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Written 19 November 2023
No. 1259 New Poems Only Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Stand

                            A Land Where East Meets the West

                         In a world where race stands as walls
                          Where east is east and west is west,
                               It is pleasing to dream at all
                                Of an idyllic earthly place
                      Where east and west meet at their best
                            Where humans of diverse races
                       Have by fate been convened to rest.
                     And thrive abreast in peace and grace.

                       Such an astounding land of dream 
                               in the Indian Ocean
                      Is perched and each citizen beams,
                          Inviting with a smiling gleam
                            Visitors to the land of sun,
                         Light blue seas and ivory sand,
                    Of bright rainbows and shooting stars
                         And a rare picturesque island
                      With a pristine charming nature.

                      It is a land that bears the print
               Of short term Dutch settlers who preyed
                    On the island`s rare trees, by dint
                     Of sheer sadism, for good erased
                      The unique dodo from the land
                       And feasted on its resources
                     Before they quitted the island 
                      To tap other distant sources.

                 It`s a land with root infrastructure
                Laid down by French administrators
                With painful tales of of slave labour
                 From Africa and its neighbours,
                     With its basic legislation
              Drawn from the the Napoleonic code
                      And its cane plantation
               Set by indentured labour from India,
                  After scrapping of slavery abroad,
             With shop-keeping maintained on board
                   By settlers from mainland China,

               It `s a land later captured by England,
                   With institutions of democracy
                     Firmly set up in the island,
                         A righteous judiciary
                    Lawfully and firmly entrenched
                  After the country`s independence
                      And the rule of law as vision 
                    That reflects English traditions.

                 It`s a land where standard English
                     Is the main official language
              Though most dailies French do cherish,
                    Where citizens, talks do engage 
                         Widely in local dialects
                      While in some rural areas
                    To converse largely do elect
               Their mother tongues with full aura.

                 It`s a land where stand side by side
                   Temples and churches alongside
                Mosques and pagodas close at sight,
                    A rare mix of cultures all bright,
                      A blend of cuisine in one spot,
                   A taste of savours sweet and hot,
                A fusion of music from east and west
                      Poetic and cupid at very best.

                  Mauritius is termed this dreamland,
                          A star in the Indian Ocean,
                      Where poverty keeps receding,
                        The economy keeps thriving,
                           Quality of life improving,
                 Where peace and harmony are blest
                        And justice is at its fairest,
               A land where east meets west at best.
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