by Abbe Rolnick | Apr 30, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
A ReminderThe more you dwell in a well of spirals,the repetition of actions,the threads of fears, rejections,the threads envelop you in webholding tight.Let your mind resideIn the quiet acknowledgement of discomfortMake the matter shrink.Take the sting...
by Abbe Rolnick | Apr 23, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Tween – between yearsI’m between yearsTime to be seen yearsChange yearsMeaning and introspection yearsWith less years in front of meI find my adolescenceAn elderWith essence.Not to be confused with the teenage years I’d love to hear your thoughts on these...
by Abbe Rolnick | Apr 16, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
I mourn the loss of KindnessHow did my favorite word kind, Morph?The word has new meanings.A more selfish view“my kind” or “to gain in kind”.A wound or fissure so deepWe fall from grace. The humanrace,Has lost its heart.Ask yourself about humankind,Kind that cares for...
by Abbe Rolnick | Apr 9, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Hope—Every Moment countsHop is the hop in your stepThe awe in button snapsThe green of snow peasThe brown dirt in palm crevices.Hope is when you smileEven though you fail.When you fall and scrape you knee.Hope isn’t just imaginedIt is a core beliefThat every moment...
by Abbe Rolnick | Mar 5, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
GigglesAre the wiggles of laugher,The silliness of timeActed out in pantomime.Pulling the skin wide along the neck.Mommy, Mommy, I swallowed my toothbrush.Or the hooking of a finger on the lip,Lady, this isn’t an umbrella rack.Jokes passed down through...
