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 | Jul 10, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
Let your aroha carry you furtherI close my eyes and envision.The image of a healer.Our foreheads touch as do our noses.So close are we that our breath mergesI sink into the earth and rise above the universe.Connecting as I move through the cosmos.The world tilts when...
by Abbe Rolnick | Mar 20, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
HarmonizeI close my eyesOpen my earsHear the soundsOf the morning.The rumbling rhythms of Garbage trucks, The swish of a sweeper,The sweet high notesOf a warbler, the ca-chagrackle of the crow.I’ve come to knowThis song as my greeting.I, in my high-rise,No longer a...
by Abbe Rolnick | Mar 6, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
On Aging—PerennialI want to be a perennial.Ever blooming, mixed in Rich diverse soil. Among seeds of older DNA Spread in distant culturesWhere I continue to growEnriched within and outwardly shine. You can send your thoughts to me at http://www.abberolnick.com Also I...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jan 23, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
DecisionsEach decision I makeEither by will or fateBrings me to this date. With energy to ponderEach day I see clearlyIs a day less weary.Each new thoughtEither informed or a surpriseAllows me to rise. Find me at http://www.abberolnick.com. I have new discounts for...