Pathways: 2014

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Change

The winds of change are blowing now

I feel it in the air...

A voice is speaking to my soul

"you quickly must prepare"...

An ever growing restlessness

increases by the day...

A thousand thoughts within my mind

of what may come my way...

I know that nothing stays the same

we all must move along...

Another path that I must take

to reach where I belong...

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Winter

Outside a gentle snow begins

a dusting on the trees...

It seems like only yesterday

they all were full of leaves...

Standing tall and all alone

they face the bitter cold..

Another winter has arrived

we see it all unfold...

A thousand stories they could tell

of everything the've seen...

A silent witness to it all

along this winding stream...

All Rignts Reserved Jon Arno 2014

Music by Ronan Keating

Princess of My Youth

Another day in restrospect

you walked across my mind...

I've never lost my love for you

have kept it all this time...

You'll always be eighteen to me

the princess of my youth...

The one I thought would share my life

the one consuming truth

I've tried to understand it all

the thoughts of many years...

The way we said our last goodbye

still brings so many tears...

I'll keep you hidden in my heart

no matter where I go...

If we had tried a little more

I guess I'll never know...

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Dream Weaver

Oh Dream Weaver let me be

for just an hour more...

I've found the woman of my dreams

the one I've waited for...

Please don't take me from her side

I beg you let me stay...

Go to someone else right now

and come when night is day...

Monday, November 3, 2014

Endless Maze

Treading water day and night

and feeling so alone...

Walking in an endless maze

within my comfort zone...

Holding on to memories

and living in the past...

It's time to open up my heart

and free myself at last...

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

I'm Ready

Your voice grows fainter by the day

I fear you'll soon be gone...

So many years have passed us now

I've tried to carry on...

The thought of losing you again

is more than I can bare...

I'm ready now to come to you

please help me find you there...

I've held you in my broken heart

my love has never waned...

I've kissed you in a thousand dreams

and never once complained...

Tonight I'll close my weary eyes

and cross the bridge alone...

I'll meet you on the other side

at last... I will be home...

Introspection

A quiet day in introspect

so much is on my mind...

Sorting through the daily mail

and trying to unwind...

A glass of wine to smooth the edge

a walk out on the deck...

Relaxing in my favorite chair

a moment to reflect...

Sadness

It seems a thousand years have passed

since last I saw your face...

I've thought about you many times

the last time we embraced...

Sometimes a whisper of your name

will fall from off my lips...

A sadness then comes over me

and oh... how hard it grips...

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

A Princess

Waves of lovely golden hair

her blue eyes pierce my soul...

Her smile ignites a raging fire

that quickly takes control...

A touch of sweet Moroccan oil

upon her skin so fair...

Odors from a far off land

that quickly fill the air...

A Princess from another world

I'm powerless to fight...

Everything within me yearns

to be with her tonight...

Coming Back For You

I thought about you all day long

the memories came in waves...

The hours spent in solitude

emotions all ablaze...

My heart can't take this loneliness

it's more than I can bare...

I thought the feelings would subside

instead they only flare...

I've got to stop and turn around

I'm coming back for you...

It doesn't matter anymore

I can't accept we're through...

From The Start

I hear your laughter in my mind

a smile upon my face...

The way you make me feel inside

I long for your embrace...

My days are filled with love again

such joy within my heart...

Everything about you shines

I've loved you from the start...

Monday, September 29, 2014

Summers Dream

Awakened from a summers dream

my thoughts run straight to you...

A whisper of your lovely name

a smile comes quickly too...

The passion that we shared last night

the morning afterglow...

I didn't want to leave you Babe

I didn't want to go...

I'll be with you again my love

when slumber comes for me...

We'll hold each other all night long

our passions soaring free...

Monday, September 22, 2014

Never Again

I hear your voice within the wind

your tears fall in the rain...

The passion of our glory days

will never come again...

So many words were left unsaid
they fell from off our lips...
My heart's been torn a thousand times
again...today....it rips...

