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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Giggles
GigglesAre the wiggles of laugher,The silliness of timeActed out in pantomime.Pulling the skin wide along the neck.Mommy, Mommy, I swallowed my toothbrush.Or the hooking of a finger on the lip,Lady, this isn’t an umbrella rack.Jokes passed down through...
Wish Garden of Hope
Wish Garden of HopeI once wished upon a starFor desires not understood.Long ago, I thought wishes came fromBeing GoodI forget that a wish, like a gift.Is nurtured with a fertile heart.I spin a healing jarThinking only of othersMeditate inward.I smile with mischievous...
An Awe-Gust Story
An Awe Gust Story --(August)What we hear is what we believe.I was told I was Miss ChievousAnd that was the name I always used.Proud of the Miss and never noticed the Insinuation.The wind blows a storm in off the oceanWarm air mixed with Mountain breezesThis is Awe...
Planting Roots– Wiggling Toes
Planting RootsI’ve been uprooted from my home more than a handful of times.I think of myself as wanderer Grounded not by the place But more by feel.As a humanoidI grow roots by Filling voids.Family isOne anchor, Friends are another, Love becomes a binder. No matter...
De-Collecting
De-collectingDust will always collectAlong the shelves of booksHistories of charactersAnimals, travels, and biographies.Read long ago, you’re sureYou’ll revisit them. References of times past.When I downsized, I let them go.I often sift through bookshelves in my...
Home Grown
Home GrownThere is no recipe forCreating a homeIt grows from the smellsOf chicken soupOr lentilsA slow simmer.The tent of blanketsMade by the fireplaceWhen the electricity failed.Hot chocolate The answer to frostbiteLemonade after a swim In the ocean.The felling of...
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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