose Marie Raccioppi


"Bonica" Light Pink Roses Photo, David Beaulieu, About.com Guide - http://z.about.com/d/landscaping/1/0/7/W/pink_rose_big_Bonica.jpg

In The Light - Just Because It Is

A butterfly with colors wondrous and bright
Magical wings of black, gray, yellow and white
A butterfly sings ever to me
With a chorus of leaves from the tall oak tree
A butterfly flutters flutters by
In the light of the sun and the blue blue sky.

Rose Marie Raccioppi



Facebook | Ing Van De Vyver's Photos - First SA Butterfly Census Weekend
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/photo.php?pid=5888682&id=622791110




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Celestial Sea

The celestial sea, its echoes crest and sound
Wonder, awe, majesty of creation abound
The splendor of heavens far and vast
PRAISE to the WILL in beauty cast.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


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Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD: 2010 January 12 - The Flame Nebula in Infrared
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Beauty Be

Heed well the ocean's sounding call
Its splendor we shall not befall
Pulsing waves of sky
Pulsing waves of sea
Upon the sands
The embrace of beauty be.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Image: Carmen Wilson, November, 2009, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
http://www.artbycarmen.deviantart.com


Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.
~Robert Frost~
and so the echoes of heart, soul, and quest, be heard...
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Eyes Turned Skyward

Ascending ever changing sky and light
Wondrous by day, wondrous by night
Ever present waves of color crest and enfold
In awe be this celestial sea of soul.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

For once you have tasted flight
you will walk the earth
with your eyes turned skywards,
for there you have been and there you long to return.

Leonardo da Vinci



Astronomy Picture of the Day, Rosette Nebula, http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091202.html

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Caress Of The Night

The light now brilliant above the trees
The green array below darkened
The air is gently cool and still
Each branch, each leaf before me is motionless
Sweeps of deep pink embrace the golden sun
As each moment now unfolds
The light of this day quickens to its rest
Laced in brilliant golden crimson
The light bids this day to its close
Gone is the green
Each leaf, each branch
A blackened silhouette
In grace against the darkened sky
The sound of crickets hold present this day
The caress of the night air
The colors sweeping abide to the closing hour
Skyward I am bound
Brush stokes of color call to the canvas
And I in the embrace of this Presence.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


This Night This Mist, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com


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Upon My Paper

Warming sun and soft winds upon my face
The sky above in eternal splendor and infinite grace
Hues of primrose enfold luminous waves of light
Strokes of color lambent upon my paper fill the night.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Winds of Summer, Watercolor, 2003, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com


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