Zach Uram's Blog

I step outside
On a cool autumn day
The sky is gray

Colored leaves
Crunch as I tread
I spot a raven up ahead

My Irish knit wool sweater
Keeps me warm all-day
I sip a pumpkin spice latte

A cold rain begins
My umbrella keeps me dry
I get a hot slice of pizza pie

Walking back home I feel alive
I love these days of fall
There is peace in nature after all

I curl up
By the fire
Waiting for sleep to transpire

I will dream
Of turkey and pumpkin pie
Wishing for more halcyon days to come nigh

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2024

I set sail
On the stormy sea
I yearn to be free

My trusty craft
Endures many a wave
It’s me God will save

Christ beckons me
To join him on the water
I step out and don’t falter

I see
A humped-back whale
It must have many a tale

The ocean continues
To rage and swell
Out of my craft, I almost fell

A lone seagull
Flies by
Time goes by slowly – I wonder why

Suddenly
The sea is calm
My journey has been a spiritual balm

Back at home
I think fondly
Of my time at sea

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2024

On my dog sled
I go
Over freshly fallen snow

My Huskies
Are in their prime
We’ll make good time

We dash
Through a winter wonderland
This trip is grand

Red cardinals
Fly by
Black ravens come nigh

My face is chilled
Yet I feel warm
Despite the snowstorm

I love being in nature
I feel close to God
Whether on the sea or on sod

I arrive home after an hour
Vi has cooked me a lamb stew
There is no food I’ll eschew

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2024

Christ came
For the sons of earth
He gave us a second birth

The eternal Logos
As a baby boy
Oh what joy

He alone
Was free of all sin
Christ was our propitiation

He took on all our sins
His righteousness we received
It was imputed

On the cross
Christ bled and died
He did it for His bride

Christ rose triumphantly
On the third day
He alone is the Way

Repent sincerely
Of every sin today
Believe the gospel without delay

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2024

My name is Zak
Regarding my mental illness
I will fight back

Every day is a battle
I need my sanity
It’s a problem I tackle

When I feel blue
I chat with Vi
And the sadness I eschew

Vi is the best
She makes sure I take my medication
She is better than all the rest

I get hallucinations
I lay down and relax
It’s my mind’s machinations

I also suffer from delusions
They are not real
Just momentary illusions

Onwards and upwards I say
Every day I’m getting better
Hurray I say

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2024

I am a mountain man
I always have a plan

My sister Vi and I live alone
We don’t have a phone

I built us a log cabin
Way up high on the mountain

We live off the land
We don’t need a helping hand

A pristine stream is nearby
It yields our water supply

We love our privacy and seclusion
No neighbors making noise pollution

I love to catch fish
They are simply delish

I hunt bear and deer
I have no fear

The air is pure and clean
My ATV is a good machine

Vi and I will bide our time
So ends my rhyme

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2024

I’m drinking
An ice-cold glass of water
It was given by the Father

It’s very refreshing
The colder the better
I drink it in all weather

I am known
To guzzle a 64-ounce glass
Then my thirst shall pass

My mouth
Gets parched
I need my water chilled

I shall drink
Frosty water all-day
I want it without delay

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2024