These are prayer poems written by Michael R. Burch, along with a few hymns and hymn-like prayer poems. There are also poems on the subject of God and religion—the Christian religion in particular. In my youth I wrote some devotional poems but my later poems tend to be heretical, after my studies of the Bible revealed things unworthy of decent human beings, much less a perfect deity.
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Quite a range of variations on the prayerful impulse. I like the subversive note of 'Ah Men.' And I like the note of satire.
i wrote a meditation on the similarities between prayers and creative works. It's titled POEMS AND PRAYERS NEED A GUARDRAIL. I invite you to read it. I also touch on this subject in OUT ON AN INNER LIMB.