Hurricane Michael

So much was lost in just a day

the storm that changed our lives

We never thought this day would come

somehow our town survives...

Gone are all the lights and trees

debris is everywhere

What's left is now a sorted heap

we sift through what's still there...

We're going to make it all come back

the promise we all say

How do we heal the troubled minds

that can't get past that day?...

Jon Arno 2018



Music by Peter Kater

Home Town

I'm back to where it all began

but all my friends aren't here

How the memories come to me

they all now gather near...

We always said we'd come back home

I waited far too long

The old home town looks much the same

but something's very wrong...

So many faces I don't know

they give a passing glance

I search each one in hopes I'll find

a kindred soul by chance...

I still can hear the music play

the parties at the lake

The many times we gathered there

the friendships we would make...

Jon Arno 2018



Music by Deuter

Fate

I still remember what you said

so many years ago

Had fate just waited one more day

a shame we'll never know...

Sometimes a memory comes to me

and tears begin to fall

Oh the many times I've sighed

we could have had it all...

Every time I reached for you

the timing wasn't right

And when at last you called for me

our chance was gone that night...

I hope one day you'll read these words

and know just how I feel

A lifetime knowing I was wrong

a heart that still can't heal...


Jon Arno 2018



Music by Pedar Helland

Back Then

How profound the deep regrets

that haunt me to this day

Even after all these years

they just won't go away...

My mind keeps wrestling with my heart

what could and might have been

If only I had not been blind

when I was young back then...

Jon Arno 2018


Music by Peder Helland

Michael

The clouds grow darker by the hour

there's madness in the air

We should have left when we had time

debris blows everywhere...

The howling winds begin to cry

a haunting diatribe

Bands of water strike with force

as winds and rain collide...

The trees assaulted mercilessly

they're shaken to the core

They're caught up in a frenzied state

they bend and bow some more...

One by one they start to fall

the roof begins to tear

Fear begins to take control

we huddle now in prayer...

For hours much uncertainty

and then a sudden calm

I hope up the closet door

and everything, is gone

Jon Arno 2018

  Music by Peter Kater

Storm

I'm growing weary of the storm

the lightening doesn't stop

Winds are howling in my mind

each day another drop...

I keep on looking at the sky

but all I see are tears

Oh that rainbows would appear

a calm to all of my fears...

Jon Arno 2018



Music by Peter Kater

Northern Breeze

A northern breeze is blowing now

I sense a change is near

I've waited for this day to come

and now it's almost here...

Jon Arno 2018


Music by Peter Kater

Nudge

Another nudge to let me know

it's time that I move on

Been stagnant for so many years

few joys to smile upon...

Jon Arno 2018




Music by Peter Kater

Reality

Sometimes we stick around too long
grow stagnant and so cold
Making changes seems so hard
when we start growing old...

Reality can be so cruel
when truth is all you see
I used to run and chase the wind
but now it laughs at  me..

Jon Arno 2018

Music by Deuter

Silhouette

Don't let your essence nor your radiance

become a silhouette

Jon Arno 2018



Music by Peter Kater and Tina Guo

Memories

Sometimes the window doesn't close

a breeze from time to time

Memories come and touch the heart

and words are penned in rhyme...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018

Music by Peter Kater

A Bridge

So happy that we found a bridge

a way to speak again

To share the journey of our lives

a memory now and then...

Jon Arno 2018



Musc by Vitalie Rotaru

Swept Away

Got swept away on tidal waves

and soon, far out to sea

A broken heart was all I had

and no one there with me...

In time I found my way back home

but not without the scars

I swear, I'll never love again

nor look up at the stars...

Jon Arno 2018



Music by Peter Kater

My Child

My child, the world awaits your smile

your time is soon to come

I pray that laughter fills your days

and many years you'll run...

My child, the scent is beautiful

the petals white as snow

Soon you'll see them for yourself 

and then you too will know...

My child, I've waited all my life

for you to be with me

In just a very little while

we'll be a family...

Jon Arno 2018 



Music by Brian Crain

Predators

One by one, they gather round

a predator to prey

I dare not bleed a single drop

or else my final day

Jon Arno 2018


Music Brian Crain

That Day

Oh to be within that day

when troubles are no more

To fly above the highest clouds

and feel my spirit soar...

Jon Arno 2018



Music 2002- Ocean Sky

The Walls

The walls...the walls...they stand discreet

they whisper and they nod

Every day they close some more

where are you now my God?




Music by Oasis

In Time

Our paths still cross from time to time

I guess they always will

The hardest part in all of this

you know I love you still...

I see your posts from time to time

can't help but read a few

But right before I try to post

I turn and close the view...

I hope in time I'll find a way

to leave this all behind

To try and find a way to stop

these thoughts within my mind...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018



Music by Peter Kater

To Those Who Wait

You stand above the clouds today

that once were in your mind

They're now but little stepping stones

to leave it all behind...

You're free to go where you now please

there is no more restraint

Go to those who wait for you

to meet and reacquaint...

Jon Arno 2018

Heavens Window By Peter Kater

Do You Remember Me

Do you remember me old friend?

