by Abbe Rolnick | Mar 27, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
Designer SandwichA crunch on the outsidePreferably pumpernickel rye toastedNot too thin or thickJust enough to hold the center.A mixture of texturesThat meld the outer vigorWith a smooth snap.A thin coating of DijonBefore the bed of lettuceRipe tomato slices, sharp...
by Abbe Rolnick | Mar 20, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
HarmonizeI close my eyesOpen my earsHear the soundsOf the morning.The rumbling rhythms of Garbage trucks, The swish of a sweeper,The sweet high notesOf a warbler, the ca-chagrackle of the crow.I’ve come to knowThis song as my greeting.I, in my high-rise,No longer a...
by Abbe Rolnick | Mar 13, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
Owl’s ViewTwo eyesThat’s all we get.Our vision confined to a “V”Straight ahead with two peripheral asides.Looking backwards confined to rearview mirrors.Not like the Owl Whose neck swivels withcinematic panoramasSeen simultaneously.An inclusive perspective.Or the...
by Abbe Rolnick | Mar 12, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
Twisted like a PretzelI meditate with pretzeled armsHands folded against my browLegs crisscrossed, squared in a yogi box.With each breath,I travel down and upRetrieving perspective.Seeking Sanity. Within me, a river flowsThrough convoluted bends.Pours into the ocean...
by Abbe Rolnick | Mar 6, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
On Aging—PerennialI want to be a perennial.Ever blooming, mixed in Rich diverse soil. Among seeds of older DNA Spread in distant culturesWhere I continue to growEnriched within and outwardly shine. You can send your thoughts to me at http://www.abberolnick.com Also I...
by Abbe Rolnick | Feb 27, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
Endlessly unfoldingI see the wrinkles along my brow,The crease lines around my mouth,The web that spreads by the edge of my eyes.If you stretched the folds outward,You’d see in the accordion of my life, Revised, rolled, curled, unfurled.My heart and soul include all...
