Abbe Rolnick's Blog: Abbe's Notes, page 10

Even when I’m standing still, I’m moving

Even when I'm standing still, I'm moving. I felt the waves of sound travel through my toes to my head. The sweet tones took me far away to times past. Each note pulled me further along, To a path worn with history. Each century rung through my veins. I pulsed the upheavals, the loss in […]

Asleep: Things that go bump in the night

Things that Go Bump in the Night I twist within the covers Where ghosts hover Dream of streams And moon beams. How many loves lost And at what cost? I flounder like a fish Tossed in shallow water. What is out of order? Cracks in a crust Like fault lines rust With languished tears I […]

IN-Joy: The fullness of the moment

In-Joy: the fullness of the moment I didn’t expect to see raptors. Or the bluff of Ebey’s Landing A surprise trail walk Gourmet food and gourmet company. This wasn’t a celebration, Or planned vacation. Instead, a spontaneous shared time. Moments of reversed travels Of new places on an island rediscovered. Send you thoughts to http://www.abberolnick.com […]

Abbe’s Ruminations May 2024: In Search of honesty, listen to the children.

Photo by Chris Curry Granddaughter’s  Questions                 My oldest granddaughter interviewed me this week for her project on grandparents. Her questions were simple and complex to answer: What adjectives describe you, What do I feel, What do I love, What do I give, What do I fear, and What would I like to see?   This […]

Dream Guides

Dream Guides Dreams are memories transformed, Futures not yet formed. I drift in the non-world On a circus carousel turned conveyor belt. Displayed for all to admire or desire, I travel on the beltway circling around the city, Lost in the spiral maze, I exit on the freeway. Straight lines merge into the underground subway. […]

Getting Stuck

Getting Stuck The silt turned mud; wet from sky rains That mimicked my tears, Blemished my soul. Splattered, my foot, sunk deep into the goo. The more I tugged and pulled, the thicker the gook became. I remained in place as thoughts swirled . A maze of indecision. Panic set in. I felt the sun […]

Water Me

Water me I stood along the sandy beach, Felt the splash, heard the crash, And relished in the spray Of wild water. I wandered within the droplets. As the current surged away. The ebb and flow of My tidal wave. Salt ripples clung to my skin, Peppered me with ocean spices. Tokens of depths within. […]

No One is Fooled: Abbe’s Ruminations April 2024

Abbe’s Ruminations April 2024 : No One is Fooled I’ve always felt odd about  April Fool’s Day.  Someone being jested and made to feel less.  I felt the same way when my father would make off-color jokes about the Iris or Polish or our cultural heritage. He declared that he made jokes about being  Jewish […]

What good comes from something out of order?

Where does the cycle begin? Does rain fall first and then evaporate into the clouds? Or do the seas rise upward to fill the sky, moistening the air particles. I’m more water than matter but my feet carry me, a walker not a fish. You need male and female to create a child. Where did […]

Light Touch, the touch of light

Light Touch: the touch of light Sun kissed my eyes And lite up the sky. And still I remained Caught in dreams colored By the deep blue sea. The emerald green of light streams soft touches in shallow water shimmering hello. I felt the ruby red of lips, Light as a feather A tickle touch […]