Inspiration comes in fits and spurts, laced with time, warmed with the heart. Each of my offerings began with a whisper, a pause to see, hear, and reflect.
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What Lies Below?
Undercurrents
Hide ocean attitudes
The calm above
Fools the novice
Lovers tumble
Come up for breath
Swim to shore
As the undulating silt
Ripples through
Sifted emotions
Drawn down by
Quicksand
Wine
You left me behind
And I disappeared
In your fermented juices.
A shriveled grape vine
Thirsty for sustenance.
RUSH
Rush Steady as one goes A pace for those Young and old. No hurry No worry Life unravels As we travel Ups and downs A merry-go-round No one Gains In a rush If you must Slow and steady Makes one ready Joy awaits
Geological Time Travel
I float in all time zones
Layers of being
Geological lines
In glacial rocks
Fossils of what was
Shortened by fault lines
Upheavals/earthquakes
The present includes depths
Diving down to the bottom
Letting go of air
Rising to the top
I swim
In parallel times
One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Stepping into another’s lifestyle
Is like trying on a bathing suit
Worn at the seams
Stretched out faded
Best to go naked
And find your own
Clothes
Life Savers
A relationship flounders
Dissolves
Flails
Like a drowning person
Who fights the saver
Pushing them down
To save oneself
A lifeline comes from behind
A preserver
Of breath
To survive
One needs to give distance
Resolve
Derail
Become the sounder
Who rises above
Braver
About Abbe
Abbe Rolnick grew up in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland. Her first major cultural jolt occurred at age 15 when her family moved to Miami Beach, Florida. To find perspective, she climbed the only non-palm tree at her condo complex and wrote what she observed. History came alive with her exposure to Cuban culture. After attending Boston University, she lived in Puerto Rico, where she owned a bookstore. Once Stateside, she capitalized on the knowledge she gained as an independent bookstore owner and worked for one of the finest bookstores, Village Books, in Bellingham, Washington. Once a CEO of a manufacturing firm and owner of a healthy foods café, she is now retired and spends her time writing.
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