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priya8742 submitted a contest entry to
Write a poem (or letter) about a turning point in your life 8 months agoHappier Times
Priya PatelIn happier times
Together always, and also apart
Smiling on the outside, crying inside
Holding hands, mile-high walls between usIn happier times
Joined by paper, properties
By kids, by work, by bills,
By love, by hurt, by hate, by hurtIn happier times
Music throughout, wrong music, but music
Watching TV, wrong shows, but together right?
Dinner together, one ate and one cooked, cleaned, and served
Happier times?And now – alone, and yet not alone
Friends, family, strangers
Sometimes crying outside
But then, smiling on the insideNo longer joined by paper, properties
Work, bills, love hurt, hate, hurt
No more bad music, no more wrestling shows
Dinner together – with kids and two goldfish
Finally, happier timesVoting is closed
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Priya, this poem captures how it feels to be in a relationship that, while not terrible, isn’t right for us. Figuring out that you will be happier alone than you are in an unfulfilling relationship is a hard pill to swallow, but accepting it can lead to a better tomorrow. Your poem inspires me to hope for happier times. Thank you for sharing!
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priya patel shared a letter in the
Poetry group 8 months ago75 Years Beautiful
Priya Patel 🕉Happy Birthday mom
Today I celebrate 75 ways
you have made my life beautiful
Not a day passes that dad and I
do not reminisce some sweet memory
of our time together,
but more so this month
He reminds me everyday of how you
were the most beautiful part of his life,
and he takes such immense pride
when he calls you his beautiful wife
He may forget the time, day, or the year;
but mom, never on this earth will he forget
a day of his life with you
Today, we will all drive up the mountain,
eat cake, and celebrate 75 years of loving you
while watching the sun set
We do this often, almost daily;
watching the sunset I mean
Mostly just dad and I,
and sometimes Parin;
listening to your favorite songs,
always thinking of you …
Happy Birthday Mom
I love and miss you so very much …~ ©️ Priya Patel 10.14.24
