by Abbe Rolnick | Jun 23, 2022 | Abbe's Notes
An Abundance of snowMelts and creates a hole Inevitable freezing and shrinkingHow do you fill this void?The cold look of a loverThe passion seeking forgivenessFrayed edgesStuffed with An excess of caution An excess of moneyAn excess of fruitAn excess of desireAn...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jun 16, 2022 | Abbe's Notes
The grapes ripened The vintner harvestedThe wine maker crushedThe distributor deliveredThe store soldYou drankThe labor of the farmerThe sun kissed berryThe toiled soilThe fruit of life.
by Abbe Rolnick | Jun 9, 2022 | Abbe's Notes
Watercolors Float Wet on wetCauliflowerSpreadA field of WildflowersDampen betweenGreen flicks of grassesA mirage of sky Sunkissed from belowEach stroke an illusion
by Abbe Rolnick | Jun 2, 2022 | Abbe's Notes
My juice spilledI didn’t touch itHonestJuice fairies appeared out of thin airThey tipped my glass Yes, I know and the mother fairies Clipped their wings No more magicUntil the spill is cleaned.
by Abbe Rolnick | May 26, 2022 | Abbe's Ruminations
The saying starting from scratch, reminds me of the time I baked chocolate-chip cookies and for some reason (adding too many eggs, or baking powder) what appeared from the oven was one large cookie. I renamed the product a chocolate-chip cake and it was delicious....