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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Perpetual Motion
Perpetual MotionI watch with delight as growing babies not yet toddlersroll, scoot, and crawl Landing wherever they fall.They have no intentionRandom as a rolling ball,A silver ribbon calls,Or a clatter of spoons pulls their attention.Goalless with no line of...
Rainbow Perspective
Rainbow PerspectiveI stare at droplets as they drizzle along the windowpane.Clear with a tint of lemon, cerulean, and persimmon red.The wind carries the copper ping of a distant chimeAnd the orange of maple leaves with their wings of emerald seas.A yeasty smell rises...
It Makes Perfect Sense
It makes perfect sense.I believe that a table is alive with molecules lying within.I never understood the difference between chemistry and biology.Connections linked everything together, only separation and force destroyed.I learned a baby grew inside a woman,...
Boundaries
BoundariesThere is no bubble around my being.No line of demarcation that separates my soulFrom that of another.Permeable, I receive all—The angst and the joy.A shield of protection, armor against bad intendersMay preserve my physical formAnd seal off the openings.Once...
Senses
SensesI enjoy the smell of ironing.The steam suspended burn of crisp pleats and smooth collars.I enjoy the smell of noodle soupA signal of the sabbath, healing, and love.I enjoy the smell of challahBraided twists of yeasty bread, crusty and tender. I enjoy the violet...
Spring Into Life
Spring into LifeThey say love is in the airWhen the blossoms fall like snow.How am I to know?They say the sun’s rise and setStretches longer and longer,Warming bare arms,Radiating out charm.They say that the warm wind singsThe song of beginnings.The notes honey...
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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