Prayer Poem
1. Utilize some form of prayer (a matins [morning prayer], a vespers [early evening prayer], an evensong [late evening prayer], etc.) in which you hold a private conversation with a supreme being.
2. The tone of the poem should be meditative (yet maintain rooted in the images of the physical world). In the poem you may contemplate the natural world and reach some conclusion about its mysteries. You may implore the supreme being for some sort of revelation. You may reveal your utter frustration in the supreme being's absence.
3. Often prayer poems are most successful when they personify the deity; that is, the poems should endeavor to treat the deity as if it is another person, not a revered being which is fawned over and praised.
4. Try to make the time of day that you are praying be an integral part of the poem.
5. Remember to make your poem sound like a conversation. You don't want to use words that you wouldn't normally use in everyday conversation.
This assignment is worth 1 point.
Examples:
3. Prayer To Escape The East—Christopher Buckley