I wonder if you do

Just had to write and let you know

I often think of you...

Throughout the years I've heard your words

some got me through the pain

The memories of our glory days

would often fall like rain...

At first a little drop or two

a thought within my mind

And then a scene would quickly form

of days we left behind...

Emotions flood my tender heart

they bring both smiles and tears

My friend, I love you still today

and have for all these years...

Jon Arno 2018



Music by 2002 Band

We Meet Again

Passion

You stir the passions in my soul

a fire burning bright

And all that I can think of now

is holding you tonight

Jon Arno 2018




Video by Andreea Petcu

Still

I still can feel what I felt then

the passions of our time

A raging fire that once burned bright

the memories so sublime..

I still can hear the words you said

they move me to this day

The way you made me feel inside

it just won't go away...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018



Music by Pedar Helland

Visit Home

A weekend full of memories

a precious visit home

Could almost hear a voice or two

"How long will you still roam?"

The high school looks the same to me

but no one goes there now

In silence there, she waits and hopes

they'll all come back somehow...

The Teen Club where we all would meet

has closed and locked the door

The pretty girls we loved so much

don't dance there anymore...

The lake still draws me to its shore

a mystery still to me

How I loved to be there then 

when we were young and free...

Somehow I sense the friends I knew

they gather sometimes here

Oh wouldn't it be wonderful

if they would all appear...

Jon Arno 2018



Music by Yiruma

I Still Love You

I thought of you today my friend

a chuckle, and a smile

So many happy memories

in such a little while...

I wonder how you are today

and do you think of me

Oh how I'd love to hear your voice

your face, I long to see...

I used to stop beside your desk

a flower, sometimes two

Long before the others came

my thoughts were all of you...

I sometimes close my eyes to see

the beauty of your face

The memories that I have of you

my heart cannot erase...

Be happy where you are tonight

rejoice in all you do

If I could whisper in your ear

I'd say, I still love you...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018



Music by Brian Crain

Babe

Through the ups and through the downs

I always loved you Babe

So many memories in our life

the family that we made...

You still illuminate my heart

my bright and shining light

Tonight you shine with other stars

oh what a wonderous site...

Jon Arno 2018



Music by Stanton Lanier

Once Again

A comfort and a peace I have

an overwhelming calm

The troubles that tormented me

they're all destroyed and gone...

You moved the heavens and the earth

to help me once again

The wonder of amazing grace

the joy I have within...

Jon Arno 2018


Music by Stanton Lanier

Our Time

I wish we could have had our time

a shame we'll never know

How sad the spark that lit a fire

left embers in the snow...

My heart was there within your hands

was falling hard and fast

No one could make ever know

our time would never last...

I spoke of feelings deep within

was there all on my sleeve

I never thought that you would go

that you would ever leave...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018



Music by Paul Cardall

Magic Moment

The magic moment we both shared

it sealed our destiny

The spark that lit a raging fire

now burns eternally...

Jon Arno 2018



Music by Paul Cardall

My Mind

My mind tries to reason

with me every day

To move on from hoping

let pain go away...

My mind often tells me 

to let it all go

That I'll find another 

and love with her know...

My mind often shows me 

a memory or two

Of how much she hurt me

and what I've been through...

My mind is the problem

has been for a while

My heart will keep waiting

to see her sweet smile...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018

Our Heroes

Today we remember

the price that was paid

The Heroes who loved us

and where they are laid...

Today we remember

all those that were lost

The champions of freedom

we weep at the cost...

Today we remember

their families too

What they have all given

for me and for you...

All Rights Jon Arno 2018




Music by Stanton Lanier

Falling Little Tear

Guarded in my choice of words

oh please don’t walk away…

Feelings deep within my heart

so much I want to say…

I’ve waited all my life for you

and now you’re standing here…

The moment that I’ve dreamed about

a falling little tear…

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018




Music by Stanton Lanier

Looking Back

When I was young I laughed a lot

the world, much simpler then

Everyone I met in life

I counted as a friend...

A new adventure every day

no end to all the joy

Fridays were our special night

the girls were cute and coy...

But then one summer all would change

on graduation night

Hugs and kisses everyone

and then we all took flight...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018



Music by Tim Janis

Early in the Morning

Lord, I wake to pray again

and raise my hands to you

Giving thanks for all you've done 

and what you soon will do...

You always meet me when I call

your presence I can feel

A meeting with the Holy one

so tangible and real...

Make my heart your dwelling place

my mouth your voice to speak

Help me Lord to follow you

your will, to always seek...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018



Music by Peder B. Helland

Queen of my Heart

Where are you dancing 

oh queen of my heart?

Who are you loving

while we're far apart?...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018



Music by Peder Helland

A Rainbow

Lord, send me a rainbow
so that I may see
That you are still watching
and caring for me...

I'm weary and wounded
a war in my mind
Speak to my troubles
and peace, help me find...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018



Music by Stanton Lanier

Victory Bridge

A winding bridge of days gone by

a generation served

So aptly named the Victory Bridge

her presence still preserved...

