by Abbe Rolnick | Aug 14, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
WaywardIf I used my left hand,Would I be backward?If I was righthandedWould I ever be wrong?Would I lose my wayAnd what way is that?A path to greatness,A path to acknowledgement,A path to rise aboveTo the highest point,Would then I see another wayAnd realize all...
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 16, 2025 | Abbe's Notes, Abbe's Ruminations
The Magical Garden of Life—you never know what you’ll reap Abbe’s Ruminations July 2025 I no longer own a plot of land to seed a soil-based garden. I miss my fresh lettuce, those tender sweet peas as they form on traveling vines. Or the beets that mature...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jul 3, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
My 1972 selfYou were right to be skepticalThen you questioned all that you saw.Exposed to changeYou jumped at the chanceTo deviate from the norms of family.Brave beyond common sense, You explored different cultures.I admire that in you,Even though I remember The...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jun 26, 2025 | Abbe's Notes
When I DieIf I die, no when I die,Know that I still have life in me.It may be my time—At this moment the seconds disappear.But I’m here with all my craziness.Know that I leave unwillingly Refuse to accept never-land.For I have seen many lands.Do me this favor—laugh,...
