by Abbe Rolnick | Jun 19, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
The First KissThe first kiss, tentative, sweet and pure,Greets one with anticipation.A kiss promises a connection.A kiss sparks the heart to open,The mind to imagine.Oh, that first kissLips to lipsBreath to breathA moment sealed.Sun moon, stars—you choose.The tide of...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jun 18, 2025 | Abbe's Ruminations
This morning at precisely 5:45 am, after a forty- minute swim, I popped out of the pool. Content that the swimmer in the next lane, finished as well. He is my morning buddy; one I hardly know. Once every three or four months, our swims are...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jun 13, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
CohesionI pulled one purple thread From my sweaterAnd watched as the mountain design Unraveled.The purple led to theyellow thread,touching the tipFlattened, collapsed And the blue sky fell.That one thread openedA hole so wide that theGreen grass dissolved.I loved that...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jun 12, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
Slow Lane in the Grocery StoreOnly one cash register of six is openAt the local grocery store.Most of the customers use the self-check.They say it’s quicker as if this was my goal. I prefer the slow laneWhere the checker Maria chats with each of us.She retired from...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jun 5, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
Bearings without GPSYears ago, I rode my bike everywhere.I knew the backroads.I avoided busy intersections.Then I bought a car and got lost.In my later years I’ve abandoned my car.I walk everywhere.I know the gardens and backroads of my town.I find narrow walkways and...
