Sudden Change

A sudden change now in her life

what does the future hold?

Little pains give way to more

how soon she's gotten old...

The things she never valued much

are now a treasure lost

Getting in and out of bed

and what it soon will cost...

She thought there was a lot more time

her hopes are cast aside

Soon the ones who knew her best

will read that she has died...

Jon Arno 2019



Music by Pedar Kater

The Walls

The walls...the walls...they're closing in

they whisper and they nod

Every day they close some more

where are you now my God?

I'm all alone inside this place

where fear and hope collide

I'm not so sure I'll make it out

my faith is surely tried...

My eyes are fixed upon the storm

but deep inside my heart

I hear a voice that speaks to me

"I've been here from the start"...

"The lightening soon will disappear

the winds will cease to blow

Fear will lose its grip on you

and victory you will know"...


Jon Arno 2019



Music by Deuter

Slumber

Slumber's fighting hard today

to keep me in its power

I've gotta hurry off to work

to be there in an hour...

Emerging thoughts begin to form

temptations now begin

"You should pick up the telephone 

and say you won't be in...

A man can only take so much

resistance just won't do

Dear Boss, I'm not my self today

you know I'm sickly too...

Having now secured my leave

it's back to bed I go

Drifting off to pleasant dreams

a smile and afterglow...


Jon Arno 2019

Music by Dammershein

Momma

For weeks I've watched her slip away

her sweet and gentle face

How the moments of our time

within my mind do race...

Reliving precious memories

they pass me one by one

A treasure trove she leaves to me

I'll cherish everyone...

Sometimes she lets me know she's there

she understands my pain

Soon she'll leave me far behind

to God and Heaven's gain...

Momma, can you hear my voice

please tell me if you can?

Squeeze a little more tonight 

and still my shaking hand...

I'll stay right here beside your bed

you'll never be alone

I'll keep on praying to the Lord

until He calls you home...

Jon Arno 2019



Music by Peter Kater

Paths

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 you'll always stay the same

and all your dreams come true

Find everything your heart desires

success, in all you do...

Jon Arno 2019

Giving Thanks

Lord, I wake to pray again

and raise my thoughts to you

Giving thanks for all you've done

and what you soon will do...

Make my heart Your dwelling place

my mouth, your voice to speak

Help me Lord to follow you

your will, to always seek...

Jon Arno 2019

Heartstrings

Even after all these years

I still remember you

I've thought of you a thousand times

and where you've traveled to...

Sometimes I see you in a crowd

but then you disappear

I search the faces frantically

in hopes you'll reappear...

Alas, a phantom everytime

the heartstrings pull again

why does my heart still long for you

my sweet and lovely friend...

Jon Arno 2019

The Shadow

From time to time she reappears

and dances once again

The shadow hidden deep inside

once captivated men...

From time to time a memory

a glimpse from long ago

Sometimes at night within her dreams

her teenage face aglow...

From time to time she still pretends

the music starts to play

Her lips begin to sing the words

she once sang every day...

Jon Arno 2019

How I Miss You

A moment caught in black and white

the color's still not gone

Oh how I miss you every day

the memories don't move on...

Jon Arno 2019

Here With Me

A walk along the shore tonight

the breeze upon my face

Sounds of water brush the shore

a peace I so embrace...

A light from heaven shines above

and points me out to sea

The thoughts that flood my mind right now

that you were here with me...

Jon Arno 2019

Soar

Close your eyes and drift away

allow your self to fly

Leave your troubles far behind

and soar into the sky...

Loose the bonds that hold me tight

and go where you will thrive

Learn to live and laugh again

and shout that you're alive...

Jon Arno 2019

The Journey

I've come so far from where I was

the journey of my soul

Lessons learned along life's path

the hard ones took their toll...

I'm not the same as I once was

much better than before

I see the world much clearer now

my heart feels so much more...

Jon Arno 2019

Rain

The raindrops gently falling now

a pause to this long day

Hypnotic sounds are luring me

to places far away...

A healing balm for this old soul

I soon begin to yawn

Its power now has captured me

to slumber, I am drawn...

Jon Arno 2019

My Little Paradise

It's nestled in a mountain range

and far from city lights

A place of gentle solitude

my little paradise...

Oasis from another life

where times slows down its pace

A haven from insanity

the madness of the race...

A simple place I now call home

surrounded by a stream

Moonbeams grace the sky at night

and laughter fills my dreams...

Where giant pine trees touch the sky

the mountains topped with snow

The forest hides its treasure trove

at night an afterglow...

Jon Arno 

Bucket List

I have so much I want to do

before I'm laid to rest

I want to take some time for me

complete my bucket list...

I want to shout from mountain tops

and sail on clear blue seas

To travel all around the world

and see the redwood trees...

My fear is that I'll wait too long

and then I cannot go

The years, they now go flying by

and aging takes its toll...

