David Arndt Forgotten Words Poetry

Thief In The Night *** Thief in the Night  I awake with a start  Surrounded by light  Pierced to the heart *** David Arndt many moons ago in Guatemala, revised October 26, 2022 *** Artwork - Son Of Perdition,To steal, kill And Destroy by Anthony Falbo

Ride The Flame *** Ride The flame Winged chariot All is sky  All is light Body falls away  Shooting stars  Eat the universe Be eaten  *** David Arndt many moons ago in Guatemala, revised October 26, 2022 *** Artwork - A Man Rides a Horse Through Flames by Juan Medina

Place Of True Seeing *** Begin at the beginning No other place  Pay No heed At your own speed  Contemplation  Way of the sage  One sees interrelations Light and sound Song of the atoms One sets out  On the great  Sea of being  Place of True Seeing  *** David Arndt many moons ago in Guatemala, revised October 26, 2022 *** Artwork - Lao Tzu on his Buffalo by Chinese School

Great Rain Sculptor  *** The mountains Your clay The sky  Is your palette  The river Your music Teach me Your song The song that  Brings bird's flight Song that  Brings me life You are you are You are The great  Rain Sculptor  May I Come  Swim in your Pure Waters  sing the song  That brings  bird's flight Sing the song gives me life You are you are You are The great rain Sculptor The great rain Sculptor *** David Arndt 2022 *** Artwork - Rain Or Shine by Mark Becker

Awaken Yee Sleeping Dead *** Awaken yee sleeping dead Yes, awaken Yee sleeping dead  Winds attack jagged pines Barren mountain tops  Calling out  Echoes  Return Smacking Snoring Stops  He's slowly  Awakening  Clubbed by Oak Ripped from bed Earthquake rattled  Shaken, rolled Tornadoes howl Tsunami roars Blowing him Out front door Awakening  Upon pile  Manure Seed Blooming Flowering *** David Arndt October 26th, 2022 *** Artwork - Sleeping on the Job by Betsy Knapp

Where The Shadow Meets The Light *** Where the shadow meets the light That's where I'll live my life Where the shadow meets the light That's where I'll take up my life Where the mountain touches the sky Where the ocean finds the shore Where the flesh finds the spirit  Where the heart meets the mind  Where the shadow meets the light That's where I'll live my life Where the shadow meets the light That's where I'll take up my life *** David Arndt  October 26th, 2022 *** Artwork - The Night Meets Heavy Fog - Jinghua Li by Jinghua Li

How I Long For You By My Side *** Oh how you haunt me Fill me like the wind  In the hollow of a tree Shake my branches Pull up my roots from the soil Oh love You fill me  How I long to reach out  As one Dance of life To create anew  Bring forth from the depths  Deep In the darkness  Break through the surface  And smile With the Sun as it rises To dance through the night  As the stars fall from the sky How I long for you by my side How I long  For trust  Touch Geat sharing Great giving Great loving How I long For a We  Beneath the nighttime Sky beneath depths  Of the sea How I long  To be With you again Holding each other in our arms  Trusting Loving Until  Dawn Stars shoot across the sky And once again I set forth on my way Footsteps Leading somewhere I Don't know where  But I trust You will again Be by my side *** Written by David Arndt in Indiana, PA in 1989. Revised 2022. Artwork - Strange Dreams by Fran...

Our Life Boat Is Sinking  *** Appearances Broken Sick Saw My Empty Past My Shattered Body Below Good News Resurrection  Mirrors Cracked Reflection No More Time to Waste Cross Brain Poisoned Sea All Will Pass It Is True For All Living Me You Animals Dead Long Ago No Fish No Birds No Sky Listen Friends Final Story Despite Hell FEAR Worry  It Is Finished  Released  Last Shall Be First A Voice I Hear Actions Judgement No Escape  Set Yourself Free Before It Comes Waiting For Death It Is Then Too Late Suffering Fate So Sad Empty Appearing "I"  My Heart Destroyed  Such Great Suffering Lost Sheep No Refuge Falling From The Sky The End Of History  So Listen Friends Don't Don't Wait Tomorrow  Could Be The End  Life Boat With Holes  It Is Sinking Listen Friends There Is AH Path Leading to Freedom It Is Love My Friends Find It Soon Many Will Help Row Your Boat Until You Reach THE OTHER SHORE But Below Friends I Did Not Wish To See But I Sh...

