What Color of Spirit...

"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

What color be this moment ~ What mood ~ What spirit of BEING...

Is it the red of passion that sparks with flame and desire

It it the orange of a setting sun that holds to Creation's fire

Is it the yellow that dances with knowing joy and delight

Is it the green that lives the blessings of God's light

It is the blue so vast and clear of a day time sky

Is it the indigo of the night and stars on high

Is it the violet of Spirit’s crowning grace

Is it the magenta that holds Soul’s place

It is each, each and ALL

Heed the silent and resounding call.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

#colors #mood #spirit #nature

The Blue Butterfly

The Blue Butterfly

In Memoriam ~ Roseanne DiPaolo

sounds of soaring spirit
the flutter of wings in heavenly flight
the delicate grace of a blue butterfly
out of the chrysalis emergent soul of beauty
so too our blessed ascension to BEING.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

#butterfly  #bluebutterfly  #memoriam  #BEING  #spirit 

ROSANNE

This Presented at  Roseanne DiPaolo  memorial gathering on Sunday, January 15, 2017 with friends, family, all in heartfelt tribute. I was honored to present this at such a loving and spirited dedication. There are indeed so many she touched in her own special way heart to heart. 

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Petals...

petals, embers of the rose

cast they be upon waters of the sea

their alluring fragrance flowing sweet

be they the nectar of the soulful heart 

from which memory shall not depart

each yet holds to blush and bloom

each from a vine of timeless creation

thorns tempered piercing no more

petals of what was and shall ever be

carried by the waters, the waters of the sea.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

A Cockle Shell… gifted to me …

as I hold this shell in hand 
felt are the many moons of time
the creating of waves at high tide
delicate yet firm, fragile yet strong
it speaks the silence and the roar of oceans
it holds the heart in stillness and passion
is this not an artifact of life and love itself
is this not the gift of waters vast and flowing
is this not the Creator’s offering of BEING
yes, whispers my soul… yes…

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Melodies of Mind...

Resounding be the pulsing visions
Echoes of melodies of  mind
Waves of thought and BEING held in heart
From which memories, love and longings bear their start
In tones and hues that call to the solitude of night
Be known the embrace, the melody of mind, the melody of light.

Rose Marie Raccioppi 
Poet Laureate 
Orangetown, New York


Melodies of Mind, APOGEE Vibrational Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 
www.thesoundinglight.blogspot.com

There are wings upon she soars...

There are wings upon she soars

the calling whispers of the wind
the sweet songbird song
the warmth of the sun
the brilliance of the stars
the waxing and waning of the moon
the ebb and flow of the tides

There are wings upon she soars

the lucid dreams that fill the night
the palette of color
the starkness of the calling canvas
the harmonies of the heart
the beckoning of the soul 
the echo of the word

There are wings upon she soars

the grasping hand of a newborn
the knowing smile of a child
the warmth of a touch
the dream held real
the pulse that is
the pulse that is

There are wings upon she soars
There are wings upon she soars
There are wings upon she soars.

Wings In Flight, The Sounding Light Collection, 
APOGEE Vibrational Art, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi.