by Abbe Rolnick | Aug 28, 2024 | Abbe's Ruminations
You learn in the food industry to rotate products, first in, first out to retain freshness and avoid spoilage. Over the last few years, I’ve stretched this policy to my glasses, plates, bowls, and silverware. I didn’t think it was odd until a good...
by Abbe Rolnick | Aug 22, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
Thoughts Rise My thoughts need air to breath Like the yeast in rising bread. Patience, space, inspiration Bubbles spring upward Until my idea is baked Into existence. Send Abbe your thoughts or comments at...
by Abbe Rolnick | Aug 15, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
Out of step with the times The old becomes new To the younger generation. Yet I feel more like a throwback To times long gone. I repeat my father’s jokes, Play finger games where my thumb splits in half. I laugh with my grandkids, Who for some reason Think I come from...
by Abbe Rolnick | Aug 8, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
The Long View I stared at the line of ant soldiers. One followed the other. A crumb twice it size Carried to a mound Somewhere in their memory. Diligent, obedient They moved increments To create their universe. Belief, fate, instinct Drew them on. Even as the wind...
by Abbe Rolnick | Aug 1, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
What Influences Me As my feet patter through the rain What I see Is what I become. A cormorant on a post Still life Unmoving Even as I pass a discarded sofa. The stains mixed with the holes Made by who or what? A walk through the dark side Over a bridge to a park...
