Zach Uram's Blog

I love my big sister Vi
She is very smart and sly

She’s a talented artist, too
And a gifted poet, it’s true

Vi cooks my meals
Happy is how she feels

Vi does all the house cleaning
When she’s done, I’m beaming

She cooks all our food up right
It’s a culinary delight

Vi keeps our home clean
She does the best I’ve ever seen

We talk at length for hours
The bathroom she scours

We have a blessed family
We don’t live lavishly

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2025

I had deep dreams
Reality isn’t what it seems

I visited Camelot
It really hit the spot

Wake up Vi said
I kept sleeping in my bed

I dreamed I was a Knight Templar
Fighting the Saracens near and far

We liberated the Holy Land
We were in God’s hand

Next, I was in deep space
Starlight shone on my face

In ancient Jerusalem, many years ago
I saw Christ also

I stood at the foot of Calvary
There Christ bled for you and me

Finally, I visited the Wild West
I kept my six-shooter close to my chest

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2025

We flew our kite up high
It soared in the sky

It was a beautiful spring day
I was happy in every way

Daddy, my sisters, and I
Played frisbee golf as time went by

We were in Schenley Park
We stayed till it got dark

Wonderful memories I’ll never forget
In my mind they are set

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2025

I’m feeling high
Like I can touch the sky

I have hallucinations
My troubled mind’s machinations

Today I feel half insane
My sanity does wane

I am not certifiable
My cognition isn’t reliable

I do not belong in an asylum
Such a place is a bedlam

I do my best each day
I pray my mental illness goes away

It’s been a quarter of a century
That I’ve struggled fiercely

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2025

“Autumn Reflections”

Autumn is
A special time of year
It’s a reason for cheer

Walking along
In the park
I spotted a lark

I was amazed at
The kaleidoscope of colors
I lost count of the numbers

The trees had
A beautiful panoply
So many rich hues did I see

A gentle rain
Fell on the ground
You couldn’t hear a sound

I noticed
The chilly air
I went back to my lair

I had a cup
Of a pumpkin spice latte
The sky was gray

I fell asleep
Dreaming of Christmas
This day was precious

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2025(C) 2025

The Apostles
Paid the price
For following
Christ
With surety
They embraced
Martyrdom
Under the
Inspiration
Of the
Holy Spirit
They wrote
Scripture
God’s Word
They had
A blessed
Assurance
They knew
They would be
With Christ
Forever
Scripture
Thoroughly
Equips us
Once regenerated
The Holy Spirit
Dwells
Within us
For those
In Christ
The Holy Spirit
Leads us into
All truth
I thank God
For the
Active obedience
Of Christ
We are saved
Through
Penal
Substitutionary
Atonement
All our sins
Are imputed
To Christ
And we receive
Christ’s perfect
Righteousness
This
Is the Gospel

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2025

Living with
Severe mental illness
Isn’t easy
I feel things deeply

I try to navigate
The chaos
In my troubled mind
Relief, I must find

I am plagued
With inner voices
I often have a hallucination
They are an aggravation

I’ve had several mental illnesses
For nearly 25 years
I am quite insane
I possess a defective brain

I also deal with delusions
When I’m in
A certain mental state
Please do not berate

I have anxiety
It troubles me
So much
I need a mental crutch

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2025

It’s a cold winter day
I have much to say

Outside, it’s freezing
A good book I’m reading

Children race down a hill
Oh, what a thrill

Vi and I took a sleigh ride
We went around the countryside

When we returned home
We had mugs of cocoa, with my tome

I read for a while
Then, I chopped firewood into a pile

Finally, we got comfy in our beds
After I took my nighttime meds

Fresh snow was falling
I heard an owl calling

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2025

It’s a special time
Easter is here
A time for cheer

We celebrate
Christ’s victory
Over sin you see

At Calvary
He bore our sin
Christ was our propitiation

On the third day
He rose from the dead
Christ’s blood was shed

He defeated
Death and sin
We’re free from sin’s prison

All our sin is forgiven
When we are regenerated
Union with Christ is achieved

We’ll live with Him
In the new heaven and earth
Christ gave us a second birth

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2025

Now praise the Father
And the Son
With the Holy Spirit
Three in One

Our Mighty God
Is triune
We should sing
That tune

Our God is perfect
In every single way you see
He is sovereign
With absolute authority

From the dirt
God created man
It was supernatural
He had a plan

Christ came
To earth
So men could have
The new birth

Christ was
Without any sin
On the cross
He was our propitiation

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2025