She glides She minds If someone does her wrong She cares With all of motherly heart of hearts She loves Enjoyment, passions shared She cries When injustice is offered as punishment By country's near and far She will live We hope Until she is bent and old She is happy When things start going her way She is funny Intelligent In an unusual way ☺ Her worry Causes bumps sometimes Nervous In a crowded place. Unsociable She'd tell you herself An hour Then home to bed He Does not think like that He prefers To hang around Still similar In many ways He will love her Until the end of life They share a home Decades together Kids moving on In each others pocket Time apart Can mend a heart Stress release From occupational meetings Tribulations in familial relations. AGL

Mother's day shopping caused me to wobble In the shop I walked out As I trembled No more buying two cards Our mum has gone Seeing her family Beyond the clouds I was surprised But maybe I shouldn't be It was only December When angels came calling Her failing health Made her unable To keep going in this life In pain but kept stable She died free of pain The drugs they enabled Comfort in life As last breaths escaped her Sleep well our wee mammy I hope you are around us Give our regards To those who went before My head fills with fleeting Moments of sorrow You loved us unquestioned Put food on your table Sleep well now the mother Awake on a new day You won't remember us Now in a different place Alive again Sing with the angels. AGL.