B E Y O N D

 

B E Y O N D

ridden with darkness and the wake of pain

the clutches of shadows and the inane

'tis not life that looms, bows and seeks to hide

but the illusions and hurts held deep inside

beyond all hurt, doubt and unabated fear

ever the hand of grace reaching near

beyond devastation and the din of despair

lies the answered call of light and faith's care

hold to a vision noble with unrelenting love

look to the vistas of beauty within and above

the call to truth, love, beauty and grace

be they within the chambers of heart to place.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

BEYOND, Image: NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula: Credit & Copyright: Daniel López, IAC http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap101112.html

Our CLAIM ...

Written in the light of the afternoon sun...

Our Claim...

Seekers and doers to life our claim

Visions, dreams, our hearts to name

We look to vistas vast and far

To the telling of a distant star

We hold cards in our hand

Seek we what they reveal, what they command

A rune we choose and be we told

A truth from words ever new, ever old

And in silence our pulsing heart be heard

Know thyself, Know thyself, BE the WORD.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

A Depiction...a Deliverance...

A depiction... a deliverance... YES... ME... 

Reflections, reverie, and the passion of the NOW… 

She to SELF… FREE

Aflame afire free

Wild winds of spirit

Passions unleashed

And so she soars to vistas unknown

Lucid dreams of emergent colors

Cast upon canvas stark

Worlds in rhythmic motion

Poetic dialogues

Sounds lyrical, sweet, thunderous

Pulsing, pulsing, pulsing

Her heart a vibrant chord

Sounding, sounding, sounding

Drums, bells, bowls, vibrating tuning forks

Fill empty spaces with the chorus of soul

Echoes of silence now heard

The taunts of oppression scream free

Derision gives way to deliverance

Deliverance…deliverance…deliverance

The artist, the poet, the visionary

She beckons, she calls

She to SELF…she to SELF

FREE …FREE… FREE.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

...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

...tango...tango...tango ... haiku reflection

vistas of star birth
feel the pulsing of this night
tango be the mood.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Tango Mood, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

Astronomy Picture of the Day ~ 2011 September 2

ever constant is change
ever in flight is time
you who bear a name
known in fields other than mine
light of sun, moon and many a star
in this heart and in vista's far
You the CREATOR with loving grace
Within our soul eternity placed.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Herschel Views the Milky Way
Credit: ESA, SPIRE & PACS Consortia
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Haiku Reflections ~ 俳句

Haiku
俳句

Haiku is a disciplined form. It calls for 17 syllables, in three lines, with 5, 7, 5, syllables respectively in each line. Within these parameters one can express freely. Upon completion of a haiku one is gifted with the awareness that within defined limitations one can choose to be free.

Haiku

haiku reflections
words of heart and reverie
echoes of the soul.

Will

the will to create
harmony of heart and soul
divine muse calling.

Music

music of spirit
the lilting heart of passion
accord with soul known.

Dance

dance to celebrate
love's gift of life and spirit
presence in joy known.

Restful

restful be this heart
lilting waves of grace be heard
sounding pulse sublime.

Galaxies

filled with knowing wise
wondrous gifts of creation
galaxies afar.

Vista

Orion star birth
vista of pulsing splendor
luminous palette.

Winds

echoing winds blow
the sounding feel of this day
white capped cresting waves.

Expressions

expressions of heart
words to capture truth's beauty
a poet a pen.

Offerings

life, quest, and purpose
faith, love, truth, beauty divine
a birth eternal.

Will

thought and creation
intention, will, passion's call
mind, hand, pen, and brush.

Awakening

this awakening
cause, effect, revelation
will and knowing truth.

Gift

the Creator's gift
the kingdom of life within
blessed our Being.

Greatness

greatness and grace known
with our loving devotion
to Creation's will.

Dulcinea

Passion and the light

To each his Dulcinea
The quest and the dream.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Dulcinea, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, ©2010.

Michael Hoppe

Melodies of Light

Celestial seas of grace
Vistas of splendor
Waves of stellar grandeur
Silent winds
And I the music
Resounding melodies of light.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Rider Of The Stellar Winds

Rider of the stellar winds
Light years away
Through the Orion cloud
Dawning in glorious array
Opulence majestic
Be there shown
Resplendent grandeur
In distant vistas known.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Astronomy Picture of the Day
The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100513.html

Vistas

above the earth's plains
vistas of splendor abound
I in stillness soar.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Astronomy Picture of the Day, 2010 February 21, Cocoon of a New White Dwarf , Credit: H. Bond (STScI), R. Ciardullo (PSU), WFPC2, HST, NASA
http://www.antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100221.html



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Winter Sky

Changing firmament to behold
Hues and tones by the light enfold
Beauty be this Winter sky above
Ever the strokes of the Creator's love
Light within shadow there to cast
Vista of splendor ever vast.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


When The Sky Is Gray, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com


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Sand Road

Sand road underfoot
Distant vista ever near
With each shifting step.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


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Sail I

Sail I to the sun's splendor
Sail I to the casting light
Sail I to the call of the waters
Beyond the dark of night

Sail I to the vistas of faith
Sail I to the depths of my soul
Sail I to the glory and grace
Beyond all life's toll

Sail I to uncharted waters
Sail I to horizons yet known
Sail I to each sunrise
Beyond life has thus shown

Sail I to the heavens above
Sail I to the dreams to unfold
Sail I to the questing heart
Beyond a story told.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


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