"The Pentafleur" by Vikram Grewal
Today, 29th June, on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Seychelles, here is 'The Pentafleur' - an acrostic and concrete poem resembling the Seychelles Flag with its five glorious colours. 'The Penta-fleur' B ehold our flower of five fluttering! L isten to it rise across the shores, U nfurling in its full glory above E arth of you and me below. Y oung and old sniff its petals, E mbracing its stem - the toddler L ifting from the soil that made us. L ay on the grass holding hands O h, all my brothers and sisters! W atch the flag beneath our sky. R ise together towards the dream, E schewing the unjust and the other D ivisions dissolve into pollen. W e, the people, the persistent! H eads high in clouds of peace. I nequality melts off the petals– T he toddler smiles gazing E veryone reaching the banner. G ust of wind kisses faces of humanity. “ R ace against race,” it reminds E ach soul holding the pole...