My Father Is A Carpenter *** My father is a carpenter  A working man is he  Saves up all his shillings  For future across to sea This land is hard for living  When there's no bread  Upon the table People are mourning They spin a weary fable I'll hop on the westbound ship  My father and me Start up a new life  In a land across the sea Like Moses out of Egypt Parting the Red Sea  We'll head to the chosen land  A place where we are free  Because this land is hard for living When there's no bread upon the table The people are mourning  They spin a weary fable  I'll hop on the westbound ship  My father and me Start up a new life  In a land across the sea **" David Arndt 2022 *** Artwork - Edwin Levick (1869-1929)

To Your Enchanted Lands *** To your enchanted Lands Set out across  Fields of yonder  Drinking  Sweet nectar  With you I Wander  You are nature  With you I stay  On Holy mountains   Resting Where  Five Elements  Play  You are a valley  I rest  Under your sun  Through trees Autumn Leaves  I would  Run You are an orchard  Fruit of trees  I gather Ripe peaches  Soft as  Feathers You are a path  What will I do I would travel Anywhere  With You You are a spring Drinking Waterfalls kiss  Under twilight stars Abiding in Bliss   You are a flower  I leave you  Untouched  No wish  To pick  Defile or Forsake you  To your hidden lands I set out cross Fields of yonder Loving you In awe and Wonder *** David Penn Arndt 2022 *** Artwork - Eminence of Your Domain by Betsy Knapp

Around Ancient Fires *** We Will Travel  On A Journey  Tearing Through  Time On A Glorious Pilgrimage Let's Tear Through  Time To The  Heart Of LOVE  Where We Will Sing Together Ancient Songs We Once  Sang Around The Fires Dreaming  Of A Future  World In Peace  Love Harmony  Forever *** 2022 by David Arndt  *** Artwork by Kris Potter

Find That Love Inside  *** Find That Love Inside Tell me. Do you feel it, too?  Oh, Love Is Gonna Kiss You No matter what you do  Oh yeah I'm going to kiss you too Oh yeah Well I gotta tell you I love you I was honest with my words It's true. You broke my heart But now I'm as free as a bird As I fly looking down on Earth I see so much pain People tearing themselves apart People going insane Oh yeah It's crazy out there Totally crazy Oh yeah Maybe what you and I had  Didn't really serve us          And this is the only way  Things will grow again I don't know Our songs nearly over I'm reaching Reach Out For Love Oh yes, I am Yeah The man He went off into the distance His head held high His heart on fire There was no need to say goodbye He followed the path He thought he went the right way Until he came to a cliff And he was blown away Oh yeah Blown away baby  Oh yeah He found himself in the seas All alone in the middle He didn't have...

We Return Also ***  fruit falls  Sacred trees season after season Our trunks wrinkle  We bend sway  against starry skies We creak groan  cycles spin on on on Soon is the final winter snowflakes falls  high to low  melt  return  to earth  we return also  we return also  we return also **" David Arndt 2022 *** Artwork - The Valley Of Longevity, Vilcabamba, Ecuador 

Blowing Shopping Out Our Back End Door  *** Shopping an active labor of love An active labor of love Active labor of love Labor of love Of love Love Shopping is a turn on Is a turn on A turn on Turn on On House of breath Whiteness of sound  Thursday night  Airplane spiralling  Down down down We fall  Looking before Beyond  Before beyond Beyond Love an active Labor of Shopping  An active Labor of Shopping Active Labor of Shopping Labor of Shopping Of Shopping Shopping Ordinary life  Going going gone Sprouting horns Ahhhh these decisions Marriage? Ahhhhh Delusions Delusions  Shopping better than sex Better than sex Than sex Sex Blue Light Special Light Special Special  Why do bears like honey? Do bears like honey? Bears like honey? Like honey Honey Shopping an active labor of love An active labor of love Active labor of love Labor of love Of love Love I complete her  She completes me Circles of arms Sounds open blow  Scarves...

