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...
by Abbe Rolnick | Feb 12, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
Planting RootsI’ve been uprooted from my home more than a handful of times.I think of myself as wanderer Grounded not by the place But more by feel.As a humanoidI grow roots by Filling voids.Family isOne anchor, Friends are another, Love becomes a binder. No matter...
by Abbe Rolnick | Jan 22, 2026 | Abbe's Notes
New Seasons SeasoningsThey say my dad was saltySo appropriate as his name is Morton.Was it because he was in the Navy, But never sailed?He was a sweet man, Sugary with his comicAntics.Anything to get a laugh.My mom with her precise decisions, The queen of eleganceHad...
