by Abbe Rolnick | Mar 23, 2023 | Abbe's Notes
Rough Edges Awkward Edgy Silhouette Of a person becoming Words pointed Like scrawny elbows Protruding through Unformed cushioned layers Sharpened by Opinions of others The roundness follows As experiences Slice through prejudices Eyes soften Words mellow Shadows...
by Abbe Rolnick | Mar 16, 2023 | Abbe's Notes
O-CE-Ann Turbulence rolls with under currents What lies below the surface World’s unknown Lace you to the coral. You barely rise for a breath Entwined with starfish, octopi, And the slivering eel. A chameleon Colors change O-CE-Ann Red, Blue, Green Until you’re seen;...
by Abbe Rolnick | Mar 9, 2023 | Abbe's Notes
Wrapped in warmth The bow untied Released from water to wind Inside to out I carried you for nine months Ready you came In record time Now you are Forever mine. I loved for years Often with tears Not one to complain wisdom remains This lifetime journey Will one day...
by Abbe Rolnick | Mar 2, 2023 | Abbe's Notes
Track ChangesShow your workEven a no or a yesHas a pathExpress your thoughtsIf you lose your wayGo backwards Find the crossroadsThe past you missedThe futures that still exist. Abbe has authored six books, novels, essays, poetry, and a children’s...
by Abbe Rolnick | Feb 23, 2023 | Abbe's Ruminations
Welcome to my newsletter, Abbe’s Ruminations. I mull, contemplate, ponder – old and new experiences, finding what I call the joy and laughter of repetition or the abandonment to not knowing. Can you give me the time of day? How easily my attention is...
