To the Winds They Dance...

Imagine the delight

if we were to be in spontaneous expression 

of the words of heart felt lovingly 

moment to moment

we would be as the flowers

to the winds they dance 

to the light they praise

to the sun they bloom

holding to the glory and beauty 

of the ever present NOW.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photo: courtesy posting

Rustling Leaves

rains in libation sweet yesternight

upon awakening all held in morning light

magical be the light and shadow upon the tree

when the leaves in splendor of gold jeweled be

such gems of grace Autumn lovingly does bring

listen, listen, rustling leaves in soft winds sing.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photo: Rustling Leaves, CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2020.

Rains and South Winds Yesternight, Tappan, New York

Rains and south winds yesternight

A sky of gray be the morning’s light 

Each fallen leaf laden with the falling rain

Their wind swept flight put to tame

A brimming blanket of leaves upon the ground

Quiet they lay, gone their rustling sound

Soft be this bedding of leaves from branch and bough

Winds of Autumn and rain holding to nature’s vow

Branches with leaves in the splendor of color some yet be 

Crimson, russet, orange, and gold donned by many a tree

Trees barren of leaves reach to the heaven’s above 

Past the winter to come, Spring anew,  blessings and love.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York 

The Leaf That Glistens

Gems of color in glorious array to behold

Crimson, gold, russet, Autumn’s story told 

Fluttering leaves now blanket the ground

As above, so below, gifts of grace be they found

Alchemic be the magic of each season of grace

Leaves taken by the winds of time hold sacred a place

Golden be the leaf that glistens in the November sun

Blessed be all who behold the message of the ONE.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photo Credit: In gratitude to Michael Lawler, 2020.

To add to the delight:

https://treespiritwisdom.com/tree-spirit-wisdom/maple-tree-symbolism

To the winds they dance...

Imagine the delight

 if we were to be in spontaneous expression 

of the words of heart felt lovingly 

moment to moment

we would be as the flowers

To the winds they dance 

to the light they praise

to the sun they bloom

holding to the glory and beauty 

of the ever present NOW.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Harp Song of the Wind

winds blow gentle

leaves rustle in responsive grace

heard is the melody of the midnight hour

the harp song of the wind.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Harp Song of the Wind, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012.

Dawn's Winter Light

dawn's winter light
snow capped winds blow strong
soft sweeping hues of violet
be this cloak of winter day new.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Dawn's Winter Light, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

This A Sunday Hour

embraced by a loving Presence
clear blue of the sky
reaching warmth of the sun
gentle winds in lilting melody
hues of heart known
this a Sunday hour.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Wind, Sun, Sky, Watercolor (modified), Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2010.

Emergent Flight

upon canvas
mood and Fall's plea
'tis glory of color
that calls to me
brush strokes beholden
to this season's call
a day darkened by gray clouds
and torrential rains that fall
sweeping winds
holding to leaves and color alight
the embrace of change and time
all in this moment's emergent flight.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Emergent Flight, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2010, http://www.apogeeart.com

March Yet Young

In Dedication to
A young student who is everything Spring
Grace Page Boyle

The days of March yet young
A bit of time for Winter's season done
Peeking green through melted snow
Chilling winds of winter this day to blow
A sounding serenade through barren branches heard
And the coveted song of a nesting songbird
The crisp leaves of Fall's season yet found
With broken twigs upon this awaiting ground
Driving rains upon emergent buds of green
Winter giving over to Spring in this moment seen.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Peeking Green, Photo: CAR, Collectible Clicks,©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2010.

The Snow

The winds in wailing whispers
The snow in a silent refrain
Resounding beauty blankets this night
Wondrous, wondrous, crystals white.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


The Snow, Photo: CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2010.


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Winds of Light

Winds of light pulsing
Waves of Praise in the heavens
I in its glory.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


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Winds of Change

The ears deafened by the din of despair
The eyes blinded by the glare of illusion
The heart ravaged by the pain of betrayal
The soul hidden within the shattered self
Waves of destruction crest a sea of confusion
Life’s shores besieged by fear
Spirit summoned in the wake of the storm
Behold its calm resolve
The winds of change can now be heard
The distant shores now seen in the light of the rising sun
Rhythmic this heart with the cadence of the ocean tide
Undaunted now by the resounding ebb and flow
And the constant winds of change.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


A Dark Sky Over Sequoia National Park, Credit: D. Duriscoe, C. Duriscoe, R. Pilewski, & L. Pilewski, U.S. NPS Night Sky Program
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Light Behind The Storm

Light behind the storm
And hushed is heaven's outcry
To the wind and wave.

Clouds, thunderous within a celestial sea
Imbued I am with the beauty they gift to me
Summer winds and cresting waves of white
Darkness dispelled and known be the light.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Light Behind the Storm, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com


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So Brief

So brief and yet eternal
The sun that rises and sets
The tides that ebb and flow
The sands that shift
The moon that waxes and wanes
The winds across the sea
The life that once was
So brief and yet eternal.

Rose Marie Raccioppi



Fishermen at Sea, Oil on canvas, Exhibited 1796, Joseph Mallord William Turner, British, 1775-1851, ©Tate, London National Gallery of Art.

Heard in the Winds

This hankering of heart
This searching of soul
Prods of passion
The incessant quest abounds
Present seeking its domain
Heard in the winds
Yet silent
Yet silent.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Woman in the Wind, Ventose, Art Nouveau Print, Treadway/Toomey Galleries.

Upon My Paper

Warming sun and soft winds upon my face
The sky above in eternal splendor and infinite grace
Hues of primrose enfold luminous waves of light
Strokes of color lambent upon my paper fill the night.

Rose Marie Raccioppi


Winds of Summer, Watercolor, 2003, Rose Marie Raccioppi, http://www.apogeeart.com


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