Category: poetry

  • The Halcyon Days of My Youth

    I ran barefootIn the lush and coolSummer grass The sun’s warmthMakes me feel at peaceI relax in a lawn chair I watch monarch butterfliesDance around in the airThey eat from the honeysuckle I walk down to the creekI knock down the water weedsMy sisters, Vi and Tanya, join me We pick cicada shellsOff the pine…

  • I Have Mental Illness

    I’m mentally illI take many a pill I lost my mindIt I cannot find Sometimes I’m manicMy thoughts are frantic I suffer from neurosisAs well as psychosis I have delusions galoreAnd hallucinations, I abhor Anxiety disorder, I have indeedI wish to be freed Sometimes I get a dissociative eventMy sanity is bent Schizophrenia plagues me…

  • Salvation Explained

    We aren’t savedBecause ofOur own meritsOr inherent qualitiesBefore the foundationOf the worldGod chose HisElect peopleFor His gloryThis is predestinationThe Word of GodTeaches thatThe natural manIs a child of SatanThis person isDesperately wickedHe has a heartOf stoneMan is born in sinFrom the time of the FallThis original sinTouches every soulOur only nature is sinfulBut out of…

  • Slumber

    I lay in bed all dayNot a single care came my way For 18 hours, I rested in bedOn the soft pillow was my head I had strange dreams all nightSome of them caused a fright At 3am – the Witching HourI faced Satan’s power I was not afraid at all“The Lord rebuke you!” was…

  • Born from Above

    All praiseBe unto GodHe rules withAn iron rod God hatesThe wickedBut lovesThe Elect He picked The unregenerateAre Satan’s childrenTheir nature isRotten within The natural manIs spiritually deadInherited sin from AdamOur federal head The Holy SpiritQuickens a soulThey receiveA new nature in full RegenerationPrecedes faithWe’re giftedFaith and repentance both When we are born againWe are made…

  • Some Musings

    I will runThroughThe AmazonRain forestAbove meA green canopy I will swimFrom AmericaTo IrelandAcross theOcean deepI can do it I will prayThe OurFatherI will askGod that IDo His will I will thinkAbout ReformedTheologyThe doctrinesOf graceCalvinism I will laughAt Vi’s jokeShe is so cleverHer jokesCheer me upWhen I’m blue I will fastNo foodFrom 7pmTo 12pmThe weight willCome…

  • I HAVE THE POWER

    I have many powersI can fight for hours I am a real He-ManI have a master plan I can time travelSatan will unravel I have mastered telekinesisCan blast a foe to pieces I bark at the moonI escaped the monsoon I am rather insaneI have a defective brain I run at full speedFor food I…

  • A Knight’s Tale

    I slewA fire-breathingDragon And rescuedA damselIn distress I wonThe joustingTournament King ArthurMade meOne of his knights I madeA pilgrimageTo the Holy Land We foughtThe SaracensAnd won I returnedTo CamelotWe had a feast by Zachary Uram(C) 2025

  • The End Times

    The raptureIs trueJesus will meet usIn sky so blue At the lastTrumpet’s soundWe the ChurchWill be heaven bound The dead in ChristWill first riseFor the nonbelieversIt will be a surprise This raptureWill occurBefore theTribulation to be sure The Church shall notBe under God’s wrathWe will takeA different path After the raptureWe will join Christ in…

  • The First Thanksgiving

    The PilgrimsCame toThe New WorldAmericaAcross theOceanIt was aPerilous journeyThey were fleeingReligiousPersecutionHad to huntAnd live offThe landEvery dayWas a struggleThen winter hitAnd disease spreadThe majorityOf the settlersDiedThen theyBefriendedNative AmericansWho taught themHow to surviveThey becameFriendsOn a chillyNovember dayThe NativeAmericansAnd the settlersSharedA deliciousThanksgiving mealTogetherThey thanked GodFor allTheir blessingsThere wasSucculent turkeySweet potatoesPheasants and fishAnd pumpkin pie by Zachary Uram(C)…