This small book renders the forays of the human heart into poetic journeys. The journeys of a serious man who has dedicated his life to help humanity, and the distractions of love that come his way. The poems reveal the wanderings of the heart in an open and honest manner. The writer is not speaking, it is his emotions, his trapped heart as it struggles to find requital for the offerings it makes and then as it struggles to heal.<br><br>Humorous at times, the soul searching in these poems also brings to us our own similar experiences, in many sections, you will feel that the author is describing your own emotions as he articulates the "love" experience that we all go through from time to time.<br><br>Keysar Trad is one of Australia's best known figures.<br><br>Trad has been a spokesman on issues relating to Islam and the Muslim community for more than 20 years. In the process he has given thousands of interviews and numerous background briefings to media and other organisations. <br><br>For nearly two decades, he delivered numerous cultural and religious briefings to community groups, churches, government and quasi-government bodies. He has also been a regular speaker at various events including peace and human rights rallies and gatherings.<br><br>Trad has shared platforms with highly accomplished Muslim and non Muslim speakers dealing with both religious and political issues.<br><br>Trad has translated several books about Islam and written and translated numerous articles on issues pertaining to Islam. His writings include essays on the common grounds between Islam and other faiths.<br><br>He is the founder of the Sydney based Islamic Friendship Association of Australia.<br><br>Forays of the Heart is Keysar Trad's first book of poetry
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Keysar Trad. Forays of the Heart
INTRODUCTION. How It All Starts
SECTION ONE. Looking For A Princess
Her name started with “D”
Then I Saw Her Picture1
Dangling The Bait
Too Late For Caution
Swallowing The Hook
A Bashful Reply
Closing In
Messing And Missing
More Dreams
Talking Her To Sleep?
The Dialogue Of A Lost Dinosaur
Hopeless Backpedalling
The Beginning Of The End
A Touch Of Déjà vu
A Little Consoling
Contemplating Loss
More Backpedalling
The Silence That Heralds The End
Very Dangerous Four Letters
Then, I Heard That She Had An Accident And Lost Her Memory
SECTION TWO. Thoughts
Her name started with “K”
She Complained About Her Pain
She Wanted A Conversation
As I Viewed An Arabic Poem
Happiness, A reading of her heart
The Threat Of The Red Pen8
You Are Not Broken
Why Do I Write
Poetry
She Asked For Inspiration
SECTION THREE
Heartless Ground 1
Heartless Ground 2
My Soft Heart
Questions Of Love
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The best way to explain these poems is to say that they reflect a chase for an ideal that is just beyond reach. This is not because it is not there, but rather, because the parameters change along the journey to see if what is there meets the criteria for the ideal.
In this journey, I found my heart mellowing and mellowing to the point that it looks to envelope the world with nothing but love and compassion.
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These words and their underlying emotions emanated during times of pressure, pressure to do more to help my fellow human beings as I explain in the various sections. The experiences leading to the poems might appear like escapades, certainly, there is an element of escape, but there are also raw emotions that sought to be unleashed to help make a little more sense of our purpose in this worldly life.
It all starts with a dream, a dream that a single individual can do something to help save the world. Fittingly, the first poem I offer was a real dream, a dream that a mellow heart would chase again and again as you will see.
