by Abbe Rolnick | Mar 5, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
GigglesAre the wiggles of laugher,The silliness of timeActed out in pantomime.Pulling the skin wide along the neck.Mommy, Mommy, I swallowed my toothbrush.Or the hooking of a finger on the lip,Lady, this isn’t an umbrella rack.Jokes passed down through...
by Abbe Rolnick | Feb 26, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Wish Garden of HopeI once wished upon a starFor desires not understood.Long ago, I thought wishes came fromBeing GoodI forget that a wish, like a gift.Is nurtured with a fertile heart.I spin a healing jarThinking only of othersMeditate inward.I smile with mischievous...
by Abbe Rolnick | Feb 19, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
An Awe Gust Story –(August)What we hear is what we believe.I was told I was Miss ChievousAnd that was the name I always used.Proud of the Miss and never noticed the Insinuation.The wind blows a storm in off the oceanWarm air mixed with Mountain breezesThis is...
by Abbe Rolnick | Feb 12, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Planting RootsI’ve been uprooted from my home more than a handful of times.I think of myself as wanderer Grounded not by the place But more by feel.As a humanoidI grow roots by Filling voids.Family isOne anchor, Friends are another, Love becomes a binder. No matter...
by Abbe Rolnick | Feb 5, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
De-collectingDust will always collectAlong the shelves of booksHistories of charactersAnimals, travels, and biographies.Read long ago, you’re sureYou’ll revisit them. References of times past.When I downsized, I let them go.I often sift through bookshelves in my...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jan 29, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Home GrownThere is no recipe forCreating a homeIt grows from the smellsOf chicken soupOr lentilsA slow simmer.The tent of blanketsMade by the fireplaceWhen the electricity failed.Hot chocolate The answer to frostbiteLemonade after a swim In the ocean.The felling of...
