There she will be...

Well there I shall be.... interviewed by Glen Keene ...

Do Give a Listen... Tomorrow,
February 29, 2012 at 6:30 PM (New York Time)

This Wednesday's guest on 'Spotlight on Success' is

Rose Marie Raccioppi,

artist, poet, educator and Founder & Director of APOGEE Learning Enhancement Training Systems and APOGEE Art. Rose Marie will join us in the studios at the Nyack Theater, 94 Main St., Nyack at 6:30pm. Stop by and be part of the live audience or watch at 6:30pm Wednesday, 02/29/12, www.rocklandworldradio.com. You don't want to miss it.

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BOLERO ~ RAVEL

...the color listens...
BOLERO ~ RAVEL
the pulsing the pulsing
the sounding the sounding
waves of music cresting
rapture
vibrant and in crescendo splendor.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Bolero, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012.

A Choral Stillness

a choral stillness in this morning hour new
the sounding of chimes be this wind's sweet melody
heard are the flutter of wings and the song bird call
at my window garden leaves and bloom in brilliant array
the petals and bud of clematis flower this day
the quiver outside my window I do feel
the crocus and daffodil a peeking green to reveal
this day of Winter with hints of Spring to come
this glory of light, the gift of bloom, the warming sun.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York



Clematis Flower at my window garden, Photo: CAR, Collectible Clicks, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012.

A dear blogging friend expressed her response to this post, both words and image, as bringing forth the feeling of "Gloria in excelsis deo..." here as: et in terra pax by J.S. Bach BWV 232 (from Mass in B minor) ...And so here shared for your added enjoyment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppKYRR8sZWg ... Thank You Theanne.

There Is

there is a PRESENCE within that knows
there is a FAITH within that believes
there is a JOY within that loves
there is a SPIRIT within that soars
what be this
what be this knowing
this believing
this loving
this soaring
it is each breath of LIFE
beyond fear and doubt
it is each breath of LIFE
pulsing with grace and gratitude
it is each breath of LIFE
embracing the very miracle of SELF
it is
the pond in stillness
the stream that bubbles
the river that flows
the ocean that roars
the constant ebb and flow
the sun that rises
the sun that sets
the waxing and waning of the moon
the stars that sparkle
the vistas far
the trees, the brush, the vines
the seeds, the flowers, the bloom
all living creatures of land, sea and sky
the bounty, the harvest
the LIGHT known
it is ALL that gives
it is ALL that receives
it is LIFE breathing its myriad of breaths
it is the I AM
it is the I AM.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York



Arising Light, Image, ©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2011-2012.

Let Us Proclaim...

Such beauty and truth in a child born anew
An innocent carrier of endowment and blessings true
Let all within Life's quest be ever in freedom known
With love, compassion, grace and TRUTH be our guidance shown.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Allegory of the Five Senses, oil on canvas, 1668, Glasgow, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Gérard de Lairesse, 1640–1711.

Last night my son presented me with the recording of, "The Voice of Knowledge," by Don Miguel Ruiz, the author of "The Four Agreements. " It is indeed a most validating perspective. We are the God Spirit, perfect in our innocence, shadowed only by the lies within the stories created by others in denial of our own blessings and endowments. And so these very words shared this day.

At one time the word 'art' referred to 'being.' As it may have been asked, "Who art thou?" (archaic 2nd person singular present of be). I see each life as a palette of possibilities, of potentialities, of passion, of power, to be held in awe, in reverence, in celebration, in fulfillment. The artist holds true to these expressions, and so brings these ever present quests to each artful encounter, be it painting, poetry, sculpture, architecture, literature, dance, drama, theater... staging, exhibiting, sharing, purpose fulfilled. With each experience, each perception, our senses engaged, our feeling and knowing defined, our spirit touched. And so, "Let Us Proclaim," holding true to each bestowed gift of the Creator.

Is It

Is it brush in hand and thought in heart
From which this painting has its start
Where comes this call I hear as mine
Word, color and form these gifts of time
Is it the Muse that summons the soul
Beauty be the quest, beauty be the goal
And when in completion a work is to be
Is it the Muse I hear in joyful reverie
Is it Truth that anoints each new day
With the knowing path of the spirit's way
Ever present this reach to do and create
Welcome I Truth, the Muse, Destiny and Fate
God be known in what I receive and give
This be the decree for each moment I live
Is it when faith and knowing jointly resound
That God and the Muse so freely are found
So be it brush or pen in heart, mind or hand
It is to be in the Creator's fullest command.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York


Quest, Watercolor, Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2000, www.apogeeart.com

Playful Musings

Seduction and passion's plea
Longing and rapture in reverie
Fervor, spirit's luminous flame
Ablaze the soul calls its claim
Rueful reflection sounds its cry
Muse be summoned to answer why
Enfold yourself in the spark of creation
Now and eternal is all revelation
Brush stroke of color upon surfaces vast
Sculpture set by the artist to cast
Carving of stone with the hand divine
Drawing holding grace in shadow and line
The sounding heart and reaching hand
Music, music, echoes of God's command
Flaming heart of love and boundless fire
Know I of grace and incessant desire
Art, music, words in prose, words in rhyme
Playful musings of these passions mine.


Rose Marie Raccioppi
Poet Laureate
Orangetown, New York



Baldassare Peruzzi, 1481-1537, a painter of frescoes in the Cappella San Giovanni in the Duomo of Siena, Muses Dancing with Apollo.