This poem was a zen-like work, if I may be indulged to exagerate.

About the Dance...(2000), Poem by Peter Menkin
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Tonight the ballet, through the storm
And with some delight in the practice
Of movement that belies the interval
Dance, oh, this is a balanced pattern
Of set and...

This poem is an arrow to heaven!


A Grace of God...(revise)
by Peter Menkin
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Inner life
aware of soothing Spirit.
Waiting.
Grace that underlines
living.
Ask for waters
...

In Thunder and stone, The Commandment came...
poem by Peter Menkin
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To be set free
by stones:
First Commandment:
Have no other Gods
but me.

Could the thunder
on Mount Sinai have
...

All Saints Eve is near
By Peter Menkin

On a wish and rainbow
and stars in heaven
it's all right to pray on knees
at the edge of your bed.
Pray for children
all over the world.
Pray for morning joy and light of night.
Your...

Devotion to the Cross...
by Peter Menkin
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The Kingdom of heaven
is like
a mustard seed.
So this parable
leads these two
worshipers to seek
their treasure in God.

Their emotions...

For about 8 years I worked off and on at the department store Sears on a part time basis.It was mainly on. A few poems about observations while on duty as a sales clerk were written. Herewith, a poem from 2002 on what I saw at Sears. There were only a few of these poems, originally posted on the...

Children on parade, 4th of July...(2001)
poem by Peter Menkin
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The girl scouts wore silly hats,
one an emerald green overly large
with a brim as in top hat. More.
One satisfied mother pulled along
a boy
Tags: Fourth of July Parade Corte Madera Mill Valley California Marin County San Francisco

The amusement of steel sculpted...(2001)
poem by Peter Menkin
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Red, white, blue sculpture in squares
of metal; tall, laughter say friend.
Lightness of being, there is freedom
in this elegant 9 feet, high,...

Yellow w/orange square...(2000)
poem by Peter Menkin
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August rain, summer
relieved as yellow
cools the later months.

Against the larger
sky below walks
the path alone common
stranger...