by Abbe Rolnick | Oct 15, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Version 1.0.0 Lost KeysI once read a children’s bookThat claimed, if you lost the keys,Throw away the house.But how do you do that if the keybelongs to your heart.Who knows your rational answerHides a tear, that rips through loveOr that you’d rather climb a...
by Abbe Rolnick | Oct 8, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Crossing the Finish LineIs this a race?Do I have to move fastAm I reaching for successOr the end?For we all know that the lineMoves a dot at a time.And that time isRelevantOnly if we clock it.I am just a dot In the universeAnd I move slowlyAged with speckles.Dots that...
by Abbe Rolnick | Oct 1, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
FlashQuick as a lickLightening, and I count to sevenAs if heavenWould answer my callAcross the skiesThrough the airAerial waves unseenSo much of life is invisibleImpactfulAnd yet the flash of timeCarries lives through centuriesCreates and extinguishesFire with flames...
by Abbe Rolnick | Sep 24, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Acoustic PoemsKnowledgeKnowledgeKnowing is realizingNothing is permanentObvious but profound.When the earth shuttersLights go outEnter moments of feelingDarkness and light maybeGone yet awarenessEnters and wisdom followsSpanishSoft rolling Rs and wordsPass through my...
by Abbe Rolnick | Sep 17, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
An ObservationYesterday, on a midday walkTwo bald eagles soared in circlesAlong the bay.One swooped down between the treesA nod to me or a warning to the crows?I’ve searched for over a month forThe heron who once graced my vision,Perched, hidden in a tree.Elusive...
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...
