Outside My Window

outside my window
the setting sun
colors majestically brilliant
a beckoning twilight
songbirds singing ever so sweetly
dogwood in white blossoming array
such savor such savor at close of day.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Dogwood, Photo: CAR, Colectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012.

Star Light

that shining star that glows within
its light to hush the cacophony the din
its path to guide and ever reveal
the questing journey beyond conceal
daunting echoes of judgments ill
darken the spirit and weaken the will
be they gone and be your TRUTH heard
the blessings of Self and the known Word
be it Praise for expression creative and true
this ever the star light that shines within you.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Image Credit & Copyright: Copyright: Ivan Eder, Antares and Clouds,
Astronomy Picture of the Day.

Thank You Paula
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLKiMbC6s2k

...a palette...a brush... Hues A Flow...

...when the quietude whispers 'tis...

the ocean's roar in the shell
the breath's longing in the heart
the creator's dance in the soul
the artist's hues a flow.



Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Hues A Flow, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012.

Golden Light

the city graced by blooms of Spring
golden light and joy the tulips do bring
delicate petals and leaves of light
this be Spring in wondrous delight
blessings of beauty in full array
so be the gift of grace this day.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Golden Light, Photo: PFR Tulips, Park Avenue NYC, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012.

The Sounding Light

the sounding light
prayer
chant
heart
the sounding light
quest
vision
passion
the sounding light
faith
love
divinity
the sounding light
blessing
creation
WORD.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York



The Sounding Light, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012.

Divine Frenzy

Divine frenzy spirit winds a flame
Willowy and wild waves of elation
Moments imbued by the Creator's hand
The cloak of mortal clothing shed
Flaring fiber of soul newly woven into self
To BE is known
And psalms of praise laud.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York



Astronomy Picture of the Day, Lagoon Nebula, Credit & Copyright: Fred Vanderhaven

Divine Frenzy, Rose Marie Raccioppi, THE WIND AND THE WILLOW, 2008, Publish America.

Kanji: Eternity

Eternity In Eight Strokes

eternity in this moment real
passions past passions present beyond conceal
eight strokes with a hand be they known
from which yearning and knowing be shown
eight strokes with brush and ink to define
all time present, the Infinite, the Divine.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

This is a kanji character (Chinese characters used in Japan) meaning "eternity", pronounced "ei" in Japanese. This character is traditionally used to practice writing kanji because it embodies the eight basic strokes used in calligraphy. The image you see here was drawn by Lorna Chang. www.soas.ac.uk