Inspiration comes in fits and spurts, laced with time, warmed with the heart. Each of my offerings began with a whisper, a pause to see, hear, and reflect.
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My Gift To Myself
My gift to myselfEach day I view anewEach night I review.I dream of the impossibleSee the twinkling smile as if I’m the starWithin the vast cosmos.When I stumble on the stoneHear the pebble crunch alongMy worn path,I pause,Feeling the road.The stars guide my wayDown...
Impulse
ImpulseI have my routinesThe tried-and-true form That keeps me sane.I’d call it my path to freeness.Once grounded, I let goFind the spacesDiscoverA seagull swallowing a starfishA great blue heronHigh in a tree, hunched in graynessMorphing to elegance as the wings...
Piles
PilesShort sleevesSleevelessWorkout pantsUnderwear SocksLumped or foldedColor coded?Bills Paid and unpaidFuture listsA messy deskDesigned to hide.Decisions with consequencesChoices in life sorted, By preference, reference or essence.Use all to create resilience.
You can’t have one without the other
You can’t have one without the otherTwo sides of a coinAn open and a closeInside and outsideBlack and WhiteNight and DayUp and down.Unless you stay on one side.Or shut the door tightAnd close off the light.At some pointYou’ll be the one or the other.Perspectives are...
Armor
ArmorI have no shell to cover me,No protective shieldBut my honesty and loveIf this isn’t enough, then I addMy sense of humor, my sincerity.For without theseI’m nothing. Let down your shields and share your thoughts. I'm at http://www.abberolnick.com
Sight
SightFuzzy lines that blur or balance the hard and soft boundariesOf hindsight, foresight, and insight.Where intuition, facts, feelings, and consequences,Meet to transform visionsinto the vastness of possibilities.There is no end to the process of seeing. I'd love to...
About Abbe
Abbe Rolnick grew up in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland. Her first major cultural jolt occurred at age 15 when her family moved to Miami Beach, Florida. To find perspective, she climbed the only non-palm tree at her condo complex and wrote what she observed. History came alive with her exposure to Cuban culture. After attending Boston University, she lived in Puerto Rico, where she owned a bookstore. Once Stateside, she capitalized on the knowledge she gained as an independent bookstore owner and worked for one of the finest bookstores, Village Books, in Bellingham, Washington. Once a CEO of a manufacturing firm and owner of a healthy foods café, she is now retired and spends her time writing.
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