by Abbe Rolnick | May 16, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
In-Joy: the fullness of the moment I didn’t expect to see raptors. Or the bluff of Ebey’s Landing A surprise trail walk Gourmet food and gourmet company. This wasn’t a celebration, Or planned vacation. Instead, a spontaneous shared time. Moments of reversed travels Of...
by Abbe Rolnick | May 12, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
Photo by Chris Curry Granddaughter’s Questions My oldest granddaughter interviewed me this week for her project on grandparents. Her questions were simple and complex to...
by Abbe Rolnick | May 9, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
Dream Guides Dreams are memories transformed, Futures not yet formed. I drift in the non-world On a circus carousel turned conveyor belt. Displayed for all to admire or desire, I travel on the beltway circling around the city, Lost in the spiral maze, I exit on the...
by Abbe Rolnick | May 2, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
Getting Stuck The silt turned mud; wet from sky rains That mimicked my tears, Blemished my soul. Splattered, my foot, sunk deep into the goo. The more I tugged and pulled, the thicker the gook became. I remained in place as thoughts swirled . A maze of indecision....
by Abbe Rolnick | Apr 25, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
Water me I stood along the sandy beach, Felt the splash, heard the crash, And relished in the spray Of wild water. I wandered within the droplets. As the current surged away. The ebb and flow of My tidal wave. Salt ripples clung to my skin, Peppered me with ocean...
by Abbe Rolnick | Apr 24, 2024 | Abbe's Notes
Abbe’s Ruminations April 2024 : No One is Fooled I’ve always felt odd about April Fool’s Day. Someone being jested and made to feel less. I felt the same way when my father would make off-color jokes about the Iris or Polish or our cultural heritage....
