Category: poetry

  • My Day in The Ocean

    I swam across the oceanIt was poetry in motion I rode a blue whaleI lived to tell the tale I dove down deepThe beauty I saw made me weep I saw strange creaturesSome had strange features Time seemed to slowI saw a fish glow I played with dolphinsAnd saw some puffins The sky was getting…

  • My Sweet Sister and Best Friend Vi

    I see loveIn my sister Vi’s eyesShe is compassionateEmpathetic and wise She cooksMy mealsShe cleansAnd makes me tea from camomiles Vi likesTo laughI use the iPhoneTo take her photograph She looksSo slim and trimShe eats healthyNot on a whim Vi isA talented artistShe paints and drawsFrom the most to the least She’s alsoA wonderful poetShe’s…

  • A Gospel Proclamation

    The Bible isGod’s infallible and inerrant WordWhen we hear itFaith in our hearts is stirred We are bornFrom aboveThis is only possibleBecause of God’s love When a soulIs born againThe Holy Spirit quickens themNo longer are they slaves to sin We obtainChrist’s perfect righteousnessWe are a new creationIn earnestness I don’t deserveGod’s graceIt is given…

  • Mental Struggles

    I’m in extreme mental painIt’s because I’m insane My thoughts raceI can’t keep pace I’m a few bricks shy of a loadMy mind is in a chaotic mode I hear voices all-dayThey cause me dismay I have many a delusionAlso, I have major depression I long to be mentally soundHallucinations abound One day I’ll be…

  • Summertime of My Youth

    It’s a hotSummer dayMy sistersAnd IMake tents insideUsing the fansWe go outsideAnd walk barefootIn the coolFresh grassThe ice cream manPulls up in frontOf our houseWe get rainbowFlavored Italian iceAnd foot longStrawberry licoriceWe collectCicada shellsOff of pine treesWe run underThe weeping willowTreeWe play inThe Big YardBurying treasuresIn the groundWe swimAt the Brentwood poolWe walk homeWe runUnder…

  • Bringing the Gospel to All People

    The white raceIs the bestBetter thanAll the rest We haveMore achievementsThan anyone elseMore accomplishments In every fieldOf knowledgeWe dominateWe founded many a college We enteredThe countries darkAnd primitiveThe differences were stark We brought the gospelTo these heathen landsWe preachedAnd raised our hands We built hospitalsAnd established businessesWe eradicatedDiseases and illnesses The colored peopleStill practiced ancestor…

  • Autumn

    A cool breezeBlows throughMy bedroom windowSuddenlyThere isA torrential downpourThunder boomsLightning strikesRepeatedlyThe airSmells freshI fall asleepThen wake upI hear the rainStriking the groundIt’s very relaxingI go on a walkI step on pilesOf damp leavesRed, yellow, orangeAnd brownIt’s chillyI seeMy breathAs I exhaleIt’s a perfectAutumn day by Zachary Uram(C) 2024

  • Soteriology

    I thank God for saving meWithout Christ, I am full of misery I was a despicable wretchSalvation seemed a farfetch God chose me before I was bornHe regenerated me one cold morn It was Christmas DayWhen I did pray I repented of my sins immediatelyI believed the gospel sincerely The Holy Spirit quicked my soulMy…

  • My Eschatology

    The End Times can seem scaryLet God not tarry The Church will be taken awayThe unregenerate shall stay The glorious rapture is pure truthIt will happen forsooth We’ll meet Christ in the airOf the wicked none shall He spare The Lamb’s marriage supper shall commenceOn earth will be the Holy Spirit’s absence After seven years…

  • A Modern Crusade

    I was onA pure white steedFor war, I had a need We were fightingThe Saracens in the Holy LandWith my men, we took a stand We had a huge armyTo retake the land for the LordI gave the call then raised my sword We nuked the citiesWhere the Saracens did dwellWe killed them all and…