Priya Patel

Priya Patel Apr 2011

Temporary
Imagined
Manipulating
Everytime

Transient
Ignorant
Malicious
Everytime

Tormenting
Immortal
Malfunctioning
Everytime

Tactical
Righteous
Intuitive
Unbelievable
Majestic
Perfect
Happiness
Simple

Priya Patel Apr 2011

Happiness

I love to observe you
When you are fast asleep
The rise and fall of your chest
And your steady breathing
Are signs of a peaceful slumber
Your face reveals telltale signs
Of exhaustion and stress
Wrinkles of sadness peek
Out from the corner of your eyes
Silently, I place a kiss above each lid
Wishing, that for just a moment,
It is happiness that peeks out
To greet me
sleep my love, sleep
I pray all of your nights are
Filled with dreams of passion
To remind you of how
happiness once felt

Priya Patel Apr 2011

Happy Thoughts

The flame from the candle
Flickers frantically in fear
Of the howling winds
That sounds frighteningly near

I clutched my teddy bear tight
And tried to rein in my fright
But the howling continues
To roar with all it's might
Then suddenly I remembered
Something my mother used to say
When your frightened or lonely
Let your happy thoughts come out to play

So I closed my eyes
And remembered a time
Of dancing in the willows
And finding apple trees to climb
Of picking pink and yellow flowers
to braid into my long hair
And chasing colorful butterflies
As they flittered in the air

Outside, the howling winds quieted
and I know now and then
When I am scared or lonely,
Happy memories will rescue me again

Priya Patel Apr 2011

Our Canvas

When I look in your eyes
I see an unframed painting
Soft pastels of love and joy
Then harsh streaks of the
Darkest shades of grey;
The pain and angst splashed
Along the center of the canvas
So here I am, lover first
Painter now, here to cover
The greys with pinks and yellows
Blues and violets to remind you
Of the colorful sunrise you see
Each time you look in my eyes
Together, our world is a painting
Splashed with the pastel shades of love
And the simmering passions of reds
Let me be the frame to your canvas

Priya Patel Apr 2011

Gentle Breeze

I walked out onto the deck
And was greeted by the sweetest
Gust of wind; just a whisper
Of a gentle breeze kissing my face.

I sat across you in a wicker pod chair,
Swinging my feet and watching.
Your eyes are closed and the peacefulness on your face
Was enough to make me smile.

I was tempted to kiss you awake,
To see that **** gleam in your eyes
As you wrap your arms around me.
But I didn't. I was content to watch
The gentle breezes play with your hair.

Amazing how the busy existence
Of our world ceases to exist
When we are together.

Even the gusty winds transforms
Itself to a gentle breeze,
Giving us time to enjoy
The sublimeness of being us.

Priya Patel Apr 2011

I miss you

To see you is to hold you
To hold you is to feel you
To feel you is to touch you
You have held me
Felt me, touched me
And everything has changed
It is not just your
Friendship and emotional
Support that I crave
The daily text messages
And emails are no longer enough
To satisfy this hunger I have
It is your **** voice
That sends my heart a flutter
And your soft caresses
That makes me quiver
I miss you ...

Priya Patel Apr 2011

April Fools

I love to see laughter
Gleaming in your eyes
Especially when it's
An unexpected surprise
This April fools day
Was no different, of course
When I saw that look in your eyes
I almost felt remorse
You got all dressed up
In your black suit and tie
Did you ever think
To ask yourself why
would they give you an award
I mean what did you do
But you were so proud to be asked
So I played you the fool
I walked you through the door
Arm in arm we went in
But the room was empty
And then you saw my grin
I ran away from you
As fast as I could
I knew you would catch me
You were up to no good
April fools day!
I yelled and your eyes held that gleam
You wrestled me to the ground
Tickling me forever it seem
You won, he whispered
But then so did I
I looked up into his face
And I tried to act shy
He kissed my eyes
And whispered in my ears
April fools day
Then the doors opened with peals
Of laughter for my failed prank
My husband and friends knew
So my con that day stank!