Love's Echo Returns Empty  *** Will you open your heart Been waiting here for you Don't know where you gone Thought our love was true I gave you everything All that I had to give Now that you've gone Gotta find a way to live I've gone far in this life  Across many foreign lands  Yet true love's been missing  Someone who understands  I can see you in the distance  Our memories turned to ash The love I believed would last It was destined to crash Well I'm not giving up on Love  Yet not looking for anything Don't want to own anyone There's nothing I want to win So, I'll sing out my song In peace if no one hears my call  If love's echo returns empty  I'm no longer afraid of the fall *** David Arndt October 25th, 2022 *** Artwork - Echo - Talbot Hughes (1869-1942)

Gonna Find You Down On The Horizon Line *** Thought about my little girl today.  Leilani she's so far away Far away  to never Land I can feel her In my heart It helps some Buy I gotta a long way to go.  I'm hanging out here on the edge of insanity I'm gonna find you down on the horizon line Oh my darling baby I never felt so powerless or so unfree I'm gonna be out there somewhere on the horizon line I can see you out there somewhere too I'm gonna find you Somehow Because I know what it's like to be lost And I know what it's like to not know where you came from   I don't want you to have to live with that when you have a Daddy who loves you so much Oh yes, I do When I held you that first time,  I knew that you were my little Girl Yeah  I wanted to cry You were a miracle before my eyes I'm hanging out here on the edge of insanity I'm gonna find you down on the horizon line Oh my darling baby Leilani, Leilani I miss you. I love you Leilani, Leilani ...

Emerging From Plato's Cave *** From the great word Arose flesh and blood  darkness of ignorance The vile and unclean Gave the appearance  Flowers of goodness Knew arts of pleasure  Never did they dream Living computer screen Reflecting nothing  *** Plato shows up They stare blankly Images on the cave wall Plato turns off the projector They huddle in fear Silently make their way out Into sunshine and blue sky There was never anything to fear Just illusions playing on a mirror It was all a dream They at last see No longer blind They are free *** David Arndt on May 31, 2020. Artwork Beyond Plato's Cave by Jorge Guzman

Didn't Want To Go Away *** Didn't want to go away It was a dark dark day When I left you There was no other way Sometimes I feel trapped I  run up against another brick wall I feel like  I'm so small It wasn't out of lack of love in my heart.  No, sometimes no matter how much you love someone No matter what you do sometimes It doesn't  make a difference or it can make things worse than they were at the start  I took on the world And all that I saw I lived my life as experience  An experience for all Took life as straight drink Followed my own path No need to think I got lost so many times I never thought I was gonna come back Well I've been to Hell I've lost my mind But I tell you all It's possible to survive It wasn't out of lack of love in my heart.  No, sometimes no matter how much you love someone No matter what you do sometimes It doesn't  make a difference or it can make things worse than they were at the start  We can do so much more T...

Lowest Of The Low *** The wise sages  Of old said  "Look within"  This is to know  Ways of the world Eays of heaven gl Go deeper The Tao holds all  Deeper There is no limit The sages Taught the way Nameless  Formless  Lowest of the low  *** David Arndt October 24, 2022 *** Artwork - In the Light Sages Ravine by Bill Wakeley

Oh How We Needlessly Suffer *** As we pass  Through life We run hide  Searching outside  For that which Can only  Be found within Oh how we  Needlessly suffer Oh how we cry Oh how we  Long for love Unaware It Abides Within  We instead  Deceiving Ourselves  Ripped apart On Seas  Suffering  Our mast  Central Channel  Splintered Lost ships Sinking Suffering Drowning Oceans  Ignorance  When we look outside Result same Our boats sink Each time  We drown  We don't understand why Human ignorance Understandable All of Us Equally Innocently  Lost We've been looking  For love  Outside What we believe Outside external Since beginningless time How has this worked Are we happy Do we love others Do we feel loved Do we Love Ourselves  We could search  Outside for eternity Same results Suffering We Will  Never  Find love Outside In someone's eyes Up at the skies Anywhere  Holding...

