Poetry by Jennifer Olston

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