by Abbe Rolnick | Jan 5, 2023 | Abbe's Notes
Stepping into another’s lifestyleIs like trying on a bathing suitWorn at the seamsStretched out fadedBest to go nakedAnd find your ownClothes
by Abbe Rolnick | Dec 29, 2022 | Abbe's Notes
A relationship floundersDissolves FlailsLike a drowning personWho fights the saverPushing them downTo save oneselfA lifeline comes from behindA preserver Of breathTo survive One needs to give distance Resolve Derail Become the sounderWho...
by Abbe Rolnick | Dec 27, 2022 | 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. Imagine you are nine years old and love to dance. The sound of...
by Abbe Rolnick | Dec 22, 2022 | Abbe's Notes
This yearThe open-facedVanilla flowersPeer up at meFrom my office windowFull of hopeThe best of bloomsI say goodbyeHappy for their blossoms
by Abbe Rolnick | Dec 15, 2022 | Abbe's Notes
I noticedWithin secondsThe glassy-eyed stareOf a childGone coldEmotional temperatureSeeped throughMade my heart leapBackwardsEmbodied minor Struggles Oh, those eyes Melt my innardsSpeak unsaid wordsA child with No real maladyJust Being