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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Hope–Every moment Counts
Hope—Every Moment countsHop is the hop in your stepThe awe in button snapsThe green of snow peasThe brown dirt in palm crevices.Hope is when you smileEven though you fail.When you fall and scrape you knee.Hope isn’t just imaginedIt is a core beliefThat every moment...
Jolly Maps for travelers
Jolly Maps for TravelersI want to create a map of joyWhere to find the next free libraryOr the display of tiny hensHidden in the forever changing garden.Rubber ducks floating in a pondOr a dinosaur exchange.Show me where mugs are tradedAnd key chains are madeFrom hair...
Mushball love stories
Mushball Love StoriesI love, love storiesThe sappy kind that Opens with strangers Who find themselvesAwkwardly moving towardArms that embrace.Strong actionsUnpretentious givingA little lustA kiss all the way to the roots.TendernessContent in old age. Let me know your...
Irony
IronyI cannot tell a lieOr play poker.I am afflicted withDoubt.I give the benefits of thisAway . I invite others to prove me wrong.They call this a second chance, A way to learn.Generous with my heart and my mind.I’m decisive whenMy openness and honesty are...
Library of Life
The Library of LifeThis world of earth, sky and oceanIsn’t owned by anyone.My existence is a giftAs are the flowers, trees, Animals, and the rise and fall Of the sun and moon.I take these offering with careAnd return with understanding.Each day is a bookWith...
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...
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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