by Abbe Rolnick | Jan 21, 2026 | Abbe's Ruminations
Abbe’s Ruminations January 2025 I just returned from a trip with the empathetic and heart-warming citizens of Cuba. Since Americans aren’t allowed to travel directly without a “people to people” tour, I went with a group from the University of Wisconsin....
by Abbe Rolnick | Jan 15, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
My gift to myselfEach day I view anewEach night I review.I dream of the impossibleSee the twinkling smile as if I’m the starWithin the vast cosmos.When I stumble on the stoneHear the pebble crunch alongMy worn path,I pause,Feeling the road.The stars guide my wayDown...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jan 8, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
ImpulseI have my routinesThe tried-and-true form That keeps me sane.I’d call it my path to freeness.Once grounded, I let goFind the spacesDiscoverA seagull swallowing a starfishA great blue heronHigh in a tree, hunched in graynessMorphing to elegance as the wings...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jan 1, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
PilesShort sleevesSleevelessWorkout pantsUnderwear SocksLumped or foldedColor coded?Bills Paid and unpaidFuture listsA messy deskDesigned to hide.Decisions with consequencesChoices in life sorted, By preference, reference or essence.Use all to create resilience.
by Abbe Rolnick | Dec 25, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
You can’t have one without the otherTwo sides of a coinAn open and a closeInside and outsideBlack and WhiteNight and DayUp and down.Unless you stay on one side.Or shut the door tightAnd close off the light.At some pointYou’ll be the one or the other.Perspectives are...
