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...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jul 30, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Security BlanketWorn threadbareA child holds on to the holesThe deep snugglesWhere tears arrive and fears settle in.It’s the blanket thatWraps the child in loveFamiliar like The bunny rabbit with its missing earDragged beyond into the other world.I seek security in...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jul 23, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Healing and ReconciliationI’m absorbed in the realm Of reconciliation:As I’ve partially set my next novel in a small town in the US And in the war-torn country ofColombia.Military wounds, militias, governments, drugs.Versus humanity.It’s always the children that...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jul 16, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
EncyclopediasI mourn the loss of the World Book Encyclopedia, or Britanica.A huge expense for my family, I relished its monthly Alphabetical arrival.Pouring over each lettered volume, I studied animals, history, flowers, and culture.In school we’d have to quote our...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jul 9, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Yours to DecideIs this an unsolved problem, a situation, or a canker sore,That repeats and, in the repetition,Knocks on your door.Something you can no longer ignore.When you can’t hide,Do you open the door wide or lock yourself inside?I ask myself this, with my...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jul 2, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
A funny thing happened to me on the way…For a want-to-be comedianThose words send me off in reverie.I remember sitting in the back seat of our Oldsmobile,No seat belts, a pile of relatives back from a holiday meal.I made a joke and the entire car burst into laughter.A...
