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