It's so unsettled in my mind
you should be with me now...
Before we knew just what we had
we lost it all somehow...

Crippled

Sitting near your resting place

a garden filed with tears…

You've been asleep so very long

alone for many years…

A lifetime filled with loneliness

so crippled up inside…

The flame that burned within my heart

extinguished when you died...

Monday, September 1, 2014

It Is Well

You left the boundaries of this world

your soul is free at last…

There’s no more pain or suffering

those hardships have all passed…

A gentle soul who touched our lives

your heart was full of love…

The one thing we all say of you

"Our gift from God above"…

You always had a hug to share

a smile, upon your face…

When times were hard you prayed for us

imploring God’s good grace…

Today your maker called you home

on streets of gold you stroll…

The angels join you as you sing...

It is well... with my soul…

Music by John Fluker

Storm

Got this feeling in my bones

there's something in the air...

I fear a storm is coming soon

the signs are everywhere...

Darkened clouds begin to form

and thunder starts to roar...

Streaks of lightening paint the sky

as rain begins to pour...

Howling winds begin to cry

a haunting diatribe...

Bands of water strike with force

as wind and rain collide...

Trees assaulted mercilessly

they're shaken to the core...

Caught up in a frenzied state

they bend and bow some more...

Hours pass into the night

a subtle change begins...

Angry sounds grow distant now

and soon the rainfall ends...

Sunday, August 24, 2014

In Love

I try to keep my heart in check
each time that you're around...
I want to tell you how I feel
so many fears abound...

I know that you can see inside
the windows of my heart...
Every time you look at me
the curtains pull apart...

Bliss

I think about you endlessly
you're all that's on my mind...
The days we spent so far away
our spirits intertwined...

When I was there alone with you
each day was paradise...
My spirit soared above the clouds
and tears drops filled my eyes...

The morning sun upon your face
your sweet and gentle kiss...
They way you held me in your arms
another night of bliss...

Feeling You

I feel your spirit drawing me
a sweet and gentle touch…
A fire kindled in my soul
and wanting you so much…

I'm struggling to restrain myself
my thoughts are racing fast...
Reality and fantasy
are merging at long last...

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Friends

I've come so far from where I was

a stranger to my past…

I've spent a lifetime chasing dreams

the years went by so fast…

I think of those I left behind

and where they might be now…

The memories of our glory days

live on with me somehow…

Oh what I’d give to see their face

and be with them once more…

To laugh and talk about our lives

just like we did before…

Some day I’ll come back home again

a slow and peaceful ride…

To be once more among my friends

and lay down by their side…

Honna Lake

Take me back to Honna Lake

where time was still my friend...

A place where magic fills the air

and love songs never end...

Let the faithful gather round

and those who have withdrawn...

Let's sing to Crosby Stills and Nash

our anthem, Cary On...

I'll meet you at the hallowed ground

where innocence was lost...

The passions of our glory days

and boundaries that we crossed...

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Scrapbook

I found your scrapbook yesterday
it was by happenstance...
Pictures from another time
a budding new romance...

A door swung open to the past

and rain began to fall…

Lightning struck my heart again

your voice began to call...

I searched each image till at last
there were no more to view...
My heart began to break again
I'm still in love with you...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2014

Music by Yiruma

Friday, July 25, 2014

Friends and Brothers

Walking near their resting place

a garden filed with tears…

They've been asleep so very long

and some for many years…

Friends and brothers all around

with tributes to their name…

Guests of honor everyone

their markers all the same…

A precious gift they gave to us

we never can repay…

They sacrificed their lives for all

one lonely fateful day…

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Wind Chimes

A gentle breeze caresses me

the wind chimes gently play...

A soothing little melody

that takes me far away...

Hypnotic sounds that captivate

and lead me down a path...

To memories from another time

a mental photograph...

For just a moment time stood still

the curtains drew apart...

You walked out from the other side

and touched my lonely heart...

