He’s wrapped tight
in the life jacket of her Love
It fits snug, so perfect like a glove
To him it feels just like a hug
He knows that without her
To grab him by the hand
He would be fighting alone
Against raging tides
of sinking sand
They’re in it together,
from beginning to end
Husband & wife,
Partners, truly best friends
By: J.N.R Dutton
She’s sitting with him on his bed
He’s one whispered breath from dying
She’s lovingly cradling his head
& she can’t help but break down crying
Oh, all their years together
Comes rushing to her mind
She’s wondering what she’ll do now
Since he’s leaving her behind
By: J.N.R Dutton
Each Friday evening, he puts on his silver cowboy tie
with a button down dress shirt & his jet black Levi’s
Then he puts on his Stetson hat & polishes his boots until they shine
His wife is known for saying that he cleans up real fine
There is a reason why he dresses to the nines
He takes his wife out dancing, they stay there til closing time
It’s their weekly tradition, to reconnect & unwind
By: J.N.R Dutton
He could go, coast to coast
Chasing old flames, like old ghosts
but he won’t, because he knows
What he’s got now beats all of those
His heart’s with her,
and on his face it shows
It could light the night
The way he glows
He loves the way
She completes his soul
They are two halves of a whole
By: J.N.R Dutton
Though they both loved movies
Up on the silver screen
To him she was more beautiful
than any Hollywood queen
and all these years later
She still beats all he’s ever seen
By: J.N.R Dutton
As a child, Daddy’s hands reminded me of both velvet & stone…
They were gentle & comforting when I needed them to be
but they could be hard on me when I’d done wrong
His balance of firm discipline and Love, tenderness and tough
Helped to guide my way, the way that he raised me
Has really shaped in many ways who I am today
By:J.N.R Dutton
There are many that enjoy crushing souls
& leaving holes, they spread brutality
So eagerly, like monstrous trolls
they’re stone cold, but we…
We’ve got the victories over them
Because while they are calloused & cruel
We choose instead, to let Love rule
By: J.N.R Dutton
People in their town always claimed
he came from the wrong side of the tracks,
and that they would surely never last
but she just knew she Loved him & he Loved her back
and they both had faith they could build a life on that
Despite those that thought their Love would go wrong
It’s 40 years on, and they’re still going strong
By: J.N.R Dutton
Some people hate the smell of diesel
but I’ll tell you that for me,
it brings back some
of my sweetest memories
My grandpa Donald was a trucker
as far back as my mind’s eye can see
Anyone will tell you
That he was the greatest to me
The lessons & the Love he gave
Are a precious legacy
Though he is passed away
They will live on in me
By: J.N.R Dutton
My Daddy was an Air Force man
Guess I was an “Air Force Brat”
Daddy gave everything he could
For everything we had
He also taught me good values
like Love of family
I can only hope I’m half
the father to my son
that Daddy strived to be to me
By: J.N.R Dutton
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