I open up my prayer book

[linuxer]

O Monks of Perl and counsel
bow down and hear my cries
my programs fail and segfault
my modules croak and die
the lines of code entomb me
the messages confound
take not thy advice from me
but give me your replies.

Inspired by a text by G. K. Chesterton; heard within Iron Maiden's song "Revelations"

[EvanK]

Programming poetry inspired by metal album inspired by another poem. We do span so very many genres here, nice work :)

(And when I saw the subject line, is it odd that the first thing that came to mind was "I put on my robe and wizard hat"?)

[Lawliet]

"Is it odd that the first thing that came to mind was "I put on my robe and wizard hat"?"

Not at all. Many have been tainted by bloodninja and his, erm, 'ways'.