The trees give comfort from the sun

and weeds adorn her rails

Warning signs displayed for all

they hang by rusty nails...

Today she sits alone and still

in silence she awaits

In time we know they'll come for her

and what will be her fate...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018

   Music by Stanton Lanier

A Knowing

Sometimes the truth can be so clear
you feel it in your soul
A knowing that comes over you
and fully takes control...

The silence almost deafening
illusions disappear
A growing desperate loneliness
that slowly now draws near...

I truly understand it all
it had to end this way
We couldn't find a path for us
I knew you wouldn't stay...

We filled a void we knew so well
the bitter emptiness
A night the passions that we shared
rewarded us with bliss...

You brought out feelings I had lost
so many years ago
For just a very little while
I watched our faces glow...

I have no bitterness inside
and wish you all the best
I hope the one you now have found
will give you love and rest...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018



Music by Joe Bongiorno

Still

I still can feel you next to me

your voice speaks to my soul

I try to make the best of things

the sadness takes its toll...

Your face displayed within my mind

your glory in my heart

One day we'll meet again my love

and never more will part... 

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018

Music by David Tolk

Goodbye

Lost within so many thoughts

they pass me one by one

Looking back on wars we fought

and battles that we won...

I can't erase the good or bad

they both walk hand in hand

The path we couldn't help but take

and where we both now stand...

I owe a debt I can't repay

no matter how I try

I hope that you'll forgive me please 

as we now say goodbye...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018




Music by Stanton Lanier

Last Goodbyes

A penny for your thoughts my love
you're somewhere far away
I've watched you now for days on end
there's not much left to say...

Your heart is far away from me
I see it in your eyes
It's time to set you free my dear
to say our last goodbyes...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018

Music by Stanton Lanier

With You

Oh Baby how the years have gone

we're both still standing here

Ten thousand days and nights have passed  

and now, another year...

I wonder what tomorrow brings

and what we'll both go through

No matter what we'll face in life

I'll always be with you...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018





Music by Stanton Lanier

Decontrol

The ocean calls for me again

it's time to rest my soul

The cares of life are heavy now

I need to decontrol...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018





Music by Stanton Lanier

Truth Be Told

The truth be told, I dream a lot
she often calls for me
I wake up in another place
where we're still young and free...

There are no rules when we get there

we both just understand

We dance along the beach at night

make love there in the sand...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018





Music by Stanton Lanier

My Queen

You live within another world

and far removed from mine

A princess always on display

where gold and glitter shine...

I'm just another in a crowd

a man of modest means

I live my life for God and king

there are no limousines...

But I can give you what they won't

and love you desperately

A lifetime of devotion yours

a happy family...

I'll always be there by your side

in good times and in lean

Will cherish you for all my life

you'll always be my queen...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018



Music by Peder B. Helland

Regrets

A hollow feeling resonates

alas the chapter ends

What are the lessons I have learned?

How do I make amends?

Was caught between realities

a void within my soul

The loneliness that walked with me

destroyed my self-control...

Regrets now have their way with me

afflict with heavy hand

A penance that I must embrace

my heart and mind demand... 

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018



Music by Stanton Lanier

I Still Can Feel

Memories come...and then they go

like waves that brush the shore

Precious moments shared with you

that leave me wanting more...

I still can feel what I felt then

the passions of our time

A raging fire that burned so bright

and visions so sublime...

Your face displayed within my mind

you never turn away

The image of the one I loved

you haven't aged a day...

Come to me sweet memories

oh please do not delay

Touch my soul another time

and hold me close me today...


All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018

Music by Peder B. Helland

From Here

Thinking bout you day and night

and where we go from here

A picture forming in my mind

becoming very clear...

Every time I think of you

a smile comes to my face

A feeling then comes over me

my heart begins to race...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018

Music by Peder Helland

Two Realities

Reeling from the aftermath

it's hard to just let go

Feelings bottled up inside

and now they start to show...

Living two realities

I knew they would collide

Knowing that a day would come

we'd have to both decide...

It's all so complicated now
I don't know what to do
So much is in the balance now
and all that we've been through...

Run my darling, run away

and leave me far behind

Don't look back I beg of you

another you will find...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018

Hard to Bare

Struggling with my inner thoughts

a longing that won't go

My mind keeps saying "for the best"

my heart just doesn't know...

So why do I still feel this way?

and what do I do now?

Is this the way the chapter ends?

if not, then tell me how...

Two lonely hearts that found a way

to make each other smile

A temporary happiness

that lasted for a while...

A parting kiss is all that's left

a torrid love affair

And now the memories come and go 

they make this hard to bear...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018


Music by

Flower in the Spring

My respite from the loneliness
a flower in the spring
The promise of forever love
and all that it might bring...

A raging fire that roared at night
ablaze within the day
I fell in love with all my heart
then watched you walk away...

I should have followed after you
instead, I chose to stay
Somehow I thought that things would change
that you'd come back one day...

Alas the years have come and gone
and now we meet again
I wish that I could turn back time
that we could go back then...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2018



Music by Peder B.Helland