Tag: Mauritius
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Before I Forget, and Soft Lands has been published
Before I forget Before my words run dry And all my poems die As I forget the name of the sky Let me write one last ode to my mother. Before gloaming looms out of the day As most leaves start to fall in May And that the night insists to stay I want my […]
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Mountains⛰
The Corps De Garde is the mountain I see every day when I look out from my window. I love to contemplate this strange shape whose peak points up to the sky, and whose foot is covered with a verdant mantle that covers half of its rough skin, which was, and still is, forged by […]
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I am the island of Mauritius🇲🇺
Happy Independence Day Mauritius 10 Million Years Ago Born from the sea floor of the Indian Ocean during a volcanic eruption, I became an isolated small island, remote from large land masses, but with unique curves and beautiful features. Life began to flourish on my skin when seeds and different flying and swimming species drifted […]
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The Imprint Of A Cyclone
That temporary semi-darkness that persists during cyclonic weather affects my circadian rhythm, which is confused by the penumbra that remains during daytime; my internal clock is disoriented because of the thick grey clouds that cover the sky at waking hours. The atmosphere is gloomy and damp and breezy, but strangely the ambiance is not a […]
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The Colours Of Our Dream
Dreamed Colours Red, blue, yellow, green Colours of our dream A dream about unity While hand in hand we go As to make that dream a reality My skin tone, your skin tone Multi-ethnicity, multi-plurality As we watch the sky at dawn, And it seems that our skin Is of same nuance under our sky […]
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My Mom, The Wren
Your smile leads me again to where I began my life,Your gentleness touches me deep, healing my wounds,Your embrace, though am a grown up, cradle me tight,And in this endless night of mine, your bright light looms.Often, I want to creep back within your warm womb,And become again that little baby wiggling inside of you,As […]
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Sweet Is Thy Beauty
Sweet Is Thy Beauty The sea of that day was boiling violently, And its sun was shinning radiantly The sea bed shook incessantly As Vulcan made love to the nymph of the sea, Troubled was the depth of the sea crust So much, it geysered out buoyantly, Its dark matter floating upon the sea Stretching […]
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A cry For Freedom
Today is the commemoration of the 185th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Mauritius; and nothing is better than a poem to celebrate freedom. A Cry For Freedom Amongst the trees they ran Thirsty for freedom, the liberation Better to die rather than To live like an animal in ruination, Their chains rattle against […]
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Adrenaline Rush
A poem for the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games Mauritius is actually the heart of a frenzy sports celebration that gather mostly southern Indian ocean’s territories like, Madagascar, Comoros, Reunion, Seychelles, Mayotte, and Maldives islands, where the fervency for these games bring along the warmth needed in our heart to counter these very cold days. […]
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A Month Of May In Mauritius (Poem)
A month of May in Mauritius A month of May in Mauritius The seasonal mood meander Midst the wintery cold days As the tropical heat mild And the fiery sun migrates. At night leaves sing merrily As gushes of winds murmur While the muse of our lagoon Speaks quietly to the poet Of lugubrous morbid […]
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Beloved Mauri – A Poem
“I dearly love my native land, and always will. The awareness created around climate change and nature pollution is very alarming, thus my take in this poem.” Beloved Mauri My island lives over the sea Can you see it floating over the ocean mist? My island roots beneath a deep lagoon Can you see its […]
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Skinlike Hooves – Poetry
On 1 February 1835, slavery was abolished in Mauritius; I hope that deep within we all heal from the traumas of past lives. This poem is also dedicated to people who are actually suffering in the sadistic hands or clutch of any type of enslavers (drugs, abusers, etc). Skinlike Hooves (The hands that strike are […]
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1st December
1st December 1st December came in Half of my world is in summer The trees abundantly offer their fruits For us to eat and to think Of the graciousness of nature The birds don’t nest their home Around here, on the trees, anymore, They have spread their wings to fly away I hear their chants […]
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