• Our Mountain Life

    I am a mountain manI always have a plan My sister Vi and I live aloneWe don’t have a phone I built us a log cabinWay up high on the mountain We live off the landWe don’t need a helping hand A pristine stream is nearbyIt yields our water supply We love our privacy and…

  • Water

    I’m drinkingAn ice-cold glass of waterIt was given by the Father It’s very refreshingThe colder the betterI drink it in all weather I am knownTo guzzle a 64-ounce glassThen my thirst shall pass My mouthGets parchedI need my water chilled I shall drinkFrosty water all-dayI want it without delay by Zachary Uram(C) 2024

  • I Have the Blues

    I laid in bed all-dayI have nothing to say I hate being depressedI did not get dressed I feel quite blueThere’s nothing I can do I long to playInstead, there’s only dismay I lack motivationIt’s a consternation Someday I’ll be wellWho can tell I’ll keep fighting every dayWhen I’m blue I’ll pray by Zachary Uram(C)…

  • Insomnia Blues

    It’s 2AM and I’m wide awakeThis is a mistake I long to slumber peacefullySleep will come soon hopefully Insomnia is no funI’d rather go for a run It is a most vexing maladyI long to be free I want to sleep all nightTo slumber with all my might Counting sheep is a boreHow I wish…

  • Holidays: Reminisces of the Past

    Holidays were the best growing up. The first was Easter. We went down to Gramma’s and Pap Pap’s.She cooked a huge fresh smoked ham. I can still remember the taste. It was like nothing I ever had before. We also had homemade pierogi (cheddar cheese and mashed potato filling was my favorite), Gramma’s delicious macaroni…

  • Cooking With Love

    My Gramma cooked with loveHer inspiration came from above Her galumpkis were the bestBetter than all the rest I loved her kapusta and pierogi tooNone of her food did I eschew Gramma’s halushki and baked ham were out of sightA true culinary delight Her stuffed peppers couldn’t be beatThey were a real treat I miss…

  • A Winter Flight

    I take flightOn a cold winter’s night I sail through the airWithout a care Down belowI see a canopy of snow I race up and downAll over town I perch on a pine treeIt feels Christmassy I rest on a creche so brightI see the light It is Christ the Lord’s birthdayI sing His praises…

  • Down in The Dumps

    I have no energyI’m full of lethargy I am not okayI’m full of dismay I lay in bed all dayI have nothing to say I long for strength and vigorI am a sad figure I have nothing to doActivities I do eschew I will lay in bed and read a taleI am tragically like a…

  • From Darkness to Life: Roman Catholicism in My Family

    Both sides of my extended family have been Roman Catholic for at least hundreds of years. My parents were raised Roman Catholic. My Daddy was an altar boy in the Latin Mass (before Vatican 2). Through God’s mercy and sovereign grace, my parents are Elect. In college they repented of their sins, and believed the…

  • Towards A Biblical Society: Patriarchy Forever

    For as long as man has existed, society has been structured around patriarchy. Thus patriarchy goes back to Adam and Eve. Sadly after nearly 6,000 years of being the way societies were ordered, in the past 60 years, Western societies have drifted away from patriarchy. The mere term has become a profanity to the woke…