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About L.L. Shelton

Bonnie is a Jesus Lover, and in light of the fact, loves His wonderful church. She is interested in many things and enjoys sharing her view of some of them on this blog. She is a poet and a singer of songs. She resides in Memphis, Tennessee, where she is a dedicated wife and the mother of seven children- five of whom she educates at home, as the eldest two have graduated homeschool and are pursuing their own interests. In her spare moments she may be found in her home office with a client, as she is a practicing Biblical Counselor and a Life Coach. She welcomes you to print and share her articles and poetry, and to quote freely from them with the understanding that she is to be acknowledged as the author. Mrs. Shelton does NOT OWN the copyright to the majority of the photos and other types of illustration used on this site! View all posts by L.L. Shelton →

Knowing

February 7, 2014PoetryL.L. Shelton

What will come of the child born old,
Shaking his fist at his own existence,
Wrapped in precious blanket of prescience
With a wish to have been left cold?

Preserving ideal and sanity
Poet, dreamer he must be,
His own thoughts redistributing
As pearls he casts upon the sea.

Catching Prey

February 5, 2014Crime, PoetryL.L. Shelton

Turning gamblers into legends
So said the sign I read-
Appealing to the powerless
Assuring they’ll be fed.

Dump your widow’s mite
Into our pockets deep-
Truth is you’ll be lucky
If we let you keep your sleep!

The Fall and The Rise

February 3, 2014Living the Word, PoetryL.L. Shelton

Each particle
Each atom
Each molecule
Each cell

Fell completely
Fell surely
Fell officially
To Hell

Only Love could save
Only Love could raise
Only Love could blaze
The trail

To glory
To glory
To glory
To dwell!

And in Him
And by Him
And through Him
We tell

Of Our God
Praise forever
And ever
We shall!

Freedom’s Song

February 3, 2014Living the Word, PoetryL.L. Shelton

Bound by what?
By time? By space?
Bound to tread each pile of place?

No indeed!
Not I, said He!
Bound by nought lest it be lack of creativity.

For Zeitgeist
Holds no power
Nor history a sway,
Lest be inspired by Truth: Living Word on Display!

The Wanderers

January 27, 2014PoetryL.L. Shelton

There are
Great minds-
The thinkers,
The wonderers.

Each travels
A unique path.
Each journeys
His own road.

Yet they converge
Where they must,
Wandering
In the heads of the others.

William Cowper and I

January 23, 2014PoetryL.L. Shelton

My friend from those days that
I did not attend,

Brother in polished future
Yet to have been,

Language thine element and
Empathy kin,

With Lagomorph for pet and
Christ as friend,

Thou art kindred spirit with
Mine in the end.

New Year’s Day

January 23, 2014PoetryL.L. Shelton

Bible Belt Idiocracy
Lost in our mediocrity
Destroyed in our complacency
Relaxed in our ignorance,

Preachers raping their own kin
Missing fathers-never been
Lonely mothers-craving sin,
Astute: Ignorance is bliss!

Children hoping for tomorrow
Choking suddenly on sorrow
Little lungs fill with the water
Mother’s chosen for the alter,
Of their demise, ignorant

Tiny humans-cozy beds
Fairies dancing in their heads
Quickly jerked limb from limb
End of story, God! Amen!
Now: Yanked out of ignorance!

Yard Sale Treasure

January 23, 2014Education, PoetryL.L. Shelton

The book was just a dollar
And the packing tape was free,
Yet between its tattered covers
An encoded homily,

A message to transfigure
Souls longing for the key,
Releasing tortured spirits
Hoping to believe.

I read it to the children.
We discussed its terms in depth.
Thank you, Miss O’Conner
I intend not to forget.

I feel somehow I know you
And I wish that it were true.
I feel from having read you
Our hearts beat the same tune.

Love Like Light

January 22, 2014PoetryL.L. Shelton

Warming
Swelling
Alarming
Compelling
Defining
Revealing
Clarifying
Concealing
Agitating
Saturating
Satisfying
Maturating
Dappling
Resistant
Present
Consistent
Baffling
Fleeting
Leading
Meeting
Instructing
Illuminating
Marinating
Consummating
Fascinating
Persistent
Elaborating
Infinite

A Pretty Paradox

January 21, 2014PoetryL.L. Shelton

In the garden
On the wall
Christ, The Ruler
Overall

In the meadow
By the sea
By His Name
He strengthens me.

Over field
In forest, vale
He loves me
Keeping me from Hell.

Through city streets
On country lane
He visits me
And bears my pain.

He seeks me
Where my feet do stand
He plants me upright
In the land.

He grows me
By his precious Truth
Sets me free
Observes the proof:

A soul in chains
By choice enslaved
To rule with Him
Beyond the grave.

Scripturally Speaking

Thoughts Of A Wondering Christian