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...
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...
by Abbe Rolnick | Dec 18, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
ArmorI have no shell to cover me,No protective shieldBut my honesty and loveIf this isn’t enough, then I addMy sense of humor, my sincerity.For without theseI’m nothing. Let down your shields and share your thoughts. I’m at...
