In Delightful Preparation... Baskets Brimming

Baskets brimming now sit before you 
Cranberries of such brilliant red hue
Wash and sort and place in a deep pot
Add orange juice, a bit of water, not a lot
Cook slowly and for that added touch
Maple syrup for sweetness, not too much
Cinnamon a sprinkle or two or three
Such sumptuous savor does surely please me
Thick and chunky a most delicious preparation 
Cranberry sauce, a yesterday, a now, in celebration.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York


Cranberries, Photo, Dayna McIsaac.

Awakened

day's awakening
eternal sunrise of soul
rejoice in glory.

gone the echoes and laments of days past

anew BE this mind, this heart, within soul cast
a child of the universe and Creation's grace
ever evolving within the depths of soul's place
confront and resolve be the calling command
within this faith held is libation's hand
nature's knowing and guidance true
life in new splendor brought on to you
shackled no more for I am free as the wind
silent no more for I am the thunderous storm
despairing no more for I am the dawning day
thirsty no more for I am lakes and rivers clear
lost no more for I am each guiding star
confined no more for I am vistas wide and far
hungry no more for I am bounty and harvest divine
this the awakened faith mine
the awakened
the awakened
the awakened faith mine. 

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Awakened, Photo, PFR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012.

Alchemic Interlude

...'tis night... haiku reflections...

earth's celestial light
roots behold alchemic grace
such divine accord.


The Crowing Light, the ALPHA ~ 
the initiation ~ the beginning ~ Spirit's Call.  
The Manifestation, the OMEGA ~ 
the end, Eternal Life.
The Heavens ~ The Earth

 I am the Alpha and the Omega, 
the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. 
Revelation 22:13


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Alchemic Interlude, Image, APOGEE Vibrational Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012.

...food for thought...ah sweet is the savor... A Bit of Mama's Pride

The apple rests in the palm of my hand
Here I hold the bounty of God's command
Quartered, peeled and cut in preparation
Applesauce to be the transformation
Maple syrup for that hearty sweet touch
Cinnamon stick, lemon juice not too much
Plumb raisins for added texture and flavor
Cook and stir, oh such aroma to savor
Applesauce made with love and set aside
Jars to hold delight and a bit of Mama's pride.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York


Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses, Oil on Canvas, 1890, Paul Cezanne, 1839-1906.

...and so it is a storm anew in Tappan, New York Tenderness and Temper

Tenderness and Temper

A gossamer veil of wind, snow and light
Settled and cloaked in crystal strokes of white
So delicate be these touches upon fallen branches and bough
Beauty shall we behold be the storm's silent vow
Fury and calm be the mood of Nature at hand
Ask  I what forces be there presently in command
Listen I to the night winds of November's storming path
Hear I that a new dawning awaits beyond the wind's wrath
Cold be the night as gusting winds from the north do blow
Pristine be the falling and wind swept snow
Tenderness and temper be this night's domain
Nature's province in storming splendor holds its special claim.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Tappan, New York

Photo, CAR, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, Collectible Clicks, 2012.

...the new day arises...a haiku reflection...

illusion no more

the awakening of soul

so the golden dawn.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Shadows Cast Gold, Watercolor, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012, http://www.apogeeart.com

The Storm and Six Days Past

The Storm and Six Days Past

storming winds so strong they blow this night

leaves, branch and bough of mighty trees take to flight

petition I to the wind hold safe my home and spare this looming tree

know the reverence and respect I hold in heart for thee

menacing be its foreboding swaying shadows ever so vast

resounding be the sound of branches by the wind upon ground cast

hear I the booming snap and ominous thunderous fall

pray I with loss of limbs mighty oak hold you yet tall

many a storm have you weathered over decades gone by

many a season's joy with bloom and splendor on high

touched be my heart with each season's love and grace

hold steady mighty oak to the calling winds lusty embrace

the night comes to pass and many a loss reported there be

as wild winds sweep away homes, rage rivers, streams and sea

what be told by nature's storming and ranting mood this very night

FAITH be the invocation and so known shall be the dawning light

and now the sun this day six days past shines bright in the lambent sky above

safe I BE and blessed I implore BE ALL in GOD and merciful love.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

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