Abbe Rolnick's Blog: Abbe's Notes, page 34
April 2, 2020
One step forward, one step backward
One step forward, one step backward
The dance of vulnerability
A weave of self-discovery
Life's opportunities can't be denied
To take the first step
To find the rhythmic pull
To move without direction
A pattern emerges
Vibrant color of courage
~Abbe
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March 31, 2020
Hands
When was the last time you viewed your hands, really looked to see the signs of your life?
I’m struck by my pinkies. The smallest of my fingers—the last in line for a handshake.
“Pinky swear, I won’t tell.” I can still feel the secrecy of adventure, the worry of revealing, and the sealing of the pact, with the curl of the little finger around that of my sister and of my best friend.
My pinky, like my baby toe—the end one, has a form of its own. As if it knew its importance and designated honor, as a holder of silences. A slight curve at the tip, an apostrophe of expectation.
March 26, 2020
When, Where, What, How, Why?
When, Where, What, How, Why?
Questions of time, place, manner and reason
Ground us in the ways of the world
Scientists become storytellers
Search to create answeres
Change one piece of the puzzle
The result different
We know only what we know
The rest is to discover
~Abbe
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March 12, 2020
Lost of Found
Lost or Found
When you find a chard
An item with no known purpose
Do you search?
Or let the piece with ignorance?
Lost to found to discovered.
Curiosity can enlighten
~Abbe
March 11, 2020
Founding Stones Book Signing
Dear Friends,
I’m writing again, this time not as a reminder, but of the cancellation of my event at Village Books on March 22nd and at Chevalier’s Books on April 6th.
Given recent news indicating the spread of the COVID-19 virus (novel coronavirus) to our region, Whatcom County asks that all small events be cancelled. Given the risks in travel to the esteemed category of elders (of which I am part of) and to those with underlying conditions, I made the decision to avoid airports and large groups.
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March 5, 2020
Fan Mail
Fan Mail
A stranger reaches out
From concern and need
Fragile life
Sensitivities
My words mattered
Give more
Be generous with feelings
~Abbe
February 27, 2020
Mail Box
Mail Box
The thrill of letters
Strung together
In words, sentences
Stories, messages
Sealed in an envelop
Stamped and sent
Anticipation
Walk to and from
Brown locked box
Checks and Bills
Mail's misplaced thrill
Mourning the letter
~Abbe
February 13, 2020
Why?
Why?
Rain, water from the sky
Sun, rays of warmth
Wind, invisible power
Energy, giver of life
Why?
~Abbe
February 6, 2020
What I’m Not
What I'm Not
Nimble thumbed
Patient with an eye for narrow spaces
Not a sewer, knitter, or one that make lace,
Nor one to fix a retreating elastic for my waist.
My hands, eyes, and coordination fail
I seek what I'm Not.
~Abbe
January 30, 2020
Crazy Magnetism
Crazy Magnetism
As unusual as I think I am,
Some are drawn to my craziness
Magnetized attraction
To the "ers"
Walkers, Birders, Questioners
Reasons to Stray
Seeking "ahas"
Pulled with magnetic forces
Strayers become one
~Abbe
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