{"id":32858,"date":"2023-07-30T09:20:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T09:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/thanks-to-clifford-ng-kwet-chan-the-poet-who-is-no-longer"},"modified":"2023-07-30T09:56:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T09:56:11","slug":"thanks-to-clifford-ng-kwet-chan-the-poet-who-is-no-longer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/thanks-to-clifford-ng-kwet-chan-the-poet-who-is-no-longer","title":{"rendered":"Thanks to Clifford Ng Kwet Chan the poet who is no longer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>First I would like to offer my sympathy to Nicolas, Chloe\u0301 and to all those grieving the loss of a brother, a brother-in-law, an uncle, a friend, a colleague, the poet, the long time contributor to Mauritius Times, the engaged citizen who cared enough to share in black and white relentlessly ideas and hopes.<\/p>\n

In the late 1950s, more than sixty decades ago a young Father Henri Souchon launched the movement of \u2018L\u2019Entite\u0301 mauricienne\u2019 calling to unite the diverse ethnic communities of the island.<\/p>\n

Clifford Ng Kwet Chan, then a young professional, was invited to voice the concerns and hopes of the Chinese community on the podium where representatives of all communities were given the opportunity to share ideas.<\/p>\n

This is how I came to know Clifford as one of those driven by the altruistic ambition of making the world a better place. I left Mauritius in the early sixties and missed the opportunity to follow more closely Clifford\u2019s subsequent interventions and engagement on social issues.<\/p>\n

Clifford became known not only as \u201cl\u2019homme engage\u0301\u201d but also as a poet. Only some French terms can express my perception of Clifford the poet: c\u2019est \u201cl\u2019homme au c\u0153ur pur\u201d ; his vision of any given event takes him to its \u201cessence\u201d which he would then succinctly put into words.<\/p>\n

For example, when Nicolas came into the life of Clifford and The\u0301re\u0300se his spouse, he wrote about the \u201cpoint\u201d which made possible the formation of the triangle.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Clifford I came to understand that poetry is not a play with words but rather a distillation of the meaning of life. It takes a certain asceticism and purity of the mind and heart to touch this core.<\/p>\n

On Saturday July 1st, barely a month before he left us, I had the privilege of paying Clifford a visit, he was seated and received me with his usual kindness.<\/p>\n

As I had voiced some concerns in our conversation, his last words in Hakka were conciliatory, in translation: \u2018don\u2019t worry, I will see to it. \u2019 He was still the visionary looking \u201cbeyond\u201d with a steady gaze.<\/p>\n

Clifford, you are now reunited with The\u0301re\u0300se, the other point of the triangle, you will surely watch over the point left behind. Rest In Peace \u201cen contemplant l\u2019Absolu, l\u2019Essence de toute vie dont tu as essaye\u0301 d\u2019en saisir et de nous partager quelques bribes durant ta longue vie de poe\u0300te\u201d.<\/p>\n

Merci de nous avoir entrai\u0302ne\u0301s dans ton sillage, aujourd\u2019hui le c\u0153ur endolori il nous reste a\u0300 regarder plus haut et te voir dans l\u2019e\u0301toile de la nuit en faisant notre deuil.\u201d<\/p>\n

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