The time has come to set aside

the life I've come to know

Fulfill the dreams I put away

so many years ago...

Jon Arno 2019



Music by John Flucker

So Blessed

The path I chose to walk in life
it wasn't what it seemed
I could have perished many times
but angels intervened...

All in all, I've been so blessed
my soul and spirit free
Regrets that never would let go
no longer trouble me...

Jon Arno 2019

Alive Again

You stir the passions deep inside

I can't resist your charms

Sometimes at night within my dreams

you're sleeping in my arms...

You make feel alive again

the sweet things that you do

Oh Babe, you are my everything 

I'm so in love with you...

Jon Arno 2019


Music by Deuter

The Hurricane

Profoundly shaken by the storm

that struck, and then moved on

Every day I sift some more

but everything is gone...

There's nothing I can ever see

to make me smile again

The beauty that I once beheld

and all that could have been...

The flowers that I brought to you

the joy it gave to me

Were tossed away into the wind

a broken heart and key...

Jon Arno 2019




Music by Peter Kater

Memories

Oh to pull them by the roots

and cast them far away

Nevermore to trouble me

oh, how they fight to stay...

Wrongs that never were made right

and healing much delayed

Sharpened by the hands of time

they're now a cutting blade...

Reparations will not heal

the wounds within the heart

Words are simply not enough

to mend what tore apart...

What can I do to make amends?

I've nothing left to give

From deep within my heart and soul

I'm pleading, please forgive...

Jon Arno 2019



Music by Deuter

Remembering

I spent the day remembering

some time to reminisce

A chance to think of many friends

and those I sorely miss..

One by one they reappeared

a smile upon their face

Bringing precious memories

another time and place...

They gathered near and touched my heart 

and shared with me once more

The love we knew and shared back then

lives on just like before...

Jon Arno 2019




Music by Peder Helland

Spring

The old oak tree, its leaves are green

our Spring is finally here

Azalea blossoms pink and white 

and roses soon appear...

Finches playing in the bath

they splash and off they go

Hummingbirds arrive to drink

they're darting to and fro...

The fruit tree buds begin to form

and apples soon will grow

The garden sprouts embrace the sun

oh, what a wonderous show...

Jon Arno 2019

Easter Sign

A sign for those with eyes to see

at just the perfect time

Reminding me of what it cost

the cross, his life, for mine... 

The everlasting covenant

the greatest gift of all

He paid the price for you and me

redeemed us from the fall...

Jon Arno 2019



Music by Steve Green

Secret Place

Another chance to be with you

our secret hiding place

For days I've thought of nothing else

my heart would often race...

At last, we're here alone again

and standing face to face

The look I see within your eyes

the warmth of our embrace...

Jon Arno 2019



Music by Peder Helland

Dreams

Are dreams the pleadings of the heart

for what we wish we had?

Do they unpack the deep regrets

that often made us sad... 

Are dreams much more than what we know?

Do those we see, dream too?

Perhaps these visions in my night

portend a life with you...

Jon Arno 2019




Music by Leonidas

To Hold You

I know you're hurting really bad

sometimes it's hard to breathe

You've lost a special part of you 

the heartache just won't leave...

I'm sorry for the pain you feel

I don't know what to do

I wish that I could make it stop

to take it far from you...

Let me hold you with my words

to comfort you right now

I'll pray for you throughout the night

you'll get through this somehow...

Jon Arno 2019




Music by Marc Enfroy

A Thousand Miles Away

I had to write to you today

those memories came again

Pulling heartstrings like before

the way they pulled back then..

You're far away in Florida

a thousand miles away

If I could speak with you again

so much I'd want to say...

My path keeps bringing me around

to where it all began

One day I hope to see you there

and hold you where you stand...

Jon Arno 2019




Music by Marc Enfroy

Shadows

A screech that echoes from above

a bold and brazen cry

The shadows hide among the trees 

another soon will die...

Watching from their vantage point

a presence you can feel

These creatures from the darkness come

another soul to steal...

They only fear the ones who know

the voice of those awake

Their anger rages as they flee

"this one,  you will not take"...

Jon Arno 2019





Music by Stanton Lanier

The Candle

The candle burns within my heart

it never did go out

It shines inside perpetually

my love remains devout...

When we were young, you lit a fire

and flames of passion burned

What started many years ago

was more than love, I learned...

A tie remains from soul to soul

forever tied are we

When sorrow claims my tears no more

your face, again... I'll see...

Jon Arno 2019




Music by John Schmidt

Ocean

I hear the ocean beckoning

she calls for me once more

"Come and lay your troubles down"

"and walk along the shore"...

"I'll whisper sweetly to your soul

my words will ebb and flow"

"The waves will clear the cluttered mind

and leave an afterglow"...

