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