Poetry by Jennifer Olston

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Goodbye to the old Welcome to the New Another year has passed Happy New Year to you! So much has happened As always, good and bad Let’s remember the good Forget the bad, it’s so sad Some lost their house and job Some died, some were born Others barely hanged on In this world we are torn Gone is hope for tomorrow Prosperity and a better job Economists are baffled Politicians corrupt All of their promises gone In the midst of all of this Hate seems to be the new trend So many lives taken Wars that never end Heroes are few and far in between The many that risk their lives We will never meet or have seen They are our sons and daughters Our brothers and sisters Our mothers and fathers That lost their lives For peace and justice As we welcome a New Year Let us ponder Happiness and Peace yonder!

Create your wall of love Through your loved ones Instill the power of love Day upon day in them It is an invisible wall It is an invincible wall It is the wall that carries you Through all your life’s blues Day after day That wall will grow Into a fortress inside you That will make you glow It will make you invincible To fight all kinds of malaise It will make you grow and love You will be the one to appreciate When you feel lonely and sad When you have a broken heart When things get so hard That you just want to give up Think of your wall of love Then time will be in suspense For each block in the wall Is made of love and tenderness Each and everyone that has loved you Is that block in the wall of love And through that block of love You will find your strength For all your...

Star of light Star of hope Star of peace Star of love Make this day peace on earth Love each other as we should May the children laugh and play Their worries gone away Star of light Star of hope Make this world a better place One of acceptance and safe Not one of fear and hate Allow us a clean slate Star of light Star of love Make light of dishonor Guide love and comfort Into the hearts of men So they may hope again Let us rejoice once again Our call for hope Echo throughout the land Peace on earth for all men

I feel so lonely I feel so cheated I feel empty inside Love is the reason Don’t get me wrong I love so much you see I love with all my heart But love cheated on me As it turns out He was the love of my life I thought nothing would tear us apart Until one day my world collapsed There is a great emptiness inside me I lost to love who cheated on me I remember that day well But I thought it was only in my head My feelings were right on the mark The man I loved didn’t deserve my trust The day I confronted him and Asked where he was that weekend Then he told me the devastating news He was in love with someone new I broke down in tears My heart broke into a million pieces You see, I loved with all my heart But for me love didn’t last It was borrowed only for a short while Then cheated on me and broke the trust I still feel empty inside Why should I even try? Love isn’t faithful and it is a shame If you ever love, mak...

My mother is like no other First she gave me life Then protected me from strife In time of agony and all through life From the first step I took To being all grown up I feel her care in my heart She may not have wings But I feel her protection through things She is my guiding angel Always looking out for danger And when the path is all clear She smiles, and guides me near Her smile is my sunshine Her hug fills me up with love Her advice is always wise Her loving words My strength in this world There is no other like my mother Always giving and compassionate Her smile so passionate Her gaze filled with laughter I cannot praise her enough I cannot hug her enough I cannot love her enough My time with her is not enough My mother, my guiding angel I will never leave her side Her love keeps me alive May she live, a long life

Their love was always alive When young and old All throughout their lives Until the day they died It is no mystery so it seems Two people in love, such a dream To love and to hold to the day of old Their lives a true love story So many years together Seventy two years of marriage Seems like a lifetime Only to die side by side It brings tears to my eyes To know that love never dies Between a man and a woman Their name, Gordon and Norma May their love Always be remembered By all of us, any gender Their memory still tender RIP Gordon and Norma Yeager Couple dies an hour apart holding hands after seventy two years of marriage

Love me Love me or Set me free Free of worries And tarnishing stories Of wrongful demands Followed by reprimands I do not deserve this treatment After all, I am only a human being Do I not deserve your trust? Couldn’t you hold me steadfast? I broke down And I wanted to shout Love me or Set me free Free of worries and silent agony Remember your angel As if waiting for her wings Waiting ever so patiently While you were busy doing things Oh! During that time so much happened The world kept spinning faster and faster I couldn’t hold my place Though I tried going at a faster pace Still your angel waited ever so patiently Day and night for more information Then little by little the light went out I lost courage and started to doubt I broke down And I wanted to shout Love me or Set me free Free of worries and silent agony Love me Love me or Set me free

I am always running from something Always running from lust It will rip my heart open For love doesn’t last I used to believe in love But that is a thing of the past When my heart was broken I swore I would never trust Then you came into my life I feel I am in love I don’t know why But I just want to run Will our love be strong enough? Will it hold true Are we a match? Are you and I in love too? Or is it just lust In which case it won’t last Please hold me tight Hold me from running fast Make me believe That love is real If I give it a try Will you stand by?

