Friday, July 26, 2013

This is Mumbai

Runs day in and out

A maze of towers and shanties stand tall

Tracks and trails weaving in and out

Dusty highways and forlorn by-lanes

This is Mumbai.


A rush everywhere, but nowhere to go

Seeing people everyday, never meeting any

Begging for some time but none to give

A flurry of hurried footsteps everywhere

This is Mumbai



Rains that fail to cease

Enchanted by rivers and creeks

Waits for none but pleases some

Makes it murkier, but hey

This is Mumbai


Fall in love with it

Embrace it for what it is

Fast. 

Enchanting.

Crazed.

This is Mumbai.

6 comments:

  1. I loved the craziness of the pace of life in mumbai during my stay.
    living in Mumbai made me realize why people fall in love with this city...
    City of thousand dreams. aspirations. break neck speed.

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    1. It is!!!
      And yes, living here is what makes you fall for it.

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  2. Tall buildings
    People unfazed
    Nights illumine
    the streets in their gaze
    Miss it not,
    Here life is...
    This is Mumbai.

    Did I ever tell you that I LOVE Mumbai? Your poem stands true in all its earnestness. :)

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    1. Vaishali, you are amazing! and that's how you actually write a poem, not the mess that I wrote. But I'm glad you like it. And yes you did profess your unconditional love for Mumbai :D

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  3. Already fell in love with it and yes only because this is Mumbai..!! Very much true divya.. :) Nicely portrayed...:) :)

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    1. Shrad :):* Thank you so much, I know how much you hate reading, but you read my blog, means a lot :D

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