Religious and spiritual poem by Peter Menkin. The Rule of Saint Benedict is a religious study in living, and this poem is a statement on living The Rule, as seen by this practitioner. The aspiring poet is a Camaldoli, Benedictine Oblate. He is part of the community Immaculate Heart Hermitage, Big Sur, CA USA (New Camaldoli), and lives in Mill Valley, CA USA--north of San Francisco in Marin County. This poem appeared in