Verdant Whispering ~ Haiku Reflections

peeking green to see

daffodils to come anew

verdant whispering.

quiver of the grass

robins now in soaring flight

verdant whispering.

twilight be the hour

such sweet calling of the light

verdant whispering.

this glory of green

nature's grace of spring to come

verdant whispering.

carried by the wind

the feeling of green a bloom

verdant whispering.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Verdant Whispering, APOGEE Vibrational Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2013.

Verdant Song

twilight be the hour
such sweet calling of light
hear I the verdant song
serene be the day's surrender
lithe and lush branches of green
gentle is the sway in the winter garden
wind and evergreens hold to the light
upon colors of nature's grace
lilting echoes carried by the north wind
twilight be the hour
such sweet calling of light
hear I the verdant song.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Verdant, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012.

Graceful Bow and Sway

Bamboo in graceful bow and sway

Holding the sun’s light in brilliant verdant array
Dancing shadows of supple canes I to behold
Among the lithe and lush leaves touches of gold
A late afternoon, gifts of an early summer day
The wind, the robin’s song and bamboo canes at play.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Summer Bamboo, Ink on paper, 1350, Wu Chen, 1280-1354.


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