Book of Poetry: Poems From The Heart

By Winda A. Muliadi

Besides wanting to be a good person, my passion is writing.

It has been a journey from the first poem to the next until it becomes fluently written and l enjoy it a lot. My feeling to be embarrassed that they may not be good until I am confident about them.

The poems I wrote have helped me to overcome trials and tribulations in life. Also, they represent an achievement. I am satisfied to debut them in a book. It’s a dream that comes true.

I hope adult readers understand that our feelings, thoughts, and emotions can be directed to a problem-solution by writing.

I can be contacted at [e-mail].

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Apr 17, 2024
• ISBN: 9798765249055

Winda A. Muliadi

A passionate author. In between day-today life, I write poetry. I immigrated to The United States in 1979 and landed in Dallas, Texas. Ten years later I have been living in Seattle, WA. My three children were raised here. The youngest is a gifted student and a footballer who was trained in Europe. He edited all the poems so it made sense when they were read. Thank you to him and l wish him well in his career and life pursuance.

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ISBN: 979-8-7652-4904-8 (sc)

ISBN: 979-8-7652-4906-2 (hc)

ISBN: 979-8-7652-4905-5 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2024906129

Balboa Press rev. date:  04/09/2024

CONTENTS

Dedication

Introduction

Preface

Just the Beginning

Dream

Father

Fear

Walking

Change

I Love You

Reflection

Retirement

Perseverance

Writing Makes My Day

Live in this Moment

Life

Another Country

Blackjack

Walk In The Park

Meeting Strangers

Misunderstanding

Love

Stupid Things

Crushed

Break-Up

Nothing

The Color I Choose

We Are Human

Me

What Is It?

God

Birthday

Imagination

Exciting

Sad

Broken

Not in Assurance

Glitter

Skilled

Be Strong

Memory

Life is Hard

Blue Eyes

The Wonder of Beautiful

Wishes

Remembrance

Thinking

Freedom

Champion

I Don’t Know

Destiny

Hangover

Gratitude

Life is a Dream

Strength

All About Love

Justifications

Leaps and Bounds

Direction

Struggle

You Find Many Ways

Peace

Emptiness

Effort

Alive

Melancholy

Echo

Do It Best

Look Back

Betrayal

Best Friend

Time is Limited

Secret Story

Unusual

Personality

Imperfect

Less is More

Upside Down

Valentine

Normal

Promise

The Day Away

Spectacular

Harsh

Truth

Nightmare

Afraid

Two Lights

The Truth

Lonely

Mood

Scared All The Way

A Secret

Action

Common Sense

Heartfelt

Vulnerable

Solution

A Thousand Good Times

However

Visions

Success

DEDICATION

I dedicate the poems to my late husband Eddie, who inspired me to live a good life.

He encouraged me to continue learning English.

We celebrated life with our children: Edwin, Nicole, and Johan.

To people I have met in this journey of life: teachers, professors, friends, and strangers.

To my parents whose love never ends.

INTRODUCTION

Author: Winda Muliadi

As an immigrant from Indonesia, l feel the importance of speaking and writing English. It bridges the barrier that most immigrants don’t feel at home because they don’t speak the language well.

I lost my