The Path Of Indestructible Love The Road Less Traveled *** Weary of humans No one did he trust Of humanity Himself Felt weariness Aversion  Disgust Believed others  Hurt betrayed him He fought the World Seeing himself A victim Others We're to blame For his Suffering  He Traveled many roads Yet he only found strife In taking the path  Less traveled  Questioned his life There were times  He wished for death In pain suffering Waited  Praying  For his last breath He came to a place  Alone in the dark Lost In stormy seas Forgotten Torn tossed Broken In the rocks Endless Despair  Yet, he persevered  On the dark road Without light Said many  Prayers  Performed  Sacred rites It was then  Met an old man  On a boat  In the violent seas  Of samsara The old man said "Don't give up on Love.  You must trust." Only the wise old man's love  Let him continue on Knowing the darkest night  Is followed ...

Absolute Freedom *** Going Within Gurther, further The heart rise like the sun Speaking in tongues Evergreens Freshly fallen snow Clear winter sky  Further, further Behold Space of the soul Planting ground Of all we are  Further, further Expanding space without end Onward, within There is no me, you, us, them No war No peace No truth No lies Expanding space without end Only never-ending friend Infinite, eternal Absolute freedom Creation *** David Arndt October 24th, 2022 *** Artwork - The Buddha And The Bird by Daniel Arrhakis

Break It Down *** Break it down Until the tide has turned Break it down Or you might get burned Break it down Being lost or found  Break it down Acting as the Clown  Break it down If you want to ascend  Break it down  Only loves without end  Break it down Do I need to say more  Break it down Cross to the further shore Break it down. Cut through light and dark.  Break it down To the core of your heart Break it down So you don't spin out in Hate Break it down The idea of fate  Break it Down.  Blow up whats useless Break it down  In a world in distress Break it down Let your love shine Break it down With voice meter and rhyme Break it down  Until we are free Break it down The falling of the leaves Break it down  As life slowly whithers Break it down As your heart does quiver Break it down Language in a cage Break it down Turn The other page Break it down If you want to ascend  Break it down  Only loves without end  ...

Light Points The Way *** Beauty comes like the night  Dazzling patterns of light  Illuminating the heavens Comforting like sleep  Beauty awakens like the morning  Morning glory opens her pedals  Dew quenches green thirst  Light points out the way *** David Arndt October 23, 2022 *** Image - Boat Graveyard by Meirion Matthias

Sunset Of Love  *** Lonely bird sings rivers Flowing streams dream Waterfall tears fade Into sea of suffering But lonely bird soars  Into sunset of love *** Peace Peace Peace *** David Arndt October 23, 2022 *** Photograph Robyn Walden 

Autumn Smiles *** Sometime I feel isolated  Alone  Beneath this mountain  Autumn leaves Falling Where everything  Is perfectly quiet Sometimes  Feel such joy  Want to jump out of my skin Don't advise  Anyone  Doing this My guess  Being without skin  Not the best thing  Barren tree's Miss Autumn leaves No doubt  Gonna try  Instead  Containing  My joy A little Autumn  Smiles  *** David Arndt October 23, 2022 *** Image by Alexandra Wruskyj

Blown Out In The Rain  *** You use me You lose me I need you You bleed me How long must I wait here in pain I waited I trusted The car well It rusted I stood like a fool in the rain In loving it is sad It can turn out so bad  I hear now You're living in a world of shame In loving it is sad It can turn out so bad I will not  keep living in your world of blame In this hell In this pain I can not Will not remain There's no peace here to attain Accept it Face it Get out of this Snake pit Where all efforts to heal are in vain In loving it is sad  It can turn out so bad  The pain fades Blown out in the rain  In loving it is sad It can turn out so bad I'm breaking free Riding on a Westbound train  ***  © David Arndt 2022 *** Image by Abby Kiani

