by Abbe Rolnick | Nov 6, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
AssembleCome together, right now.A lifeA personA groupThe table Where we will sitDivergent pieces—The pull of love, passion, caring Draws one to another. then there are three.The daily rituals move aroundDance between old, and new steps.Some don’t fit.Each day begins...
by Abbe Rolnick | Aug 7, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
A long little dittySeven days start when they doNo end or beginning only light and dark, Light and dark,Rise and shineRest and reclineAh but in between You are mineI zero in on your dreamsOf gelato, not ice creamToo sweet.I massage your feetWalk up and down that...
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...
