by Abbe Rolnick | Dec 18, 2024 | Abbe's Ruminations
Abbe’s Ruminations: Storyboard of Crazy Thoughts After releasing my new novel, The Underpainting, to the world ( yes, a bookstore in Germany bought it as well as another one in England) my mind is free to wander. When I don’t have a plotline or clarity on my next...
by Abbe Rolnick | Dec 12, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
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...
by Abbe Rolnick | Dec 6, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
Ageless DelightMy toes sift through sand sparkles.Fallen stars of treasured gems.I hear the sea gull squawk.The call of vendors sellingFish, hot dogs, or ice slush.Sandcastles tower upward, A moat fills with salty water.Heads poke out from buried sand mounds. And the...
by Abbe Rolnick | Nov 28, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
Ticket to Radical ResponsibilityIt was free so I took it.I had no idea where it would lead.An open call to my consciousI wondered if attending a sermon from a Different religion counted.Or if my class from the community police academyWould suffice as an entry into the...
by Abbe Rolnick | Nov 21, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
A mystery that makes me wonderRock to pebble to sand to glass The ocean’s wear and tearThe moons pullAll while I sleep.The rise and fall of breathPlant’s precious releaseOxygen giver and taker of life.The wiggle spermThat germinates an eggTo permeate walls. Cells of...
