The Cloak Undone

Morning sky bright anew... lambent be the light... and so ...

The Cloak Undone

Trees in such lavish array 

White with hues, tones and shadow gray 

Nature's brush strokes all through the night 

Illumed by the early morning light 

Gentle winds and the warming morn sun 

Soon the snow cloak of trees undone 

cold winter winds and drifting fallen snow

droplets of light melting crystals aglow

Birds in flight impel the cold winter air 

And all be known in God's loving care.

Blessings of the Season dear friends... much love...

Rose Marie Raccioppi 

Poet Laureate 

Orangetown, New York 

Melting Snow: Image credit: staddonfamily.com

Winter's Cloak

Winter's Cloak

dressed in mounds of snow this day

white abounds in lavish array

winter's cloak in full delight

sparkle it does in noon day light.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Winter's Cloak, Photos, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013.

...and so it is a storm anew in Tappan, New York Tenderness and Temper

Tenderness and Temper

A gossamer veil of wind, snow and light
Settled and cloaked in crystal strokes of white
So delicate be these touches upon fallen branches and bough
Beauty shall we behold be the storm's silent vow
Fury and calm be the mood of Nature at hand
Ask  I what forces be there presently in command
Listen I to the night winds of November's storming path
Hear I that a new dawning awaits beyond the wind's wrath
Cold be the night as gusting winds from the north do blow
Pristine be the falling and wind swept snow
Tenderness and temper be this night's domain
Nature's province in storming splendor holds its special claim.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Tappan, New York

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

This December Night

Haiku Reflection

winter indigo
winds carry the snow adrift
this December night,

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Snow Drift, Image: ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2010.