On The Coast of Ecuador  *** I found you on the coast of Ecuador We loved until we couldn't love no more Ecuadorian dream So fine and tan Nothing like loving in a foreign land You look at me with your eyes so brown I couldn't help but play the clown Your love it still lives on it It won't ever pass away  Remember now your skin so soft  Kissed you as we swam out to sea In my heart  Was feeling so much need  We got high as our hearts did bleed Under that sun  You were blazing strong When I held you  Knew our love wasn't wrong Our dreams are now far away  But to me it feels like yesterday *** David Arndt October 15th, 2022 *** Photography Robyn Walden 💕

On Meeting Ozzy Osbourne  February 2, 1982 *** Ozzy Osbourne  In his own way  Save this suburban boy Dreading high school 8th grade Braces Gangly teenager No girlfriend  Lost adolescent Knew nothing of life I was Saved by Rock n Roll By you Ozzy August 19th 1981 Stanley Theater  Ozzy came to town My first concert Blizzard of OZ  tour Turned 15 day before  Ozzie Osbourne  You were tearing  Town the line No shirt screaming  Randy Rhoads guitar  Shredding time  You blew my mind Ozzy Tasted freedom Mind numbing  Conformity Shattered  February 2, 1982 Diary Of Madman Tour Civic Arena Destined to meet you Shadowing a DJ  career WDVE Rocks  Pittsburgh Hoping Praying  You would visit Ozzy Following my dream No one knew truth I was only there To meet you Ozzy  Zero interest being DJ My Stealth  Plan worked Remember  You walking  Towards me Drummer Pink hair Behind you Outside No one Smiling a...

Now I'm As Free As A Bird *** Shared my world with you Didn't play no games  My love was real You didn't feel the same Looking down on the earth I see endless pain Lovers tearing themselves apart Driving each other insane Now I'm as free as a bird Can you feel it I'm as free as a bird I was honest with my words Didn't give up on you When I said I loved you My words were true Looking down on the earth I see endless pain Lovers tearing themselves apart Driving each other insane Now I'm as free as a bird Can you feel it I'm as free as a bird You'd broke my heart  I forgave you every time You keep pulling me down  For no reason or rhyme Looking down on the earth I see endless pain Lovers tearing themselves apart Driving each other insane Now I'm as free as a bird Can you feel it I'm as free as a bird I cared for you when sick  Held you when you were blue Now when I'm down and out You tell me we're through  Looking down on the earth I see ...

Apocalyptic Blues *** Holy ones did sacred invocations  Revealed the secrets of Revelations The abomination of desolation Touched each and every nation The earth fell to degradation The virus brought isolation Inconceivable fear and desperation Finance world engaged in speculation  The people sought an explanation  A new covenant and restoration The people rose in demonstration Life's normality rituals faced cancelation While those in power did calculations The sick, poor, homeless sent into desperation For many it was the end of civilization  Only fake news, no honest education  The human species faced annihilation But continued blindly worshiping accumulation Worshiping online malls without destination Engaging in endless forms of manipulation Their government lost; there was no preparation  The lords of power then issued declarations The kings in robes demanded tribulation Panic induced agony and hyperventilation Politicians in bunkers passed no benefici...

Ode To Bob Dylan *** A Song for Woody A Song for Dylan I’m not worthy  To write you a song Yet like you I’ve tried to walk my Path True I’ve made many mistakes Often been wrong too  Yet on my journey  Though Life  Your words Touched my heart  Kindled my spirit Anew Revived me When I felt Dead  Lost And Blue All along I asked myself  How you could break  Every barrier How you could be so  Strong  You have faced life Like a strait drink At eighty your Going strong In life you Made it to the End zone You took a chance Unafraid You  Threw the ball Long Your fearless  Where you tread No terrain  Has been left  Unturned It is possible You’ve said All there is  To be said  With Words You weren’t afraid to be burned You weren’t afraid of critics The world could not Break you No matter Which way You Turned  You weren’t afraid to break free For me, you will always be  The most perfect mystery Your poetry emb...