Poems from the heart, is a descriptive narration about life, love and loss. The author reflects on these issues on a personal and generic glance through poetry. The poems are diverse and thus cater for different audience. The work of this South African writer demonstrates versatility portrayed through out this book. Though some poems are fictional, a lot of poems in this book are authentic and based on her experience in various aspects of life and her surroundings. She reflects on death, bereavement, love, childhood memories, some poems are spiritual, some are self reflective and others a pure admiration of nature. The author writes with intense emotions of sorrow, harmony, love, disappointment and self introspect and affirmation.