Preface to the collection of poems by Idris, poet from the Comoros
In this collection composed of 52 poems, organized in 3 parts, in rhymes sometimes followed, sometimes in monorimes, sometimes crossed, sometimes free, Idris travels in a world where the poet has the power to manipulate the Word and to give life to verses. eternal and soaked in purity. Griot of modern times, the author through the stanzas of this collection, shows that the poet is a prophet of words whose mission is to silence silence in order to give life and soul to the word. Demiurge, the author creates a universe of his own thanks to words he has shaped in his own way. Creative, he gives power to "innocent souls" who have awakened thanks to his poetic eloquence. Multidimensional, Idris takes us to an Eden where speech is sacred. In its poetic genesis, the Word takes shape and became flesh in the imaginative spirit of the Comorian poet. Anchored in his lyrical art, the author identifies with Linos, a demigod who invented music and poetry in verse. Throughout this poetic journey, the author admits like Plato that this collection of poems: “Is not art, but a divine force which inspires verse. The divine spirit was instilled in Idris who took the time necessary to mold the silence into a poetic melody. His verses deliver another representation of the authentic world to the poet and testify to his universality and his creativity.
In the first part, the poet shines his verbal rosary while giving meaning to the words. Putting aside the clichés and the prejudices, the Comorian poet casts a rather particular glance on the current world. Sailing on a "Kwasa Kwasa" at the edge of his archipelago called "The Comoros" which is "Lost in silence" and vibrant "without words", Idris tries to defy the storm and the blast of the wind to escape this sad life and breathe the pure air of this idyllic landscape. The lines in this collection of poems resemble a painting of the real world unraveling the mysteries of our existence. The poet pierced this universe invisible to men to make it a viaticum for the soul. His poetic imagination is a magic which, thanks to the language and the softness of the words, transforms the real world. Attentive to the reality of our time, the poet was inspired by the “Cry of a migrant” to extinguish “tears of suffering” and make “The flowers that are withered” bloom. Contemplating the wonders of nature, the author sharpens his pen
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"Under the spell of an oppressive sun" to sympathize with those who dream of Eldorado and who find themselves stuck in a deceptive world full of ambiguities. Shocked by the suffering of those around him, he confides in his Lord to "save these innocent people perishing at sea". Even in the following verses: "Letter written at sea", "My black continent", "I come from there", "Letter to the Republic", "Small country", "My Africa", "Cry of a citizen" , the writer with a severe pen shows his status as a committed poet. Through his poems, the author expresses himself, rises up and revolts against social injustices, the abuse of power by those who manage the affairs of his native archipelago and of his Africa, cradle of humanity. Like Jean Paul Sartre, he brings together the fight against the denial of human rights. In the first part of his collection, the author uses a large number of poetic styles to paint the world around him. Its leitmotif is to testify, denounce, convince, defend values, make others act, pay tribute and transmit a message of hope.
In the second part of this collection of poems, the author regains his hope thanks to the bewitching powers of love. Thanks to the mobilization of his artistic heart, Idris brings out his emotions and shamelessly displays his sensitivity. He reappropriates his feelings to make the most beautiful and sad moments of his life eternal. Poet with gigantic love, the writer draws his verses filled with sweetness from the depths of his poetic soul. Sensitive, the stanzas of the second part of this collection of poems challenge us on the reality of the poet, in particular his emotions and his daily experience. The poet renews the apparently privileged links that unite love and poetry since the era of romantic or surrealist poets. The author borrows "a feather and a leaf" "to describe a new world" where love inspires the poet. Like Orpheus, Idriss is based on the exalted expression of feelings in the poems: "Before, I existed and with you, I live",
"A pen and a sheet", "When will you be back?" "," Like a dream "," Meeting "," To a young lady "," The couple is the two of us ". Its lyrical expression is a light in a world where true love is a scarce commodity. For him, love in the broad sense of the term is a state of perfect union with those around him. Thanks to the lyricism of his pen, the author defies his doubts and fears by daring to associate poetic words with sentimental statements. He invents or reinvents new ways of declaring his love for the loved one. Like the
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