Whatever’s weighing you down
Whatever burdens are on your shoulders
Lay them down at the feet of the Savior
and remember this,
don’t pick them up again
no matter how strong the temptation is
By: J.N.R Dutton
Tag: poetry
Pray
“The right things to do are the hardest choices”
I heard a man say that today
The only advice I’d give him,
if I could
would be to pray,
and ask the Lord
to guide his way
By: J.N.R Dutton
Almighty
Cry out to the Almighty
and watch demons flee
Trust in the Father
His truth will set you free
This world may want to make you doubt
but this world is blind & perishing
Hold on to your faith, God is what you need
By: J.N.R Dutton
Forever A Fan
Travis is an old man now
58 and still going strong
I love him now just like I always did
His music’s been a part of me
since I was a kid
As long as that old man wants to sing his songs
and share his heart, I’ll continue to sing along
and I’ll remember him when he’s gone
By: J.N.R Dutton
Blue Bonnet Beautiful
Life can be joyous,
life can be cruel
Viper vicious or
Blue Bonnet beautiful
By: J.N.R Dutton
Aaron
Aaron sat on a mostly empty stage
Just him and an old guitar
He was playing his heart out
for all who would listen
people said he’d be a star
he never cared about
doing anything more
than reaching people
to the depths of their heart
By: J.N.R Dutton
Empty
No poet wants to be a writer of shallow rhymes
or wants to waste theirs or their readers time
It doesn’t matter how great of a gift you have
if you don’t use it wise(ly)
If you squander what you’re given
then you end up like a
kerosene lamp that’s empty
Useless to anybody
By: J.N.R Dutton
If I Could Bring Him Back Again
If I could bring him back again
If I could re-light his life’s spark
I would love to write new
lyrics & melodies with
the late great Guy Clark
while he sat on a porch swing at night
Singing his heart out in the dark
By: J.N.R Dutton
Let It Out
Poetry will always be an obsession
Storytelling & expression
I’m not going to hold back
Honestly, who has time for that?
If it comes to mind I’m writing it down
I won’t wear chains, won’t be bound
Whatever’s laid on my heart
I’ve got to let it out
By: J.N.R Dutton
Church, Corbett & Cash
I’m jamming to my playlist
People like Church, Corbett & Cash
They put their heart & soul into it all
They wouldn’t settle for trash
I love them for
The trails that they blazed
the blood, the sweat & tears they gave
the songs they wrote & sang
I’ll forever thank them for that
They are the coolest cats
By: J.N.R Dutton
