Category: poetry

SpringA timeFor renewalGod’s creationSprings backTo lifeGoneIs the harshUnforgivingWinterSpring timeIs a typeFor salvationWe dieTo ourselvesAnd areRaised upTo newnessOf lifeIn ChristThe sweetAromaFrom flowersPerfumes the airWe wereSpiritually deadIn our sinsIn ChristWe were raisedTo lifeJust as HeAroseOn the third day by Zachary Uram(C) 2025

Ice cold waterQuenches my thirstIt’s what I drink first I also likeA glass of iced green teaIt’s good for me Coffee is bestWith caramel creamerI like it sweeter A glass of cold milkIs what I needIt I love to feed Orange juiceIs niceI like it with ice Oolong teaIs yummyIt satisfies my tummy by Zachary…

My parents divorcedWhen I was twelve years oldIt was foretold This eventCaused me painI heard the same sad refrain For many nightsI cried myself to sleepThe divorce made me weep Our nuclear familyWas no moreDivorce I do abhor It inflicted suchLasting mental anguishEmotionally I did anguish Decades after the divorceThe pain is still rawIt was…

I had a deep needFor an everlasting loveIt came from above My Lord Jesus ChristHe died for meHis love set me free Now I amTruly lovedChrist is my beloved I was lostIn despairIn a spiritual winter God’s lightShone inChrist was my propitiation Now I’m happyAll the timeSo ends my rhyme by Zachary Uram(C) 2025

I am a prisonerOf my broken mindHealing is whatI long to find Waves of melancholyWash over meI want to be free I’ve been sickFor twenty four yearsI often am in tears I severely lackNormal energyInstead, I have lethargy I deal withRacing thoughtsMy mind is in knots I also haveHorrific hallucinationsI daily take my medications One…

Oh how I missThose halcyon daysMy carefree youthWhen my mindWas wholeA time ofInnocenceBefore I fathomedThe cruel depthsOf evilHuman depravityAnd degeneracyMy sistersAnd IPlayed outsideWe did gamesLike Red RoverAnd Hide and Go SeekWe collectedCicada shellsOn treesWe dancedUnder the sprinklerWe madeMud piesWe playedWhiffle ballWe made upStoriesWe laughedI will neverForgetThose specialDays by Zachary Uram(C) 2025

I am not crazyNor am I lazy I often feel lethargicMy mind is catastrophic I long to walk and playAll I have is dismay I put on Christ’s mindTrue peace I find I am mentally illI take many a pill Sometimes I have psychosisAlso, I have a neurosis I have delusionsSo far there are no…

God’s sovereign graceCan redeem the human race In Adam, we all fellSatan rang our death knell But out of love, Christ cameIt is us who are to blame He is our Savior so dearHe casts out all our fear Man is wretched and depravedTo sin we are enslaved But Christ died for our sinHe was…

Oh what a glorious mornWhen Christ was born In a manger, the holy Infant layResting His body on a bed of hay He would reconcile God and manChrist followed God the Father’s plan He died on the cross at CalvaryThis propitiation set man free This was the path that Christ choseOn the third day, He…

God is loveHe is also justiceLet us not emphasize oneOver the otherGod is all holyOmnipotentOmniscientOmnipresentHe left us withHis infallibleAnd inerrant WordWe worshipThe Triune GodGod the FatherGod the SonAnd God the Holy SpiritGod is absolutely sovereignNothing transpiresOutside His will by Zachary Uram(C) 2025