Thursday, November 10, 2022

Pictures

 This city is a proverbial

melting pot, your

roots do not matter much here 

nor do the modes of payment 

mostly digital 


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I negotiate for a complimentary 

Roasted papad

The maître d' agrees it’s a fair deal

The world moves on 


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A girl maneuvers her way

through stares and

glances

some benign 

others not so 


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It’s cozy here in this 

plush hotel room 

a curtain you’ve pulled over 

your eyes 


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Two worlds blossom 

on every street 

nook and cranny


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Anant Dhavale

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