by Abbe Rolnick | Oct 21, 2026 | Abbe's Ruminations
Why Are We Here? How can we, at our age, ask the same question that plagued us in our youth? After years of work, success, travel, and adventure, still the niggly question prevails. It isn’t about filling our time, keeping busy, proving that we are...
by Abbe Rolnick | Oct 15, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Version 1.0.0 Lost KeysI once read a children’s bookThat claimed, if you lost the keys,Throw away the house.But how do you do that if the keybelongs to your heart.Who knows your rational answerHides a tear, that rips through loveOr that you’d rather climb a...
by Abbe Rolnick | Oct 8, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Crossing the Finish LineIs this a race?Do I have to move fastAm I reaching for successOr the end?For we all know that the lineMoves a dot at a time.And that time isRelevantOnly if we clock it.I am just a dot In the universeAnd I move slowlyAged with speckles.Dots that...
by Abbe Rolnick | Oct 1, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
FlashQuick as a lickLightening, and I count to sevenAs if heavenWould answer my callAcross the skiesThrough the airAerial waves unseenSo much of life is invisibleImpactfulAnd yet the flash of timeCarries lives through centuriesCreates and extinguishesFire with flames...
by Abbe Rolnick | Sep 24, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Acoustic PoemsKnowledgeKnowledgeKnowing is realizingNothing is permanentObvious but profound.When the earth shuttersLights go outEnter moments of feelingDarkness and light maybeGone yet awarenessEnters and wisdom followsSpanishSoft rolling Rs and wordsPass through my...
