...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 

This Moment ~ Upon the Crystal...

This Moment...

The sky a clear lambent blue

The sun in its setting dazzling view

Leaves illumed with the brilliance of light

This day in grace and glory bids the night

The day the night in twilight majesty divine

Embraced by this moment yours, this moment mine.

Upon the Crystal...

Held be the vision clear

Banished be illusion and fear

See I with both heart and mind

Beyond all perceived constraints of time

Boundless and timeless soaring spirit in flight

Blessed in PRAISE blessed in LIGHT

The setting sun in splendor and grace

Upon the crystal its majesty to place

Colors of passion, the light of desire

Within is held spirit's flame and fire.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Upon the Crystal, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013.

This Alchemy This Vow

how many breaths does one need to feel the fullness of life
how many sunrises to see the glory of a new day
how many sunsets to revel in light's beauty
how many blooms to see the bounty of The Way

how many words to heed the knowing of the heart
how many shadows to know light's quest
how many sorrows to reach life's joy
how many lifetimes for love's behest

this alchemy this vow
blessed be this breath
this moment, this Now.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Castings Gold, Image: ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

Tide of Thought

music...winds...the chill of the day and...

this moment of breath
this moment be it known
this moment with passion perceived
this moment holding to the ebb and flow
this ever cresting tide of thought
reaching to shores of grace.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Tide of Thought, Watercolor, (original modified), Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2010