À l’heure du tout à l’image et du buzz sans suite, «l’express» souhaite faire découvrir la plume de poètes, de chanteurs, d’écrivains et de tous ceux qui jettent leur âme sur le papier, et qui mettent en mots des réflexions profondes.

I have prayed in my life

to trees, flowers and plants

for the little to the littlest want

I have asked in my life

to the sun, the moon and the stars

for gifts, cakes, dolls and cars.

I listened to prayers in my life

every night, every hour,

every morn

since in a priest’s family

was I born.

I was taught in my life

to join hands, palms and fingers

in front of so many images

I have adored in my life

rivers, oceans, earth and fountains

for the world they maintain.

I woke up in my life

to specially pray on exam day

for obstacles not to come my way.

I endured in my life,

the pangs of thirst and hunger

as I fasted with full fervour

I was advised in my life

not to doubt the power of prayers,

the penances of yester years.

But I did not learn in my life

to pray for inner peace

to pray for the soul’s release

not to ask for wealthy powers

not to plead for favours

I do now accept in my life

that we are graciously served

not what we want,

only what we do deserve

I do believe now in my life

that God always wants to give,

but some, we are not worthy

to receive

I do now pray in my life

not to be wealthy

not to look pretty

not, to be thin, not fat

not to come first in the race of rats

but to be loved by HIM

not to ask for every little thing

Bio

A long-standing educator, now teaching at tertiary level, she has authored several books in all genres of literature, novels, stories, travelogues, poems and history.