Best Variableness Poems

Every Day You Play
by Pablo Neruda
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

Every day you play with Infinity’s rays.
Exquisite visitor, you arrive with the flowers and the water.
You are vastly more than this immaculate head I clasp tightly
like a cornucopia, every day, between my hands ...



My Dog...

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I love you only because I love you
by Pablo Neruda
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

I love you only because I love you;
I am torn between loving and not loving you,
Between apathy and desire.
My heart vacillates between ice and fire.

I love you only because you’re the...

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Wow, what a gift* so well-presented
Making me absolutely elated
Opening with glee I’m now prompted
With excitement, cheerfully spirited!

Such gift is truly blessing-laden
Lifting away my heavy burden
For its message says I’m fully forgiven
That assures me peace, and abode in heaven!

Thanks for the gift with eternal guaranty 
No...

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Mother’s love … beauty of great excellence
Virtuous midst legacy’s prevalence
The best of human’s care-superlative
Expressing sublime kind heart’s directive.

Mom’s warm, sweet caress --- graciously tender
Soothes child, whether victim or offender…
Her embrace, ensuring hugs’ approval
Turns failures into triumph-upheaval.

Mama’s voice, gentle with truth’s assertion
Calls for guilt-admission and confession
Smile...

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Hebrews 13:8, KJV
Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and today, and forever.

James 1:17, KJV

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from
the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.


Unchanging Lord

Today my Lord is very near;
closer He...

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My Dad and Mom’s love… wondrously precious
Virtuous midst legacy’s prevalence
The best of human’s care, indeed gracious
Expressing sublime kind heart’s excellence.

Mom’s warm, sweet caress --- verily tender
Dad’s hugs, ensuring mentor’s approval
They soothe me, as victim or offender
Turning failures to triumph-upheaval.

Dad, through his stern, truthful assertive voice
Calls...

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Every holiday calls for cake to bite
Celebrating fantastic milestone’s height…
That’s their special child’s mind set
As God's gifts* he prays to get
Since his birthday is “Heroes’ Day” delight.

*James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of...

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pets taken care well
preciously taking time...
prop special child's role

pets as gifts of God*
priceless to my son...
prompting his patience

*James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of...

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'Twas the night before Christmas of sheer delight
As hospital nurses beamed with joyful zest
To cheer mothers in their delivery quest
Assisting them to labor devoid of fright.

Pretty nurse kept singing “Silent Night” midst bliss
Hoping festive serenity to prevail
Against screams of first time moms who did wail
Then...

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Our special children have learned so well
Actor Santa knows truth he must tell
"Gifts*are grants with love
By the Lord above"
Since from church roof, not North Pole, he fell.

*Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with...

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Lights glow
     Hallow
          Follow 
               Though slow

 Divine lights* glow; my soul to hallow
Follow the Lord’s steps, I...

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Full time
     
God’s good gift*

for great usage

while He blesses us well

on time!

*James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

June 11,...

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What I was searching for
I could never find in this world
Because gods live in Heaven
Where the stars hang at night,
And the moon is set among them;
Even the clouds move above me,
Migrating, shifting as they do,
Yet, without a chance of rain.
Still I call out to their...

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James 1:17 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”


In the hesitant kiss,
	before breakfast
with the gift of acceptance,
gentleness, compassion that means,
to bring alive the tenderness inspired
by...

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Divine peace prevails
God’s gift* never fails
Blest to share love’s kindness.

Grace from heaven does flow
Reaching hearts, smiting woe
Divine peace prevails.
 
Mercy sweetly chimes
While hope shines many times
God’s gift never fails.

Thanksgiving reverberates indeed
Freed from selfishness-greed
Blest to share love’s kindness.

*James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift...

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