Sentiments from the Heart and Feelings of Fantasy

About the Book

The poem “Once Upon a Smile” was his first to write something he wanted to put on paper or record. It’s a poem about a smile. It describes the person who wears it. A smile that’s innocent, humble, meek, shy, and a submitting look. Well, the smile did it. It ended up being the author’s wife. The poem “Hope” is all about precious moments in desires, dreams, happiness, and hope. “A Sentimental Mood” is a total romantic fantasy poem. It takes one to the soft clouds of blissful desires and pleasant moments. “Rumor Has It” is a romantic fantasy, hoping it would really come to be true. “Sail into the Sunset” is then again a romantic fantasy believing to sail into the sunset to your dreams with a smile. “Still Waters on my Shore” are feelings about one’s love that’s lost, and one’s anguish and sadness that’s suffocating to live, but surviving to live that hopeless hope that of his desperate lost love; that one day he would hear the words “I love you” again, just for a while. “Summer Breeze” is a poem of admiration of a person who is in love with. The person fantasizes the love and affection within. “Sunsets to your Dreams” is a poem about one’s love lost and has anger and frustration, venting out, feeling utter bitterness. “Tears and Raindrops” is poem about a person who has seen life in its brightest moments and saddest times. Knows the difference of a happy life but nevertheless reminiscences times when there were moments of tears of happiness and even pain. “Tulips and Roses” is a romantic poem of love toward his loved one. “Warm Arms” is a total romantic fantasy poem, who believes his loved one is in love with him. “Winter Moon” is a poem about a sad lonely person, reflecting pleasant times and good memories he lived in. But even in his sadness, he still loves his loved one very close to his heart. “A Happy Sigh” is a poem is about a contrast of feelings, of hopeful wishes and pleasant memories, broken hearts and smiles of joy, tears and hope, selfish deeds and restless kind, dark secrets and doubtful minds, and thoughts of fond memories and precious moments. All Is Not Fair in Love & War” is a poem about love and longing for love that is lost—justifying that love is very precious and holy or pure happiness and contentment. As it was not so, he demand and pleads with God why it’s so, and laments in justifying himself, why did god make love so unfair and mean and weeps for his lost love. “Lightning Strike”, is a poem of one’s feelings of love & fantasy. “O Grace” is a prayer pleading with God to bless one with goodness, grace, peace, and tranquility. “Seriously Thoughtless Driving” is a poem about the consequences of drunk driving and one who’s disturbed with anguish, anger, and anxiety. “Sultry Summers” is about lazy feelings and simple moments on a cool summer’s day on the beach. “A Gentleman to the Core” is about a God-fearing gentleman and his goodness and humbleness, which one would love to own.

About the Author

The author lives in Melbourne and migrated to Australia in 2004 from Hyderabad, India. His line of work was in the field of exports and shipping. His interests are in reading ‘crime’ fiction, non-fiction, romance. He is a music lover and plays the guitar. He loves jazz with the saxophone. His favorite singers are Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Connie Francis, Michael Bubble, Melody Gardot, and many more. He loves poetry. He loves the jugglery of words put in a proper perspective to convey a particular mood or message. This is a collection of his poems.