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Transcendental Sights of Mauritius by Anita Bacha
Mauritius, with its picturesque beaches and lush greenery, is a true paradise that offers a perfect blend of relaxation and adventure. After a long journey, I finally arrived home to this stunning island and felt a sense of peace and contentment that I had been yearning for.
After weeks in the Far East, hospital visits and all, I felt like a traveller in a desert, dying of thirst and utterly homesick. Finally, the day arrived when my treating doctor told me I could go home. At two in the morning, we left for the airport in a limousine we’d booked in advance. We waited three hours in transit to catch another flight to the next airport and then another six hours before finally catching our flight home. Exhausted, I slept like a log on the six and a half-hour flight.
The pilot announced we’d arrived before time but we had to wait for two other flights to land before we could start descending. He took us on a short flight around the island and I’d never seen such magnificent sights in my life. Coupled with my desire to escape the industrialised and materialistic world, I fell in love again with the unique transcendental beauty of my island, Mauritius.
Anita B.
Jasmines in the Night – A Poem by Anita Bacha
Take me with you,
To a land where jasmines
Bloom in the night,
Where moths freely die in the light,
As I bloom and I die in your favors
Take me with you,
Keep me close to you,
As the vespertine fragrance
Invigorates the breath of lovers,
And I write with the ink of your eyes,
These petals of poetry,
Chaste as scented jasmines in the night.
Anita Bacha
Dear friends and readers, this poem is a revised and edited version of my original poem White Flowers in the Night. I was inspired by the prompt word vespertine to rewrite the original poem.
Vespertine is a poetic term for being active in the evening, or a flower that blooms in the evening. So, I’d guess the jasmine flowers that bloom in the night and are renowned for their rich,sweet,floral and musky aroma would be the perfect theme of my poem .
It’s also interesting to note that in India, the glam jasmine is known as Raat ke Rani (the Queen of the Night) .
Anita Bacha
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AUTUMN VIBES
POESIE
If I were a flower 🌹
I have given a speech at a book event
Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech?
Not later than last week, I gave a speech at a private function. I organized the launch of my new book ‘ Leaves’ in my birth country.
However prior to the event, I had posted about the event on the social media, eventually many followers attended, who were really virtual friends.
I am a Barrister, hence I am used to speaking in public. I never learned public speaking. It happened naturally when I stood on my feet to address the Criminal Court in defense of my client. She was accused of assaulting her husband. She was pleading not guilty.
I pleaded for her on the grounds of self defense and I won the case.
Thereafter armed with self confidence, I am very much at ease for public speech.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
The Last Poem
My son Krsna
Describe a family member.
Krsna is born under the zodiac sign ♌️
He is too handsome to be humble.
Since early childhood he cherished the dream of becoming a diver and an underwater photographer. However,after obtaining a Bachelor’s degree at King’s College,London, he pursued his studies in accountancy and qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
He joined his father’s account and auditor’s firm for a year and left to realize his dream and passion.
Now an experienced deep sea diver, photographer and instructor, he revels in the underwater world and its secrets.
You have to dream before your dreams can come true.” — A. P. J.Abdul Kalam.
Major Historical Event
What major historical events do you remember?
There are so many historical events that I remember since I am born in the island of Mauritius which was then an underdeveloped country. Mauritius was first occupied by the French and was then known as Ile de France in September 1715.
They lost the island in a battle with the British.
By 1814,the island was occupied by Great Britain and renamed Mauritius 🇲🇺.
In 1968,I traveled to London with my British Passport to study Law in Lincoln’s Inn. In December, my father sent me a telegram to announce that Mauritius had won its independence and that the British rule was over.
I cried tears of joy.
A lesson I wish I had learned earlier in life
Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life.
To trust myself
