Fate Unseen
A Poem by Vatsala Radhakeesoon from Mauritius
Success yells
Dip, dip, dip your soul- Faust!
You pluck the fruits all bright
of quick ladder’ s shady- smooth climb
You’ re ego- struck
Honesty- deconstruct
You watch the dancing light ,
golden metallic
Up , up the uncompromising go
You disregard the charcoal black
the pit invisible
down, not meant for you,
You pride – frown
hold on your foxy smile
The wind- howl
scatters the petals
goggles the earthquake
of prejudice tangled
somewhere you thought unreachable
You fall , fall
Your voice, fear- croaky,
muffled
Too late!
You shout , ” Beware! ”
Bio of the Poet: Vatsala Radhakeesoon was born in Curepipe, Mauritius on 17 October 1977. She started writing poems in English at the age of 14 in 1992 and kept on expanding her poetic skills in other languages such as French, Mauritian Kreol and Hindi. Her poetry is occasionally published in local newspapers, international journals and some anthologies. She is also the author of numerous poetry books and an experimental abstract artist. She considers Poetry to be her first love and Visual Art, her healer in all the circumstances of life. After writing her 13th poetry book, Thirty Seashells (Impspired, UK), marking her 30th year of poetry writing, she immersed into experimental short stories writing with her book Magic Cube of Time (Impspired, UK). Her 15th book, Beyond the Petals (Poetry),(Impspired, UK) has been published in 2024. She has also currently published 2 children’s books and is working on her first novel. Vatsala Radhakeesoon is one of the representatives of Immagine and Poesia, an Italy based literary movement uniting artists and poets’ works. She has been selected as one of the poets for Guido Gozzano Poetry contest, Italy from 2016 to 2024.Vatsala Radhakeesoon is the organizer/co-ordinator of Online International Dylan Thomas Day, Mauritius. She is also a member of the Arts Inspire Association that promotes Visual Art in Mauritius. She currently lives at Rose-Hill, Mauritius and is a literary translator.
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