A tree within the forest fell,
Heard herself, began to wail,
Up and down my trunk you roamed,
Among my many branches combed,
Pulled my leaves, consumed my fruit,
Ripped living things out by their root,
Left my heart and soul untapped,
My best inside myself lay trapped.
Copyright 2018. L. L. Shelton.
Little mouse
In my house,
I like you.
Little mouse
Skittering about,
I like you.
Little mouse
With whiskers stares,
As he sees me on the stairs.
Little mouse
Upon my hearth,
Why should I not for you have heart?
Little mouse
Pretend with me,
I share my crumbs of destiny.
Little mouse
Here we will live,
Together give what we can give.
Copyright 2007. L.L. Shelton.
Why did I ever think
I could break this chain?
A carrot to a stick
Attached at the shoulder,
Set off at a run,
Bouncing off boulders…
Never had a chance;
Programmed fast
Before we dance.
Copyright 2018. L.L. Shelton.
Clouds and cauliflower
And things that won’t be known,
Join hands with Mandelbrot
And reveal their certain faces,
Because God is a God of order
And leaves us glorious traces,
Broken lines to show man’s thoughts
And His are not so separate,
Coming together in lovely moments
And prettier pictures to replicate
His love for us in His design;
And we are one day infinite.
Copyright 2018. L.L. Shelton.
Sparkling sound
Golden grammar
Lovely language
Dancing round
Stooping low
Leaping high
Heaven bound
Earth for now
Transfixed
Copyright 2018. L.L. Shelton.
Will I be different,
When I am new?
Will I still be me?
Will you still be you?
Will we still laugh?
Will we still cry?
Will there still be,
A time for goodbye?
Will there be a wind?
Will it still blow?
I answer your questions;
I say I don’t know.
Copyright 2018. L.L. Shelton.
I have allowed, Child, that you cannot shame me;
I have loved you in your unrighteousness.
I have embraced you in your sin.
I have done what you cannot;
I have done what is perfect.
I have given you The Word,
And I have promised to
Never take it from you.
Marked with Holy Seal,
Now and Eternally,
You are mine.
Copyright 2018. L.L. Shelton.
Falling drops,
From skies from eyes,
Crowding out the light;
Falling faces,
Do confess to distress,
Welcoming the night.
Copyright 2017. L.L. Shelton.
Allow me not to shame you,
Father I have loved.
At your gracious invitation,
More so at your command
I have loved you.
All the while imperfectly,
And yet authentically
I have embraced you.
Your Word is life to me,
Without it I shall not want to live.
Without that which is you,
There is no life.
Allow that I please you,
Though my way still is fraught
With the dust of my composition.
Make me a pleasantry to yourself,
While I am yet clay.
Amen.
Copyright 2018. L.L. Shelton.
This is my daddy’s blanket.
I got it at Lolli’s house.
My daddy’s in heaven.
Is Joseph in heaven?
Did Daddy see Joseph?
Is Baby Jesus in heaven?
Did Daddy see Baby Jesus?
We snuggle under Daddy’s blanket,
And I wonder at all that I know,
And at all that I don’t know.
I hear his rhythmic breathing.
I hold him, kiss his precious face,
And I marvel at all that we’ve lost,
And at all that we’ve found.
Copyright 2018. L.L. Shelton.