Five Micropoems by Vatsala Radhakeesoon

Routine of Nights

In centuries of darkness

drowns, drowns the silence;

Moon, the heart

and Stars, the eyes

sing, sing the duet of nuances

dazzled by the known and the unknown.

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Who’s that?

No colour,

No shape,

Invisible

but energetic omnipresence;

Poetry reflects –

Muse or God!

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Where I Come from

My island – a dot on a map

sways the greyish storms

and the struggles of History,

then, settles amidst the bluish sea-poise

of Victory,

Just breathe it!

Just dive in!

Just live it!

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Prayer for the Ex-lover

May you burry the clichés:

It wasn’t meant to be

Let it go

That’s Fate!

May you be reborn, enlightened

with a heart all-new

May you rise deeper within the wisdom of Patience

May true love unlock your soul!

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Don’t Ask

Don’t ask me why I’m unmarried,

Don’t ask me my religion,

Don’t frame me in your obscure knowledge

of Nationality.

If you can’t possess me,

Don’t harass me,

I’m the daughter of another land, for sure!

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© Vatsala Radhakeesoon

Rose-Hill, Mauritius 

vatsfrankness@gmail.com

Eminent poetess Vatsala Radhakeesoon has been writing poetry for thirty years and is the author of numerous poetry books. She is also an abstract artist and likes to experiment with various possibilities that bless Art Vatsala is a literary translator and currently lives at Rose-Hill, Mauritius.