Fall We Hail

Glowing amber be the sun such luminous array
As time beckons the closing of this day
A season of change within this moment now
Nature keeping its ever present vow
Brilliant gold, vibrant orange, ruby red leaves alight
Chilling winds and a distant whistle call to the night
Sounding crickets sing this season's quest and quail
The crackling rustle of gathered leaves 'tis Fall we hail
Dressed in lavish color each tree soon shall be bare
Barren bough and branch then held in Winter's care.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Sunset, Photo, Courtesy of N9Xs.com

From Depths of Night

Breath fuels the body, mind, spirit, and the sensibilities of awareness beyond domains of constraint. Beauty in breaths divine...


violet be the call of SPIRIT this day
from the depths of night light's array
from thoughts and visions of PRAISE and LOVE
the splendor of GRACE from heavens above
within this moment of breath and life known
the pulsing JOY of FAITH be ever shown.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York



From the Depths of Night, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

Autumn's Wind Song

October winds
the song of rustling leaves
lilting melody of russet, amber, gold
enchanted hues and tones dance the night.



Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York



Autumn's Wind Song, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

October Morning

a night of resounding rain
awakened by a thunderous quale
held in the embrace of the dark night
breaths measure the October morning to come
the flame and passion of Autumn's array
the brilliance within soul be this rising day.



Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

October Morning, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

...this is the moment... YES ~ NOW

YES ~ NOW

the Need
the Omnipresent
the Wondrous

this essence of breath
this living of Faith
this blessing of time
this knowing of Truth

Yield
Eternal
Spirit

YES ~ NOW



Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

October Mood...

the richness of the dark earth
the yet warming golden beams of light
the amber waves of Autumn's call
bounty and beauty in tone and hue
this be an October mood.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


October Mood, Image ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.

Tonight I felt the warmth, the darker and longer night, the earth and the glory of light in each leaf now gold... and so the October Mood from this palette of Nature's grace... the palette of my imagination holds colors, movement, strokes of passion, intention, and so a SELF be known...

"The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself and carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion. It is the current which he puts forth, which sweeps you along in his passion. The pain passes, the beauty remains." Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Twilight Hour...

...haiku reflections...

this twilight hour known
echoing waves of sun's glow
sounding night's call.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York



Twilight Hour, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011.