James Marshall Goff Poet Lyric

The Hand of Redemption

Biding the path
Yet blind to the cost

Clinically insane
Yet forging ahead

At sea, the tempest
Cowers, at your name

On land, resolve
Can bring you shame

Betrothed in gold
You stake your claim

Adorned in skulls
Your fate to blame

Searched by seers
You wipe away

The tears you've sown

'Till daybreak casts

A light anew

When mind and soul
Can clearly see

The righteous path
Bestowed on thee

11/12/16

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Lisa Ricci April 22, 2017 at 10:41 AM Hello James. Never did you stray from the title. Your words are expressive and powerful. This is one of those entries that must be read out loud with emphasis. Honestly. I very much enjoyed the entry and your execution. Well done in its entirety.

Anil Deo March 30, 2017 at 9:32 AM Brother Goff, to thank you for generously visiting & commenting, I was led to your poems & this lyrical gem. Praise songs can be holistic: you do cover the entire gamut of what man is, and what Christ offers - FREE for coming to Him. amen & shalom, Anil Deo James Marshall Goff March 30, 2017 at 5:27 PM Thanks Brother Anil...your words are very uplifting!

Charmaine Chircop December 31, 2016 at 1:11 PM A fantastic poem Jimbo.I really wish you a Blessed New Year.

Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen December 29, 2016 at 8:27 AM Wow! You know how much I love spiritual poems. This one brightened my morning. (It reminds me of my grandmother, too. I wrote about her...My Ladylove. When followed a righteous path happiness exuded from her being. Thanks for this write. James Marshall Goff December 29, 2016 at 6:19 PM Thank you, my dear friend! I wrote this in one flash in the middle of the night as I often do! Love, james