Are there any faults with you Before my heart stops too It seems we connect You put a spring in my step You are my sunshine When I think of you I smile It doesn't matter how far we are You are always in my heart So I'll be riding the wave Until our love is tamed And when I think of you You think of me too This is not a goobye Just me saying Hi! So take care my love I'll dream of you, while you're gone

Don’t fade away Oh! Please stay… Only for today Don’t fade away You are like a dream come true I believe so much in you You have touched my heart In such a way that we will never part You are everything to me You are smart, humble and kind I feel you deep inside There will be a time when we shine Don’t fade away Oh! Please stay… Only for today Don’t fade away Give it a try Stay a while I love your smile If only you could be mine I want what is best for you Only if you knew I would do anything, it’s true You are my only love, I love you So please stay If only for today… Oh! Please stay… Only for today Don’t fade away Don’t fade awaaayy

An angel fell from heaven Found himself in firma terra Looking at a beautiful sight It was curvy and beautiful, what a delight He fell into a trance For he found romance This was his chance To start a new life He felt so much emotion As if he drank a love potion Behold said he, don’t be afraid May I have your hand, my lady? Just then she smiled He felt so alive Softly he kissed her lips I love you, my love, she whispered!

From inland to the beaches Stood watching millions of people That came from every corner of the world To be part of a historic moment Atlantis, you will be missed You were part of an era That so many people dissed And yet, space exploration Opened up our imaginations To go above and beyond For the sky was not the limit You taught us so many things That at one time was only a dream With a thunderous soar You opened up the sky for so much more From medical research To studying the earth You enthused us to want much more The people that flew in you Put a smile on the faces of the old and the new A wake up call and always on the ready To wow us with what could be done From a space walk to the awesome pictures of the earth They made us marvel at the stupendous research And every child’s dream was to fly in you And once again make history new The men and the women that lost their lives To make it possible for more flights Will always be remembered as our hero...

As long as you live My friend You have one more chance Today is the day For making lasting memories That will live in the hearts Of your friends and family As long there is hope There is always one more chance To make up what you missed Give one more kiss As if it was the last one As long as you live My friend You have one more chance For tomorrow is today Make it last, make it stay Make more of a chance Love more, love and romance Put a smile in a child Bring hope to the old Feed the poor, warm the cold Make peace, not war War makes us so poor Mend a broken heart Do not let time pass Love more for a change As long as you live My friend Tomorrow you have One more chance

I am too sexy for my body When you touch me The sensation is electrifying Oh…oh you leave me Wanting even more So come on do not stop Come on Come on When I feel you inside of me I completely forget who I used to be You want me And I want you You and I loving each other tonight Oh…oh you leave me Wanting even more So come on do not stop Come on Come on

For her name was Grace And her passion was life For which she deeply believed There was no afterlife If life is a virtue And love a sacrifice Her life was commendable In which she felt chastised For love is not love But merely a thought A flame put out By the rancor of lust For that eternal flame Was all that she hoped for Somewhere it existed And she knew it in her heart From eternity to eternity That will, that driving force Was her heart’s desire Not just a thought The warm tears that she felt Were merely an embrace Of a life full of promises She once contemplated In her heart she felt a thump Of promised love far too long gone That forever she would remember But time forgot For her name was Grace Her heart’s desire? Was to always embrace Life as a challenge

Turn me on, turn me on, And get that rhythm right on. If you love, if you love me, I’ll fill you up with So much happiness and passion That it will raise you to thee. And when I’m in your arms, We’ll tell each other sweet things. That you and I feel love Flow through our beings. I’ll scream out your name, You look in my eyes. Then you arise to that sweet melody, With a look of surprise! Turn me on, turn me on, And get that rhythm right on.

