An ascetic herself, Vatsala pays her tribute to a yogi and a Brahmachari (celibate) in this verse.

I met a yogi, a Brahmachari,
Little did he speak to me,
But I felt in many lives,
he’d been guiding me.

The Yoga aasans –
he knew them all,
To seekers he taught them all,
He said,
“Yoga blesses good health to all”.

The Vedas, The Upanishads –
he’d studied them all,
In his eyes sparkled knowledge
like bright gold,
His sermons spread unveiled truth ,
wisdom for all.

In his charisma glowed faith in God,
From his smile wise to all zeal flowed.

©Vatsala Radhakeesoon

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Vatsala Radhakeesoon

Born in Mauritus, in1977, Vatsala Radhakeesoon has had a keen interest in poetry writing since a very young age. Her poems have been featured in local and international newspapers, magazines, journals and anthologies. Her first poetry book ‘When Solitude Speaks’ was published in 2013 on the approval of the Ministry of Arts and Culture (Mauritius). She is currently self-employed and continues to write poems in English, French, Kreol and Hindi.