Month: February 2024

  • The Pilgrims

    These godly folksSet sailAboard wooden shipsSome people were frail They ventured farTo a new landBy the captain’sSteady hand Many of them were escapingReligious persecutionA fresh startWas the solution They traversedTurbulent seasThanking GodOn their knees The landedAt Plymouth RockHere their shipWould dock They establishedA Christian theocracyThis form of governmentIs purely godly During the first winterMany they…

  • Untitled

    I lay in bedAnd rest my weary head I try to slumber deepBut I cannot sleep I wish to dreamOf a clear blue stream I sleep for half a dayGod keeps the demons at bay Now it’s time I wakeSome tasty food Vi will make by Zachary Uram(C) 2024

  • Demons

    DemonsCome out at nightThey cause meQuite a fright The demons blasphemeThey fly overheadRight overMy bed They are blackWith red eyesIf you aren’t alertThey could hypnotize I rebuke themIn the name of the LordThey shriek in painAs I wield the Spirit Sword In Christ I amMore than a conquerorThe demonsMust surrender These demonic entitiesAre not my…

  • Afternoon in the Country

    I enteredThe carriageI was newTo marriage We wentAt a slow paceThe cool autumn airCaressed my face We traveled alongThe country roadPassing quaint farmsWe even spotted a toad We had afternoon teaAt the grand hotelBiscuits were eatenI shared the gospel A husband and wifeRepented and turnedFrom their sins that dayEternal life they received We were soonBack…

  • The Prey

    The majestic bald eagleTakes flightThe sun isShining bright He’s searchingFor a preyHe must feedHis children today His sharp eyesSpot a tasty hareEmerging fromIts lair It preparesFor the killOh whatA thrill The eagle swoops downJust above the groundIts talons catch the preyOh what a bounty it found He flies backTo his nestKilling is whatHe does best…

  • Untitled

    The time is rightFor a sweet delightThere’s somethingIn the air tonight I will flyIn the skyWith the eaglesAs time goes by I will howl at the moonAnd make your heart swoonWith a loud voiceUntil the afternoon I will bray at the lassJust like a jackassHee haw! Hee haw!This too shall pass I ran in the…

  • In Christ Alone

    When I feel unlovedAnd full of fearChrist is thereHe is always near When I am downAnd depressedChrist is thereI am no longer distressed When I haveAn anxiety attackChrist is thereThere’s nothing I lack When I haveDisturbing visual hallucinationsChrist is thereTo calm my mind’s machinations When sanitySeems far awayChrist is thereAnd my mind is okay When…

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    I’m listeningTo a Bach fugueIt’s apparentHis talent was huge A master of counterpointHis harmonies were heavenlyHe knew many stylesSynthesized them most excellently I first heard Herr Johann Sebastian BachWhen I was but five years oldHis Brandenburg ConcertosHooked me on musical gold Bach wrote over one thousand piecesSacred cantatas and works for keyboardPassions, concertos, and pipe…

  • A Magical Christmas

    It’s that magical timeOf the yearWhen people are joyfulAnd full of good cheer Lend meYour earIt’s wonderful ChristmasSongs you’ll hear The tree hasColored lights blinkingBeautiful ornamentsAnd tinsel glittering Serve up the eggnogAnd tasty foods galoreThere are no treatsThat I abhor We’ll takeA sleigh ride in the snowThe birds in the airPut on a show We…

  • Childhood

    I had a happyChildhoodWe’d play all dayIn the Meadowbrook neighborhood We’d laughed, jokedAnd criedMy sisters Vi and TanyaWere always by my side We’d bury treasureIn the Big YardLife was pleasantAnd not hard We’d danceIn the rainAnd make mud piesIt was nice to be sane We’d collectInsect shellsAnd listen toSt. Bernard’s church bells We’d pickStrawberries by…