A Bloom There Be

 from branch and bough a bloom there be

beauty to behold from the grace of THEE

petals of pink bear the presence of light

felt is the welcoming warmth of a sun majestically bright

a pause and known be breath divine

the spoils of SPRING, the grace of time 

in this moment all becomes known

creation in beauty of bloom to our hearts shown.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

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"Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems."

Rainier Maria Rilke

Photo: A Bloom There Be, CAR, Collectible Clicks, 

©Rose Marie Raccioppi.

Green EARTH

The heart of growth be it green

The pulsing power of photosynthesis in delight seen

Know that the light of sun and the warmth it gives

Brings life to life of SELF and all that lives

Creation's call is for us to savor in divine grace

All that is to grow and flourish in its sacred space.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photo: https://www.freegreatpicture.com/earth.../green-earth-16342

First Bloom

The grace of time and Spring

Such be the gifts this day to bring

A bloom, behold the petals delicate and bold

Rejoice for here be Creation's story told

Within gems of green splendor be

The joy of first bloom of the Dogwood tree.

Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York

Photo: First Bloom ~ Dogwood Tree, CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2021.

EXTRA ~ EXTRA

EXTRA ~ EXTRA ~ Pleased to announce that I will be honored, and a Proclamation issued commemorating my 10th Year Anniversary as POET LAUREATE, Orangetown, New York. This scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM... first on the agenda, at the Town Board Meeting, Orangetown NY Town Hall, on April 13, 2021. A reading by Town Supervisor, Teresa M. Kenny. 

"Orangetown We Hail," a poem in tribute to the history of Orangetown will be in presentation.

Orangetown We Hail

A vision held within each heart
From which a righteous quest had its start
Freedom's plea with words defined
Orangetown Resolutions, July 4, 1774 were signed
The Declaration of Independence to follow its path
Man to be beyond oppression, domination and wrath
Major Andre, Benedict Arnold conspiracy and travail
Be it Truth and Justice ever to prevail
Washington-Carleton papers in 1783 signed and sealed
The heart and pulse of freedom in words revealed
And so declared a nation new to soar
A seventeen gun salute at Snedens shore
Snedens Landing in memorial be
A beacon holding fast Freedom's decree
Rich lands for labor and toil
Bounty and abundance from land and soil
Enterprise, invention, production to serve need and desire
Each vision alight with Freedom's flame and fire
And with freedom's defense and call anew
Be there World War II
From Camp Shanks soldiers to foreign shores they be
Hold they dear the protected right to live Free
Change during years past and present to prevail
Orangetown, Rich in History, we with heart hail.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Yanni - ”Nightingale”… The “Tribute” Concerts!...

Nightingale

Oh, sweet sounds thy Nightingale

Upon my soul this night I hail

And I in reverie and charm delight

Embraced by this sonorous night

Light lilting waves of love so real

All within my heart to feel

In this rapture now be heard

The music of the night songbird.

Rose Marie Raccioppi 

Poet Laureate 

Orangetown, New York

Peeking Green ~ 2021

This has been a WINTER to its name here in New York and New Jersey. Today, with yet mounds of snow from the last snowstorm, hints of the SPRING to come are joyfully present. Melting snow, peeking green of blooms, brilliant clear sky, the touch of the warming sun, all within the embrace of quietude and this season's cycle of change... so BE the Glory of Creation.

Peeking Green

The days of March yet young

A bit of time for Winter's season done

Peeking green through melted snow

Winds of winter in gentle whispers yet 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 be the rains upon emergent buds of green

Winter giving over to Spring in this moment seen

Felt is the quiver of ground below my feet

Pulsing be Mother Earth as Spring she greets.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Photos: Peeking Green, KK. ©Collectible Clicks, 

Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2021.

Thank You KK for capturing blooms awakening 

to the light and joy of SPRING.

In acknowledgment of International Women's Day ~ On Being a WOMAN.

On Being a WOMAN

                                Holding to the....... Wonder

                                Aware of the.......... Omnipresent

                                Feeling the............ Marvel

                                Living the.............. Aspiration

                                Fulfilling .............. Need

Words to define what it is to be a woman

Come from the special meaning of who we are

With grace we receive and provide the ultimate giving

With love we nurture

With question we pursue

With pain we give birth and revel in its miracle

With persistence we provide

We are blessed to be

The receiver and giver of life.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Reve de printemps - A Dream of Spring, William Bouguereau, 1825-1905, 1901.

On Being A Woman, Selected Poem, The Wind and the Willow by Rose Marie Raccioppi, Publish America | https://www.amazon.com/Wind-Willow-Rose.../dp/B004XJ4I8E