SOUL POETRY – BOOK by ANITA BACHA

Dear friends and poetry lovers

I’m glad to share with you the feature and promotion of my work by Jocelyn Kay, editor and curator of Edge of Humanity Magazine in their New Year 2025 first issue

Celebrating Creativity and Written Words

Soul Poetry Book By Anita Bacha

Thanks for dropping in

Happy reading

Anita Bacha

Sweet and Low – Haiku – A Poem by Anita Bacha

freezing winter night

when the whole world is asleep –

snow falls sweet and low

Anita Bacha

Happy end of the week, my friends

Happy New Year’s Eve – Quote by Anita Bacha

Bidding farewell to 2024

Welcoming 2025

Live like you will live forever

Love like you will die tomorrow

Anita Bacha

Happy New Year’s Eve,Everyone 💝🎀💖

The Princess and the Crow – An Illustrated Children’s Book by Anita Bacha

My cherished debut children’s book was published by the renowned British publisher Austin Macaulay in 2019.

In the same year the COVID-19 pandemic sent shock waves through the world economy and triggered the largest global economic crisis in more than a century. The crisis led to a dramatic increase in inequality within and across countries.

The sale of the book that had just started, slowed down and halted dramatically.

Deep inside I knew how very important it was to pass on the message in the book to all the children in the world.

On 14 Décembre I learned that Edge of Humanity Magazine had featured The Princess and the Crow in their last issue of 2024.

The Princess And The Crow Book By Anita Bacha

I’m extremely grateful to Joelcy Kay American Brazilian Editor/Curator of “Edge of Humanity Magazine” in Florida #USA for featuring my book for children in their esteemed magazine.

At this time of the year, we are all looking for children’s books to buy for our own kids and to offer to children whose parents can’t afford to pay for an illustrated children’s book for their children.

It’s a blessing, I feel that the book is now available for an unlimited number of children.

Happy viewing, my friends!

Cover picture of the book cc. Anita Bacha

BOOK LAUNCH- LEAVES by Anita Bacha

LEAVES, A Collection of Haiku, Senryu and Tanka Poems was released in July 2024. It immediately gained a lot of popularity in Kindle Amazon and readers started to purchase the paperback, the kindle and to read for free. I was happy. Readers believe in me and in my work.

At the same time, I was sad. Amazon is not available in my birth country, Mauritius. The only thing I could do was to bring LEAVES to my faithful audience in Mauritius. I did.

Organized in a jiffy, the main hall of Mauritius Gymkhana Club was booked for Wednesday 04 2024. The books were expected to arrive from U.S.A by special delivery on Tuesday 03. Invitations were sent.

The Big Day arrived in a flash.

The hall was packed with keen, enthusiastic guests and my followers on social media.

Welcome address by Mr. Yogen Bacha, Master of Ceremony and laudable words about me, the author and, about LEAVES, my book were a terrific start for the evening. Quote-

‘Leaves’ is a poetic exploration of Nature, seasons and the human experience, blending haiku, senryu and tanka to create a vibrant tapestry of emotion and imagery. This collection is a tribute to the beauty of life’s fleeting moments and a testament to Mrs. Bacha’s mastery of poetic expression.

My colleague at The Bar, Mridula , Govind Nagi, Mr. Mauritius 2024 and others read poems from LEAVES. Applause filled my ears.

Last I picked up the mic to address the audience.

It was a rather long speech interlaced by recital of tanka poems by me.

I have chosen a few excerpts from my speech that may interest you, my dear friends-

‘I started the project of writing a second collection of short poems after the resounding success of my debut anthology of haiku, ‘PINK MOON’. However, the journey was filled with moments of doubts, tiredness, sleepless nights and health problems.’

‘LEAVES is a collection of haiku, senryu and tanka poems that I wrote during the past two years. It is more than just an anthology of short poems of Japanese style in English to me. It’s an expression of thanks to Mother Nature. Leaves come and go similar to the cycle of life and death.’

‘It’s a reflection of the human spirit, our capacity for resilience and, the power of hope in the darkest times.’

‘My readers, both longtime fans and those just discovering my work, this book is for you. Your views, likes, messages and support on the social media, WordPress, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have fueled my passion to write. I hope LEAVES resonates with you and perhaps offers you a new perspective of life challenges just as I have left a piece of myself in every word.

I am signing off with these words ‘This is my last book’.

Anita Bacha

Master of Ceremony, Mr. Yogen Bacha ,F.C.A

Book signing for Barrister Mridula Cheereemoony

Sponsored by Hibiscus Boutique Hotel Mauritius.

Happy viewing and reading, my friends.

The Tears of A Mother – Story by Anita Bacha

On 26 Novembre 2012 , I was attending the Conference on Child Welfare and Protection organized by The Hague in Dakar,Senegal.

A writer at heart, I was inspired to pen down this story

The Tears of A Mother

A very long time ago, before God invented the dictionary of words, he sat down and started to create the first human beings. In no time, he produced the writer, the doctor, the moderator, the builder, the vegetable seller, the beautician and many, many others. Last he set out to make the mother.

An angel, who was watching God at work, asked:

“Why do you keep the mother last on the list? She should be the first.”

God answered “It’s not going to be an easy task. For the mother, I have to make more than one pair of hands.”

“Why?” asked the curious angel.

“She needs many pairs of hands as she will have to roll the parathas, check the temperature of the kid who is down with fever, put the dirty linen in the washing machine, answer that phone call and check her email to know how her eldest son is doing abroad and all at the same time!”

“Oh!”

“That’s not all! She will need a few pairs of legs too, to rush to school to drop one kid, to take the other one to the dentist, to run to the market, to collect that parcel from the post-office and all at the same time!”

“She must also have an extra pair of eyes in her back to watch the kids when they are in their room and see that the roast is not burnt whilst she is peeling the potatoes. Her lap must be larger than the average to cradle more than one at a time” continued God “her voice must be hard enough to scold and sweet enough to console.”

“That’s all?” the angel wanted to know.

“She must not only be an example of virtue but she must also be endowed with a few defects – spoiling, smothering, overfeeding her child and doing his home work when he is falling asleep to name a few.”

“She is hard to the touch!” said the angel.

“But as soft as butter inside!” answered God.

“Oh! Oh! God! There is a defect in your manufacture” remarked the angel “look here, there is a leak – water is running down the cheeks.”

“The tears! Of course! This is how the mother expresses her joy, her grief, her relief, her disappointment, her happiness, her sorrow and all her innermost feelings. But mind you, I did not make the tears. No! Niet! Non! Nahin! She made the tears herself.”

Anita Bacha

Happy Reading, My Friends!