Sentimental Mood

I'm listening to "In a Sentimental Mood". It's a lovely jazz piece--one of my absolute favorites. It reminds me of old memories, love stories, love movies, old black and white movies, my love life, and those whom I have loved. It's romantic. It's sultry. It's jazzy. It's heart-warming and chilling. It tears at me each time I catch an ear-full of it's soothing melodic choruses.

It is a very fitting song, to say in the least. I am moving on to bigger, and hopefull better things. Sweet memories are waiting to be built. If I could have one word represent my entire existence, or my experience as I exist, it would be the word "sweet". Naturally, I just looked up the definition of "sweet". This word has many meanings. These are the first 17 or so:

-having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.

-producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, sour, or salt.

-not rancid or stale; fresh: This milk is still sweet.

-not salt or salted: sweet butter.

-pleasing to the ear; making a delicate, pleasant, or agreeable sound; musical.

-pleasing or fresh to the smell; fragrant; perfumed.

-pleasing or agreeable; delightful.

-amiable; kind or gracious, as a person, action, etc.

-dear; beloved; precious.

-easily managed; done or effected without effort.

-(of wine) not dry; containing unfermented, natural sugar.

-(of a cocktail) made with a greater proportion of vermouth than usual.

-sentimental, cloying, or unrealistic: a sweet painting of little kittens.

-(of air) fresh; free from odor, staleness, excess humidity, noxious gases, etc.

-free from acidity or sourness, as soil.

-Chemistry. a.devoid of corrosive or acidic substances.b.(of fuel oil or gas) containing no sulfur compounds.

-(of jazz or big band music) performed with a regular beat, moderate tempo, lack of improvisation, and an emphasis on warm tone and clearly outlined melody.

I, perhaps, love the simplest definition of the word. Pleasing. Agreeable. Delightful. And also, sentimental. If life were as delightful as this song, as this definition, I would be delighted.

Yes, my life would be sweet. My life is sweet. Sweet as honey, sugar, hot, sticky molasses. So warm, delicious--you'd long to dip your fingers in my honey heart. Mes bises de sucre would tantilize you. You'd search and search for my molasses reserves. I would indulge you. I'd take you for a spin. You'd cry out in ectasy. You'd be in my life. You'd be in my heart. I'd love you forever.

At last, we'd rejoice and gather around to listen to "In a Sentimental Mood."

You'd feel as I feel everytime I listen to this song.