"I'll call the wind to soothe your face

a breeze to brush your hair"

A shell that you can listen to

and take it anywhere"...

I'll help you find the answers here

bring clarity of thought

I'll numb the pain within your heart

that life and sorrow brought...

Jon Arno 2019




Music by John Schmidt

Memories

So many years have come and gone
they're aren't that many more
Memories often take my hand
and take me door to door...

I visit with my childhood friends
the girl who stole my heart
The ones who held me in the rain
and loved me from the start...

Jon Arno 2019

Music by Deuter

In Dreams

In dreams, we hold each other's hand

and walk along the shore

The ocean waves that ebb and flow

the breeze, and so much more...

Jon Arno 2019




Music by Helen Jane Long

Prince Edward Island

I hear a voice that calls to me

it speaks from far away

"Come and feel what we felt then

perhaps, you'll even stay"...

Jon Arno 2019

Music by Peter Kater and Snatam Kaur

The Scotts

The ocean gathers wayward souls
protects what it holds dear
The Scotts found favor with the Lord
escaped, and settled here...

Jon Arno 2019



Music by Peter Kater

The Walls

The walls are closing in on me

each day a little more

I'm losing my identity

I cannot find a door...

Jon Arno 2019




Music by George Skaroulis

The Mask

A mask for everyone I meet

which one should I put on?

A hundred personalities

one more, I soon will don...

I'm tired of being someone else

instead of being me

This complicated life I live

I just can't let them see...  

Jon Arno 2019




Music by George Skaroulis

My Queen

Where are you dancing now my queen

What music do you hear?

Do the stars shine down on you

a spotlight, for you dear?

Jon Arno 2019




Music by George Winston

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 2019




Music by John Fluker

Sweet Memories

Your face displayed within my mind

you never turn away

The image of the one I love

you haven't aged a day...

Come to me sweet memories

oh please, do not delay

I'll close my eyes and wait for you 

to carry me away...

Jon Arno 2019



Music by John Fluker

Perfect Love

You write of someone you once knew

of standing in the rain

Of memories that make you smile

and those that bring you pain...

She must have been the perfect love

no other could compare

The words reveal how much you lost  

the heartache that you bear...

Jon Arno 2019


Music by Peter Kater

Ode

An ode to speak of you, once more

the brightest star of all

The light that shined within my heart

your memories often call...

The brilliance of your intellect

the laughter in your voice

A smile that made me fall in love

and me, the only choice...

Jon Arno 2019





Music by The Rolling Stones

Calling Me

Hello my dear, I'm here again

I know it's been a while

I brought your favorite flowers Love

their scent would make you smile...

You've been asleep so very long

the saplings now are trees

Forty winters, and one more

tonight, it's supposed to freeze...

I sensed that you were calling me

was more than just a thought

A flood of distant memories

my heart reached out and caught...

For just a moment, maybe two

I felt that you were near

The heartstrings pulling like before

your voice, could almost hear...

Jon Arno 2019



Music by Peter Kater

In Dreams

I used to run and chase the wind

but now it laughs at me
The ones I loved have flown away

there faces soon I'll see...

Jon Arno 2019

Music by Peter Kater

My Note

It's all ok, I'm better now

the clouds have moved away

The sun is shining all around

some final words to say...

The chance of meeting you again

the odds are so remote

I'll toss this in an ocean wave 

and hope you'll find my note...

Jon Arno 2019



Music by Peter Kater

Once More

I made the journey once again

my hopes are dashed once more

Another year has come and gone

and winter's at the door...

Jon Arno 2019



Music by Peter Kater

Waver

Sometimes I waver in the storm

when fear and faith collide

Opposing forces deep within 

demand I chose a side...

Jon Arno 2019



Music by Snatam Kaur and Peter Kater

The Wheel

Been running on the hamster wheel

from morning until night

Every day, the same old thing

and still no end in sight...

They say it's what you're supposed to do

in time you'll reach your dream

Then why the faster that I run

I only want to scream?...

I'm getting off the wheel today

and take another path

I'm going to live a different life

where I can smile and laugh...



Music by Peter Kater

Jon Arno 2019

Paths

I've never closed the door to you

sometimes you're in my dreams

Why didn't paths connect for us

when we were in our teens?...

Jon Arno 2019


Music by Peter Kater and R Carlos Nakai

Sweet Command

A subtle look and then a smile

a gesture in the hand

The little secret we both shared

our silent sweet command...

Jon Arno 2019



Music by Snatam Kaur and Peter Kater

Tethered

I sense you watching from afar

your presence I can feel

We're tethered to each other still

these feelings very real...

Jon Arno 2019



Music by Snatam Kaur and Peter Kater

One More Time

I wish that you would let me see

her face just one more time

So I can feel what I felt then

when I was in my prime...

Jon Arno 2019



Music by Peter Kater