The Magic

 

It doesn’t matter anymore

the years just pass on by

I think of you from time to time

the memories make me sigh…

 

I guess I’ll always feel this way

No point in asking why

The magic still lives on in me

sometimes I smile and cry…

 

The things we used to say and do

The songs we used to sing

The seeds you planted in my heart

forever bloom in spring…

Jon Arno 2021

Another Place in Time

 I know, somewhere, our paths have crossed

another place in time

A high school dance, a passing smile

when we were in our prime...

I feel I've known you all my life

a  thought I can't dispel

We keep on meeting in a crowd

and share the moments well...

I'm sure there was a time and place 

when we were more than friends

If this is only just a dream

I pray it never ends...

Jon Arno 2021

Facebook Lover

 So nice to see you once again

I'm always waiting here

A shoulder you can lean upon

whenever you draw near...

You never have to speak a word

don't even have to smile

Just let the words I leave for you

speak to your heart a while...

I'll keep you hidden deep inside

but speak of you in rhyme

If you still feel what we felt then

you"ll come another time...

Jon Arno 2021

Passions

You stir the passions deep inside

I can't resist your charms

Sometimes at night within my dreams

you're laying in my arms...

You make me feel alive again

the sweet things that you do

Oh Babe, you light a raging fire

when I'm alone with you...

Jon Arno 2021

Regrets

 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 sharpened blade...

Saying sorry will not heal 

the wounds within the heart

Words are simply not enough

to mend what tore apart...

What can I give to make amends

I've nothing left to give

From deep within my heart and soul

I ask you please forgive...

Jon Arno 2021

Loneliness

 It's hidden deep within my heart

where no one else can see

An ever-growing loneliness

that always walks with me...

A sadness that afflicts my soul

I try my best to hide

I wish that I could let it go

how often I have tried...

Jon Arno 2021

Kindred Soul

Sometimes a kindred soul we find

at just the perfect time

Someone who helps to fill a void 

our wounds, they help us bind...

A rescue from a sinking ship

sometimes we just exist

They help us find what we had lost 

what we so long have missed...

A rain that falls upon the ground

so parched and cracked by drought

Our hearts begin to feel again

a flower starts to sprout...

The unexpected miracle

we thought we'd never see

The answer to a thousand prayers 

we whispered silently...

Jon Arno

Twilight Zone

 It's been a long and lonely year

I've made it through somehow

When times were tough, I heard your voice

Just like I hear it now...

So many struggles every day

a captive in my home

Wearing masks to keep me safe

inside this twilight zone...

You always have a special way

to let me know you're close

Whenever I am faltering

and when I need you most...

Jon Arno 2020

Hands of Time

So many chapters in the book

a span of many years

Some brought joy and happiness

and others, stained with tears...

The hands of time turned every page

and closed the chapters too

One by one, I walked them out

but not the one with you...

The shortest chapter was the best

and loved it so much more

When you reached out to me that day

the hands had closed the door...

Jon Arno