St. Abune Teklehaimanot, I pray <br />You help me win the Lottery today. <br />I beseech, entreat and beg <br />You who stood upon one leg <br />That you may grant my fervent plea <br />And the winner of the jackpot will be me! <br /> <br />Note: St. Abune Teklehaimanot (by some regarded as the patron saint of gamblers) is famed for his extreme piety which included standing upright at prayer on one leg for seven years without a break.<br /><br />Pete Crowther<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-lottery-prayer/
