by Abbe Rolnick | Feb 18, 2026 | Abbe's Ruminations
Abbe’s Ruminations February 2026 A shift in awareness Perhaps that is why I’m struggling with a story inside me that refuses to come out. Instead of writing from a full point of view, I only have the remnants of feelings. I no longer have the smells, the...
by Abbe Rolnick | Feb 12, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Planting RootsI’ve been uprooted from my home more than a handful of times.I think of myself as wanderer Grounded not by the place But more by feel.As a humanoidI grow roots by Filling voids.Family isOne anchor, Friends are another, Love becomes a binder. No matter...
by Abbe Rolnick | Feb 5, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
De-collectingDust will always collectAlong the shelves of booksHistories of charactersAnimals, travels, and biographies.Read long ago, you’re sureYou’ll revisit them. References of times past.When I downsized, I let them go.I often sift through bookshelves in my...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jan 29, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Home GrownThere is no recipe forCreating a homeIt grows from the smellsOf chicken soupOr lentilsA slow simmer.The tent of blanketsMade by the fireplaceWhen the electricity failed.Hot chocolate The answer to frostbiteLemonade after a swim In the ocean.The felling of...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jan 22, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
New Seasons SeasoningsThey say my dad was saltySo appropriate as his name is Morton.Was it because he was in the Navy, But never sailed?He was a sweet man, Sugary with his comicAntics.Anything to get a laugh.My mom with her precise decisions, The queen of eleganceHad...
