by Abbe Rolnick | Jul 31, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
Campfire pleasures I remember my first smoreThe gooey mess of melted marshmallow On top of chocolate and a plain graham cracker.The heat from carefully laid firewoodLit by rubbing two sticksSmoke blown by windTasting the ashes as they fellThis was the cap to skewered...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jul 24, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
RipplesI looked at the roses in a vaseElegant long stems devoid of prickly barbs.On a bush the barbs protected.Denuded, they proclaimed their worth.Was it real?I watched the beggar on the cornerOnly ask for money from people who Wouldn’t look him in the eye. And...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jun 12, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
Slow Lane in the Grocery StoreOnly one cash register of six is openAt the local grocery store.Most of the customers use the self-check.They say it’s quicker as if this was my goal. I prefer the slow laneWhere the checker Maria chats with each of us.She retired from...
by Abbe Rolnick | Feb 5, 2023 | Abbe's Notes
Bewilderment by Richard Powers Quotes that moved me with their simplicity and depth. Well remember you said how Einstein proved that nothing could be created or destroyed? He was talking about matter and energy not people. Mom was energy, right? Mom’s prayer—may all...
