The Ganges Flows Into Mumbai

The Ganges Flows Into Mumbai, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

cleansing
the waters
adding hope
within the
twinkling
of an eye
dharma
karma
banganga
a virtual
paradise
the north
indian
diaspora
paying
tribute
to dead
ancestors
collective
calm
implies
raste par
khade
garam
garam
chai
religious
tonsure
naye naye
nai.is avsar
par
hoti hai
sab ki kamai

prayers
giving alms
to beggars
buying beads
sweets pickle
a hurried thought
jaldi kam par
pahunchna hai
bhai..the
peaceful bhaiyyas
of mumbai
all bald proud
mumbai is richer
in emotions
than dubai
why why
did the powers
to be wanted
mumbai to become
another shanghai
we are happy with
our patils chavans
who wants chou en lai
if only law order
rapes murders
instead of
bar dancers
were kerbed
better governance
a human healing touch
than out city
would never cry

happy kolis
bombil pomfret
doma and surmai

head held high
hindu muslim
dalit parsi jain
sikh isai