Beheld in my garden... the seasons... the Spoils of Fall, the Blooms of Spring...

Color laden leaves of Fall

From trees mighty and tall

Upon ground, branch and bough 

Beheld be each seasonal vow 

A leaf cushioned covering of snow 

Warmed by the sun's brilliant glow 

Spring heralds each bloom to unfold

The tales of each season be they told

Nature's telling in spoils of the divine

Seasons of change... keepers of time.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

APOGEE Poet 

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York 

PHOTO by CAR, Fall into Spring, Tappan, New York, ©Collectible Clicks.

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Through This Passage ~ the path of SOURCE

 

Asked: "How at 84 years of age do you maintain such a youthful and positive outlook on life?"

And I, in response: "I follow the path of SOURCE ... be this the very Spirit, the Oneness, the Union, the Resolve, the Creative, the Eternal... that makes itself known breath by breath, by breath."

Rose Marie Raccioppi

APOGEE Paradigm™

Through This Passage

a day of skies so bright and fair

the embrace of life in soulful care

gifts of presence and gratitude be known

tenderness of love so graciously shown

a feeling of purpose and destiny defined

an ever opening path within this heart mine

an arch of stone graced by sun's light

behold this day in blessings held in delight

through this passage of time and many a place

our journey of life, love, beauty, truth and grace

PRESENCE, the SOURCE, bequeathed upon our soul

And so the quest, the journey, the calling goal

In reflection, in gratitude, in a supernal joy true

A path, a venture, this each moment gifted anew.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Through This Passage, Photo, PFR, Collectible Clicks, 

©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

In loving gratitude to Patrick, Karen and Christopher,
Mom

Indeed a most beautiful day spent in Central Park, New York City 

with my two sons, Patrick and Christopher and beloved Karen. 

Promenading, boating, dining, all shared delight in totality.

~

In This Space of Time

In this space of time be it known

There are realms beyond what is shown

In this space of time need and visions to share

There are realms beyond all given care

In this space of time this moment present and each moment past

There are realms ever so near, ever so vast

In this space of time there is the SELF to be claimed

There are realms beyond those held and those so named

In this space of time haunts and echoes to be newly heard

There are realms of Presence and the Sacred Word

The sounding accord of harmonics within

Beyond the clamor, beyond the din

The accord of heart, soul and visions newly clear

This of Faith, of Love, of Presence, in banishment of fear. 

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Image: Eternal Clock II by Robbert van der Steeg on Flickr. New York

#DivineRelativities

Woven By Time... A TAPESTRY

A TAPESTRY

the light of the sun

the glow of the moon

the sparkle of the stars

threads of light woven by time

A TAPESTRY

the colors of a palette 

the notes of a song

the words of a poet

threads of artistry woven by time

A TAPESTRY

the PRESENCE of NOW

the memory of a yesterday

the vision of a tomorrow 

threads of BEING woven by time

A TAPESTRY

the passions of soul

the call of breath 

the Phoenix Rising 

threads of alchemy woven by time.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Painting: Phoenix Rising, APOGEE Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi. 

And as the hour presents itself here in Tappan, New York...

Warm and embracing be the ambient air

The sky cloaked in a gossamer veil of white

Majestic strokes of lambent blue 

Brilliant be the light of the calling sun

Shadows of lithe bamboo sway to the casting light

An inviting silence beckons one to listen 

Hear the breath of your BEING

Honor the pulsing of your HEART

Hold to the knowing of your SOUl.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

TROVES of TIME... Treasures vaulted within this heart

TROVES of TIME... 

Moments of being, the troves of time

In reflection, thoughts as words line by line

Treasures vaulted within this heart

From which reverie has its start

Garlands of thought ever free

Gifts of life bequeathed onto me

Now and memories of days old

Mark this time, stories yet to be told

What pray tell am I to understand

The God within holds loving command

This moment born ever anew

Troves of time betrothed onto each of you

This moment to BE, and lovingly to share

Known be our hearts. and God's tender care.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Image: Goggle Search. absent of source/credit.

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Cosmic D A N C E

...the leaf touched by the chilling wind

     the snow that falls

          the bird song yet heard

               the chimes sounding... 

                    such be this Cosmic DANCE...

                                        the Deliverance

                                           the Ascension

                                              the Nurturance

                                                 the Creation

                                                    the Exchange...  

of breath and BEING. 

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Image Credit: : hwbrycewrites:just-a-leaf.

Hour by Hour...

Hour by hour ... the sun, the rain, the storm, the calm, the joy, the pain, the vision, the knowing, the doubting, the dream yet real, ever CHANGE ... be it the resounding call, the ever present quest for...

Creation
     Harmony 
          Ascension 
               Nurturance
                    Grace
                         Evolution ... to serve, to BE.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Dance of Light

passions known and expressed they be

deliverance by the hands of destiny

line, color, and shadows cast in light

to the call of the muse in flowing flight

with palette and bush a mood to define

such be the gifts, the gifts of NOW and time.

Rose Marie Raccioppi 

Poet Laureate

Dance of Light, APOGEE Vibrational Art, 

©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 

www.thesoundinglight.blogspot.com

#dance #light #passions #muse #NOW #time

...the receiving...the giving...

...the receiving...the giving...

this gift of time measured in each pulsing

this gift of breath in the receiving, the giving 

this gift of alchemy in the golden moment NOW

revel I in the presence of confidence

savor I in the blessed command of SELF

honor I in the passions of BEING

in the passions of BEING 

in the golden moment NOW.

Rose Marie Raccioppi 

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

The Counsel of TIME

I AM this moment PAST
I AM this moment NOW
I AM all TIME
For what ever was IS
Embrace I the pain, the pleasure
Appreciate I the awareness, the aspiration
Feel I the soaring, the silence sweet
Live I its trials, its TRUTH, its treasure of BEING
I AM this moment PAST
I AM this moment NOW
I AM all TIME...

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Photo Credit: Jack Dagley

P a s s i n g...

the drum hum hum of the passing wheels

people in seats behind steering posts

the sun bright, the sky clear, vibrant azure

black birds fill the sky in formation 

up on the power lines perched

their song heard above

the drum hum hum of the passing wheels

slender trees in the company of telephone polls

and power lines along the side of the road

behold the breath of light and the beckoning of Fall

I and time awaiting

the drum hum hum of the passing wheels...

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

This Moment...

This moment...

Such gifts this moment does bring
The sound, the feel, the glory of Spring
Serenade of the song bird song
From the depths of night to the new dawn
Welcomed melodies ever divine
Within this moment the splendor of time.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Photo Credit: ecesema, Antique Brass Compass Sundial and World Time.

T I M E

Reverie Enfold, ©APOGEE Vibrational Art, 2014.
...Within the womb of time
the birth child of a NOW...

T I M E   ... as a
                                        S
                                   E
                                         E
                                               K
                                                     E
                                                            R ... 

                                                                         Its journey's quest...
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                     Truth
                                                                                                      Inspiration
                                                                                                      Manifest
                                                                                                      Eternal ...

                                                                                       
                                                             Rose Marie Raccioppi ... A Keeper...