Standing At The Fork

I'm standing at the fork again

another choice to make...

So much is in the balance now

not sure which path to take...

A part of me says turn around

go back to where you were...

Forget about what might have been

don't let these passions stir...

But yet I hear another voice

that cries within my soul...

You'll never know unless you try

regret....a heavy toll...

Monday, July 21, 2014

Fantasy

Living in a fantasy

that's scripted in my mind...

A never ending search for you

afraid I'm far behind...

I'm always looking for a door

a path, that leads to you...

A fluctuating paradigm

for me to travel through...

Sometimes you're dancing my dreams

your sweet and lovely face...

I run to you with outstretched arms

and fall in your embrace...

Sometimes

Sometimes you have to walk away

and leave your heart behind...

To close the door and not look back

and still the troubled mind...

Sometimes the window closes fast

the timing's just not right...

Perhaps another path you'll take

will make your burden light...

Sometimes there is no right or wrong

you do what must be done...

You close the chapter in the book

and start another one...

Saturday, June 28, 2014

A Fantasy

I'm captured in a fantasy

a prison so it seems...

A never ending search for you

each night within my dreams...

I can't escape the way I feel

no matter how I try...

This longing deep within my soul

sometimes I sit and cry...

Oh come and take me in your arms

and hold me all night long...

Whisper words I long to hear

and stay where you belong...

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Please

Drifting out upon the sea

no rudder or a sail...

A broken compass in my heart

as all our efforts fail...

So far from when we first embraced

I never wanted this...

It seems like only yesterday

our many nights of bliss...

I'm lost without you in my life

can't bare to be alone...

Let's try to make this all work out

oh baby please come home...

All Rights Reserved Jon Arno 2014

Music by Paul Cardall

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Crisis Point

Running from a crisis point

I can't give in this time...

The hardest thing I've ever done

is leave you far behind...

I can't allow my heart to hold

these feelings about you...

Or let my weakness manifest

for all to see it too...

I've got to stop this while I can

before it's much too late...

Forget about what might have been

and silence my debate...

Sunrise

The Sun arrives and paints the sky

and darkness slips away...

Morning mist upon the ground

the dawning of the day...

Up ahead a rooster cries

a proud and boastful sound...

Slumber sets his captives free

to rise and move around...

In A Flash

So many years have past me now

a lifetime in a flash...

The glory days were far too short

I thought they'd always last...

Music by Helen Jane Long

Uncertain Days

So many things in life have changed

uncertain are the days...

The constants that I grew up with

have changed in many ways...

I don't know where we're going to

there is no end in site...

What once was right is now all wrong

and wrong is now alright...

I'm struggling with my attitudes

and torn in many ways...

I find myself reflecting more

upon the former days...

Monday, May 26, 2014

Just Friends

I thought about you all day long

replayed the words you said…

Kept trying to deflect the thoughts

that churned inside my head…

I’m trying to convince myself

that we can be just friends…

No matter what I try to do

the longing never ends…

I just can’t seem to run away

no matter how I try…

When saying that there’s nothing there

I know it’s just a lie…

So what am I supposed to do?

Where do I go from here? …

The heartstrings pulling endlessly

and how you feel unclear…

Sunday, May 11, 2014

First Embrace

Another night out on the town

with nothing else to do...

A promise I would meet some friends

to share a drink or two...

I turned and saw you standing there

you took my breath away...

A moment in eternity

was sealed for me that day...

Attraction far beyond this world

our souls were knit as one...

Before we even spoke a word

our journey had begun...

We stood and stared for quite a while

a smile upon our face...

We knew the search was over when

we shared our first embrace...

Music by Paul Cardall

I Try

Sometimes the loneliness is hard

a desperate restlessness...

An overwhelming sense of loss

I try to then suppress...

A longing deep within my soul

that can't be satisfied...

A wounded spirit all alone

a love that never died...

I try to reach you with my thoughts

to touch you from afar...

