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...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jun 4, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
My Childhood Comfort FoodA bowl of spaghettiButtered, no cheese or red sauce.Challah, bread of braids, Torn by my greedy hunger.Consumed with gusto,And if I was patient, sliced and toasted.Apple pie with more crust than filling,I tended toward starch, crunch Leaving...
by Abbe Rolnick | May 28, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Caught in a Storm– North, South, East, WestBaltimore snow drifts, high enough to Swallow a five-year-old.Lost in white I had to fight.Biscayne BayCrossing the Causeway,A twirl of windBlackened in tornado gusts.A sixteen-year-oldShaking in trust.Puerto Rican...
by Abbe Rolnick | May 14, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
A Criminal sleeps? I pass the man curled on a bench.His one leg bent touching the ground.A plastic bag acts as his blanket.I see his chest rise and fallBreathing the air.I walk with his despairTo swim in my privileged life.All this before the sunrises.He is gone on my...
