The Losing Team

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



O land of enchantment
You cast your spell
Having law without mercy
You’ll burn in hell

A winning team
Is not what you’ll see
Because you refused
To come to me

I came as your Father
Redeemer and Groom
But you thought you could sweep me
As with a broom

You’ve pooled your resources
And made your plan
But you wouldn’t trust
In the Son of Man

Now I stand as the Coach
Quarterback and Receiver
But only for those
Who are true believers

The game being played out
Is in my hands
You should have believed!
In the Son of Man
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Written on July 07, 2012

Submitted by dawg4jesus on June 11, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme xaba xbxb cdbd xexE xcxx xxxE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 529
Words 108
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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