A man with long sandy hair from Jacksonville
Some people trash talked him, said “you never will
amount to anything man,”
but he ended up fronting a band
Singing his heart out w/his mic in his hand
burning life’s candle at both ends
playing and chilling with all his rowdy friends
By: J.N.R Dutton
John he was a dreamer, from an early age
had grit, and a stubborn streak five miles long
anyone would say,
Bound & determined,
worked his fingers til they bled
got barely a few hours of sleep each night
Said: “I’ll sleep more when I’m dead”
He plowed on full steam ahead
rarely looking back
When his dreams came to fruition,
and anybody asked,
if it was worth the sacrifices along the way
He’d just grin, and say “Oh, yeah”
By: J.N.R Dutton
Jonathan grew up in the 1980’s and ’90’s, a typical suburbanite
He loved watching “The Wonder Years” when it came on Nick @ Nite
and he dreamed of playing music in Memphis & Nashville
Those neon city lights they shined so bright
He hasn’t forgotten
the dreams he dreamed back then
but he’s got such sweetness in his life now
and it’s so much more precious to him
By: J.N.R Dutton
The poet wants to dream dreams,
and to share with others
what such things bring
To write with zeal that’s always
fresh as spring
By: J.N.R Dutton
Whatever the paths in my life
are meant to be, I’m excited
to continue to see where they will lead
I’m thankful for the ships
that haven’t sunk on me,
& the wind in my sails,
carrying my hopes & dreams
Everything in my life that’s inspiring
Keeping the fires alive in me
By:J.N.R Dutton
He’s got a sheet of college ruled paper,
An old break-up letter
from a girl who gave up their Love
thinking she could do better,
She was chasing glitz, glory & glamour,
but those dreams crashed,
If he were ever asked,
he’d have gladly taken her back,
back in a flash, in no time flat
no doubt about that
By:J.N.R Dutton
Early on in life his future was looking bright
He was a hometown star on Friday nights
His daddy said: “boy, go ahead you make me proud”
One night an injury took him down,
the boy said:
“daddy don’t you worry now, it’s not the end for me,
I’ll be back out there on the field soon, you’ll see,
I’ll continue to be all the things that we ever dreamed,
all I need is for you to not give up on me“
By:J.N.R Dutton
Darius was a driver of a diesel rig
His son said “Daddy,
I’m gonna be like you when I’m big”
Darius looked down @ the child w/a smile
Said, “That’s a great ambition son, but enjoy being a kid a while”
By:J.N.R Dutton
It’s late in the evening,
he starts having hot tea to unwind
Thoughts of the day he’s had
spinning round the labyrinth of his mind
Soon enough, he starts to drift off to dream,
escaping, into lovely & peaceful scenes
Weird mixtures of memory & fantasy
By:J.N.R Dutton
Jerry was a dreamer & a schemer of a man
Always coming up w/all sorts of plans
Some of his plans, they weren’t worth spit
but the thinking bulb in his mind was always lit
he’d do anything he could to get food
& make rent
from selling costume jewelry
down at the local flea market
to working rides and booths
on the carnival circuit
People were always surprised
how creative he could get
By:J.N.R Dutton
The Poetry Of J.N.R Dutton 