Peace on Earth Means so much for you and me Feeling it in our hearts with joy And being hate free Peace on Earth Means loving each other always In good times and bad times Being a helping hand with a smile Peace on Earth Means giving and loving Not expecting anything back And yet feeling cherished Peace on Earth Means every day makes you smile For you are happy being you Just being able to love Peace on Earth Means so much to a child He feels love and comfort And warmth in his heart Peace on Earth Means we feel love within Not pain and sorrow But peace in our being

In the heat of the night that’s when I feel the need To which my soul calls to the rhythm of the beat… So I rise to my feet and hit the dance floor, in your arms I find myself and my heart is beating hard. You swing me high and you swing me low And to the sound of the music our bodies flow. In the heat of the night the sound of the music is so sweet, I feel your warm breath while we move to the beat.

I got your new CD Your music is new to me As I listen, I begin to feel I missed all the wonder of yesteryear The pain of yesteryear is gone You lead us to believe in love As you bring forth new music Your songs seem virtuosic Pain that subsides Makes a man wise Pain that is heartfelt Even a strong man wept Somehow though, you reached high Like reaching for a star in the sky Seeking answers through your songs As if to mend life gone wrong

From the East to the West From the North to the South Pole Many people, many languages, many cultures In this big small world There are countries boundaries Big and small governments But through it all It’s the people that suffer Many suffer through oppression Others lack food and water Although suffering is real So many die that shouldn’t And human suffering goes on Sometimes necessary, sometimes not If suffering can be avoided Why is human life the cost?

What is fuzzy logic? It is the reverse of logic in a fuzzy way For all logic is fuzzy and is here to stay I hope it doesn’t lead to doomsday If humans use logic unlike the natural way Natural beings become robotic things Calculating everything in every possible way Humans no longer have feelings leading to doomsday Lately I’ve been so confused in every sensible way Meandering through illogically I admit to say Logic makes no sense to me these days For fuzzy logic is illogical is doomsday Logic is so illogical at times these days Bad things happen wherever your stay My inner feeling is trying to say Go the natural way not the doomsday

Please stop the pain No matter what has happened Even when you are saddest For there is no gain in pain Just more destruction Please stop the pain Don’t let it get away like a runaway train For pain is men’s destruction Don’t let it run you down and low And control your every action Please stop the pain Even if hate flows through every vein It’s time to stop that hateful action It’s you and it’s me that make it happen Why lament the vengeful reaction Please stop the pain Maybe then you will see the gain Even when you are saddest maybe then You will be living a full life Not a life of pure sadness

Just remember all the memories And the times we shared For it is my wish Once I am dead Just remember who you are And my love I had for you It will strengthen your heart So that your dreams will come true Just remember me your as your father And remember your mother too Remember me as your cousin Any sibling who’s no longer with you Just remember your’ beloved Always honor their memories Their lives may have been shortened But they live through you and me Just remember how we laughed I want you to laugh too Don’t carry a heavy heart Be happy in all you do

Why the change of colors Do you feel green and blue? Like you don’t matter at all Someone was mean to you Why the change of colors Do you feel black and gray? Your heart was broken You have nothing to say Why the change of colors Is everything black and white? Is there a shade of gray? Why can’t people be polite Why the change of colors Isn’t a rainbow more fun? Than a thunderous sky With no sight of sun

Because I am a woman, do not judge me I too, can be all that I want to be An engineer, an astronaut, a fighter pilot A friend, a wife, a mother, and a lover Because I am a woman do not control me If you take me for granted, I shall flee No more status quo, my new life I shall let be Embracing my new happiness that will come to me Because I am a woman, you won’t make me cry For mistakes you make while I stand by Or make me feel guilty for loving you Your promises no longer hold true Because I am woman, I too, shall be honored Maybe not today, but there is always tomorrow With a seal of a kiss and a stamp of approval I say goodbye to Mr. Smooth

From the young to the elder Deep within us lies a human desire To love and to be loved without tire An ever burning flame of fire For the human race Constantly contemplates Peace and love over agony End to war, now to eternity And as hate flares through the land Murdering the innocent and the young A bloody trail stains the human race A bloody propaganda without cause or trace And hate leads to hate More people rise to overthrow their traitors That kill their’ beloved innocent children These killers that make the human race faceless