Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate and one of America's best-selling poets, reads his poem "Some Days" with animation by Julian Grey of Headgear. Noted for their intelligent humor,...

Religious and spiritual poem by Peter Menkin. Thou Shalt do no Murder: Sixth Commandment What to say about murder? The newspaper where I live, and the internet, tell of murders of various kinds....

Many times I've been in our Church Sacristy, where the bread and wine is kept prior to Communion. It is here, in this more "private" space, considered special in ways intimate and important to God,...

"We won't get lost." He says and I, "Or sink? Or drown?" I trust him. "Hey, we'll have some fun." ("And how did I get into this?" I think.) Our journey cross the river has begun. ("What...

The woods grow smaller every year. My leaves Fall green and withered. Bitter water stings My shrinking roots. Yet I am Laurel still. I am the tree that one time was a maid, But that was long...

Strange, super-human powers I possess. I know what's hidden, where, and I can guess your history from your breath, and what things weigh. My ears can hear a rip from rooms away. I know...

I'm not sure you'll get this. I'm not sure I care. As if you care! Who knows! This is just to tell you that I broke that dish You gave me years ago. I'm sure you know the one. How...

It was hot today, 100 degrees someone said. That is hard to imagine, but it was so. Sometimes in unusual weather what is created is an unusual day, since the extreme leads to a chance to see...

How dare you take away from me the love that others gave me, leaving me alone. We're trapped. I gnash my teeth and groan. We're pushed around. I wince with every shove. We're not like you. ...