As an artist, I would like to inspire others to create or simply enjoy art. In this blog, I'm sharing thoughts and events on writing, photography, art in any form, whether it's music or dance, as well as my own photographs, poetry and artwork.
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Wednesday, January 04, 2023
Tuesday, January 03, 2023
Monday, January 02, 2023
Sunday, January 01, 2023
A Poem a Day
Wishing you a great beginning to 2023. May your wishes come true.
I’m back after a long pause to share with you a short poem each day this year. Most will be in haiku style, my way of honouring the memory of a very dear loved one who had a passion for haikus. I will also post a photo or video I've taken each day. Enjoy. Comments welcome.
a new year of love
passion, creation in motion
rapture melts the frost
Saturday, December 24, 2022
Saturday, December 18, 2021
Saturday, November 06, 2021
Dusk by the lake
Friday, August 20, 2021
Faith
“To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.” Alan Wilson Watts
Monday, July 26, 2021
Summer Sky
A fleeting moment when the pastel lights of dusk
beamed from the lake into the immense sky.
We watched, awed by the divine view,
happy to be under its spell.
Beauty is simply reality seen through the eyes of love.
Rabindranath Tagore
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Fading Fog
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Wild spring flowers
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Light shining through the pandemic
Light is shining its way through the pandemic.
We will soon enjoy some freedom with the help of vaccines but the cautionary measures will remain as we battle the third wave.
I'm thrilled that spring is here and brings with it many positive changes. There will be challenges but with love, kindness, and resilience, light will keep shining through.
Still working on my short stories. Looking forward to writing in café patios again. and to dance to live music in gardens, patios, streets...
Wishing you all a beautiful spring.
Light and love shine through
the blur, madness of rough times
sprout hope and solace
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Saturday, December 05, 2020
Creativity during the pandemic
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
The Coral Heart and Coeur de Corail at University of Mauritius
I am very honoured that Sachita R Samboo, Senior Lecturer at University of Mauritius, chose The Coral Heart and its French translation, Coeur de Corail for her 3rd year students to study as part of the BA (Hons) French with Translation Studies.
Thank you Sachita, and congratulations to you and all your students who graduated on November 17, 2020 in the BA (Hons) French with Translation Studies.
I hope my books as well as the other books they studied, inspired them, and I wish them the very best in their future careers.
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Fall at Guild Park and Gardens
Friday, October 16, 2020
Écrits sur Maurice 1708-2019
I'm so thrilled and honoured that an excerpt from my book is included in Écrits sur Maurice 1708-2019, an anthology of 105 authors who wrote about Mauritius. The book's aim is to highlight and preserve the rich cultural history of Mauritius and the literary legacy of the island.
Thank you to Barlen Pyamootoo for the conception of this book, and thanks also to his amazing team of editors who worked on this anthology and made it happen.
Unfortunately, I can't be in Mauritius for the launch on November 5th. I hope that friends in Mauritius will be there in great numbers. Looking forward to reading the other authors in the anthology.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Live Music
I love the magic of live music, the thrill of connecting with
the musicians' creative energy and emotive flow.
I miss dancing to the blissful rhythm,
and forgetting everything else.
I'm grateful for the few safe venues where musicians can play.
I was thrilled to be at my first backyard concert this summer
at The Canopy Music Theatre run by Josh Piché,
a talented singer and guitarist who welcomes
artists to perform there.
Even though we were all sitting far apart and could not dance,
it was such an amazing treat to be at a live performance
under the cool shade of the canopy of trees.
Sharing the enchantment of live music in this photo montage