Somehow I hope with all my heart

you hear them where you are...

Overwhelmed

Unprepared and overwhelmed

our paths...they cross again...

Awkward in my measured words

I smile and just pretend...

I can't believe you're standing there

I'm lost for words to say...

Never thought we'd meet again

but here you are today...

An avalanche of memories

and taken by surprise...

Feelings I had locked away

you see them in my eyes...

I'm caught between two paradigms

and don't know what to do...

Words are welling up inside

I'm still in love with you...

Grateful

I'm grateful for the many years

the good ones and the bad...

The joys upon the mountain top

and days when I was sad...

They all are part of who I am

the chapters in the book...

A compilation of the days

along the path I took...

I met so many precious souls

who shared their lives with me...

I'm honored to have known them all

they taught me how to see...

Saturday, April 26, 2014

After All These Years

Even after all these years

I still remember you…

I've thought of you a thousand times

and where you've traveled to …

Sometimes the memories take my hand

and bring me straight to you…

I find myself in love again

and everything is new…

Oh the power of those days

they never do let go…

A deep impression in my soul

that only I can know…

Yet memories are a fleeting friend

a mirror to the past…

A time that doesn't wait for you

and nothing ever lasts…

Friday, April 25, 2014

Changes

Sudden changes in my life

a shift in paradigms…

Constants start to slip away

a change of course and times…

A measure of uncertainty

Increases by the day…

The fear of what tomorrow brings

creates so much dismay….

An agitating restlessness

assaults my troubled mind…

A hollow sense of gratitude

and answers hard to find…

Music by Paul Cardall

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Something In The Air

Southern winds are blowing strong

there’s something in the air…

Sounds of thunder fill the sky

and lightening everywhere…

Trees are swaying to and fro

and hail begins to fall…

Fear begins to take control

as loved ones start to call…

Please take shelter from the storm

there’s danger on the way!…

Open up the cellar doors

where you should go and stay…

Hiding in my darkened room

I swear I hear a train …

Holding on with all my strength

my house begins to strain…

Moments of uncertainty

precede a sudden calm...

I open up the cellar doors

and everything is gone...

Music by Paul Cardall

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

A Flicker

So many years have passed me by

the memories fade away…

A flicker from a raging fire

is all that’s left today…

A ever growing restlessness

attaches to my soul…

I try to fight away the tears

but soon they take control…

I hate it when I fall apart

for days I feel the pain…

I know it won’t be long before

it all comes back again…

Thursday, March 27, 2014

I Just Pretend

I've thought of you a thousand times

and loved you from afar…

So many times my heart would beg

to run to where you are…

From time to time I’d hear your voice

a phantom in my mind…

I’d turn to see if you were there

but nothing, every time…

Sometimes at night I’d go to sleep

and see you in my dreams…

I’d try so hard to speak with you

but nothing’s as it seems…

I've never gotten over you

this sadness, my best friend…

I try to make the best of things

I really... just pretend…

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Shadow

Wretched guilt afflicts my soul

each day a little more…

The war that rages in my mind

and pain I can’t ignore…

I don’t know how to make this right

afraid it’s much too late…

I can’t undo the damage done

and lift this heavy weight…

A flaw within my character

it manifests again…

A shadow hidden deep within

a dark and sultry friend…

Monday, March 17, 2014

Pink Magnolia Blossoms

Pink Magnolia trees in bloom

awakened from their sleep...

Months of silent slumber end

with promises to keep...

Blossoms waiving in the breeze

announce that Spring is here...

Something different in the air

the signs are very clear...

All around me nature moves

she greets me with a smile...

Everything's alive again

I hope you'll stay awhile...

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Monday, November 3, 2014

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Monday, September 29, 2014

Monday, September 22, 2014

Monday, September 1, 2014

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Friday, July 25, 2014

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Monday, July 21, 2014

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Monday, May 26, 2014

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Friday, April 25, 2014

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Monday, March 17, 2014

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