Abbe Rolnick's Blog: Abbe's Notes

When Time Stood StillBetween the constellationsThe burst of bright lightThe exhale and wail Of birth criesTime sighedWithin the ocean’s depthBefore the dark inky blueDisappearedA sea anemone restedIn the arms of a starfishWept salty tearsIn times embraceThe moment I feltLove, lost and foundMusic pulsatedBlue blood, rich in minerals Of lost timeThere is no race,Offer graceIn only […]

Lost Messages, Cyberspace, Where Love Lives Abbe’s Ruminations November 2025 Years ago, just when the internet and computers came into their own, I jumped reluctantly  on the band wagon.  The odds for success were against me, as a person living off the grid, with newly arrived electricity and water.  I’d met a man in Puerto […]

Be DazzleTwo ZsAnd I'm enamored.The sound of Bees, Of the confusion of twirlingDizzy with emotionThe shiny glamorOf bling.Or the sedate humility of genius.I see the shine of seashellsGlistening with suns refraction.Water transformed, fizzy, sparkling.Be warned of being dazzledTaken by the shimmer without reflection.When the glamor disappearsAnd the fizz goes flatThe humble seashell, the water that […]

The Giving SeasonI love to write, and I love to read.I don’t like marketing. So, I’ll whisper this in your earAs a secret.If you go to my website at https://abberolnick.com/And order direct from the author, me,My publisher sends the book directly to you.I have discounted the books. Here are the titles.For children and parents- Bubbie’s […]

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 anewAnd yet remnants of the pastDangle loose with nowhere to go.Tangent time passes.Rituals become traditionsAnd the […]

Where did you go, Mr. Moon?I thought you’d stay with me,Help me dream of better timesAnd share your light On the darkest of nights.I know you disappear, Have a life of your own.Stark as you appear, Distant and from whatI hear.Your surface is cold, colorless,With rugged craters.I count on you, Nightly, when the clouds allow,to […]

Abbe’s Ruminations October 2025 No Lemonade — Lemons Drops- Coffee Nuggets – I’ve never liked the taste of sweet lemonade. The fruit was enough. I know the saying, the one where you make something positive from something negative, but I object—a fallacy that stigmatizes the fruit.  Grante, the saying has it merits and  triggered memories […]

Something I keep close—TalismanMy Bubbie always said, “You bring your own luck.”An invisible force of magicThat tricks the fatesNot by malice, greed, or mischievous.A steady hand that stitched lace,The smells of baked goods,The warm water that washed the dishes.You walk within your meansAnd mean what you say.There is an honesty in luck,The quiet preparationOf visualizationOf […]

A Parade of CollectiblesThe children sit quietly while I beginTo spin a story of my collectibles.Elephants of all sizes Appear in a close herd. Squatted and colorfully adorned.Next to the stocky solid brass motherAnd the silver long trunked baby.Metal replicas from Kenya, Sri Lanka, Vietnam.Then comes the miniature giraffeFound lost in a bin of trinkets.Now […]

Firefly, FireflyOh, so bright You spread your wingsAnd Sing. You shine a light for me A spark in the dark of night.I wonder where you areAs the moon leavesAnd the sun rises.Do you disappear or become a star?Firefly, Firely,Why must you die?Why do I seek you?What do I hide?For your light is eternal If I […]