Heres a virtual movie of the poet John Keats reading his lovely "Ode on Melacholy". Please try my Dailymotion video websites where you can see the great poets oldtime acoustic blues performers...

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,...

This is an English translation of a Vietnamese poem I wrote on a dream of homecoming after living 30 years in exile. The background song for the poem is "Getting homesick when listening to a Vong...

A small-town tale about evil, corruption, closeted skeletons, trauma, madness and red skies. The lovely and talented Jo from Australia sent me her movie 'Insanity or Suicide' to be used as the...

Religious and spiritual poem: Musical sound reminding the listener of contemplation, an experience... This is a more unusual poem, hopefully worthwhile. I wrote it more than five years ago, in...

Religious and spiritual poem by Peter Menkin. Exploring prayer time, a short poem about approaching the Lord... Today I visited Grace Cathedral in San Francisco for Evening Prayer. On Thursdays,...

The Domestic Debate By Reid Baer The focus group facilitator said “lie” was too strong a word and turned the folks against the user She convinced me I was the abuser in our marriage ...

The Domestic Debate By Reid Baer The focus group facilitator said “lie” was too strong a word and turned the folks against the user She convinced me I was the abuser in our...

Repenting and coming back to the Lord in Lent...Imaginary Churchgoer's story...a poem...

Welcome to another in my imaginary group of Churchgoers. For a moment, consider this middle...