Dec 22, 2007
Yesterday I sent out a note to friends and partners of Jacob's Well. For some odd reason I felt led to write some Haiku as we reflected on life and calling this Christmas. For some reason I really liked learning Haiku poetry in elementary school and that has stuck with me. For all the fellas who might mock writing poetry (or particularly Haiku) let me just say that my wife digs my poetry. Mock all you like. Anyway, here are the little poems
One Last Tennessee Christmas
Three Poems
By Reid S. Monaghan
Grace Abounds to Us
Tender Tennessee Christmas
Soon We Must Depart
Gospel and Mission
A Coming Day in Jersey
God Walks Before Us
A Babe Incarnate
Friends, Prayer and Partnership
New Hope Eternal
As you might observe I used the standard 5-7-5 syllable format which brings up a question that might involve regional/cultural dialects in order to answer. So here is my question: Does the word "Prayer" have one or two syllables? Or more accurately, in the way you say the word, does it only have one? What do you say - one or two. If two then my last poem is valid 5-7-5 - if only one syllable I would change it to read "Friendship, Prayer and Partnership"
Do you say Pray-er or Prarrr?
Comments
My only comment is this: I am no expert on Japanese, but I thought that Haiku was also the plural :-)
Posted by: John Jenkins | December 22, 2007 12:33 PM
Corrected
Posted by: Reid Monaghan | December 22, 2007 02:20 PM
BTW, are you referring to a prayer (as in what it is that you pray) or a prayer (as in who is doing the praying). The pronunciations would be different either way.
For the thing, it's a single syllable word.
For the person, it's a two syllable word.
Don't let the idioms get you down.
Posted by: John Jenkins | December 22, 2007 02:29 PM
If you're from below TN & lived in the south your whole life, prayer has one syllable...
Posted by: combo | December 22, 2007 05:23 PM
Yeah, no doubt it is always one syllable in the south.
Posted by: Reid | December 23, 2007 04:53 PM