by Abbe Rolnick | Sep 10, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
BarteringTell me the difference betweenSharing, giving, buying, and loaning.Transactions that end or continue.Where in all of this is value:Of the purchase, the person, the trust?When we barter, we become stewardsOf long-term relationshipsFor how else, can an object...
by Abbe Rolnick | Sep 3, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
An Experience becomes a Good StoryOnce I sunk into a snowdriftMy father tells the crowd.The punch line: she was so smallThat only her voice gave her away.Once I lived without electricity or running water,My children thought I went to school in a horse and buggy.I...
by Abbe Rolnick | Aug 27, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Tune out, Tune In, Let go, Move, Dance, CreateI watch a bird fly byI notice a heart shaped rockI bend down to follow a row of antsA dog has left a present on the sidewalkAll these are outside of meCrossing my pathDistinct beings, born into existenceAs is the man who...
by Abbe Rolnick | Aug 20, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
It’s been ages since…I’ve lived in on the East CoastHaving ventured to an islandAnd settled on the West Coast.It’s been ages since…I’ve lived with anotherSharing the same bedThe same memoriesIt’s been ages since…I’ve eaten meatWell done, end cutsHeavy on my...
by Abbe Rolnick | Aug 13, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
My pants are too longFrayed at the edgesI’m guilty of caring lessJust as I care moreIronically, I blame my heightThe plague of petite affirmations.I don’t look in the mirrorBut others do.I’m elderly, not wanting to changeStubborn in keeping blue jeansThat flair or hug...
by Abbe Rolnick | Aug 6, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
GossipI remember the telephone gameWhere you whisper something to a friendWho whispers to another friend and after a few roundsThe message had morphed to an outrageous story.Inevitably the message becomes tinged.Is there such thing as positive gossip?Do where share...
