Abbe Rolnick

A puff of liquid love
To sauté the soul
A sweet pungent wine
To zest the sauce
Seasoned with years of discovery
Layered with surprise

A moral compass imbedded within
Waivers
A Fluctuation of opportunity
Till the hand tips
Away from selfish
Accumulations
Toward heartbeats of humanity.

Perfect Vision
For a new decade
A worthy goal
Hindsight teaches
Side views expand
Seeing is believing

Toss and turn
Can I learn
To silence
What I can’t change?
A sleepless night
Of indecision
Made easy
By the rise of action

Babies and Elders
Wide-eyed, bald beings, toothless
Awkward, vulnerable, tipsy
Non-sensicle, joyful
With all these limitations
You take them everywhere
In love

Generosity,
Even in the face of scarcity
Honesty,
Even in the face of abundance
Health,
Even in the face of death
Joy,
Even in the face of sadness
Strength,
Even in the face of weakness
Acceptance,
Even when the face falters