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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ROUGH EDGES
Rough Edges Awkward Edgy Silhouette Of a person becoming Words pointed Like scrawny elbows Protruding through Unformed cushioned layers Sharpened by Opinions of others The roundness follows As experiences Slice through prejudices Eyes soften Words mellow Shadows...
O-CE-Ann
O-CE-Ann Turbulence rolls with under currents What lies below the surface World’s unknown Lace you to the coral. You barely rise for a breath Entwined with starfish, octopi, And the slivering eel. A chameleon Colors change O-CE-Ann Red, Blue, Green Until you’re seen;...
Something Done and Something Undone
love means letting go
How Did You Get There?
Track Changes
Show your work
Even a no or a yes
Has a path
Express your thoughts
If you lose your way
Go backwards
Find the crossroads
The past you missed
The futures that still exist.
L and L
The love even lost stays inside
Never disappears
Each time the heart opens
The entrance has a reverse
Escape valve
The veins and arteries
Fill with essence of good or bad
You may forget but you always feel
Remnants
With care
I remove shards
Pains sharpened
With time
Wars of territory
Ownership
A dare
No matter why,
The wounds remain
Until
I replace them
Where kindness
Inhabits grace
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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