– Clicked (and later iPad edited) by me @ Marine Drive -
With her translucent veins
invariably spilling commuting sighs
With her Arabian waves
magically forming a quixotic mist
With her thumping heart
thrusting life into her slender body
With her sultry skin
attracting a rush of excited nerves
With her monsoon scent
injecting doses of moist earth
She stands there
- poised -
Eyes inviting
Arms outstretched
Smile bewitching
And all one can do is
Succumb
to her incomparable charm
Drown
in her sweltering heat
Melt
before her yielding embrace
While only hoping to chant
the syllables of her tuneful name
…Bom-bay…
**Mumbai, Bombay, call her what you may, she will always remain what she has always been – a mystic lover, a heart stealer, a soul quencher! For a person (like me) born and raised in her arms, there exists no better place on this fabulous planet (other than NYC perhaps
)! This poem is my heart’s snapshot at how I felt about her when I lived there, how I felt about her on my most recent trip there, how feel about her now, and how I will always feel about her! They say good things are better shared… So here I am, sharing a little bit of my Bombay with all of you… **
Superb ode to the Aamuchi Mumbai in Monsoon (Her best Season!)
Thank you thank you, fellow Mumbaikar
Love this view of Mumbai…it adds the magic to the name.
Beautiful tribute to a city I have “seen” only through books. Thank you, Kavita. Mumbai does indeed look (and sound) magical!
DS, all I will say is “a visit is overdue”
Monsoon (now) is THE best time for taking in the best of Mumbai..
Your comment makes me beam wide, dearie.. thankooo!
I have never been there but, oh how you so silkenly geture me with your poetry!! thank you
Thanks, Jayne… Glad you enjoyed this silken Bombay drape… But you’ve GOTTA see it to (be)li(e)ve it!
Perhaps someday I will – Monsoon weather sounds very humid or is it just that there’s so much energy in the air?
oooohhh! The image is as usually breath-taking! I knew it was you who clicked it- even if you didn’t mention – lolsss
Some words you have spun in this one! Always awesome to stop by… hugs xoxo
I can count on you for appreciating it, babe!!!!! Thankoooo…. N need I say, LOVE YAAAA!!!!
Well… you write just sooooo well
to you too xoxoxo
Thankoooo, Livvy dear 😘
Lovely tribute!
Thanks, Elyas…. Just a little from me for this awesome city, I guess….
Awww, feast for the soul! Thank you for sharing this fleur, I’m sure it’s a great feeling to be able to “Succumb to her incomparable charm”, I know I would like to do that one day! The photo is breathtaking! Bravo! A post worth every minute and sigh!
And the day you do succumb to her charm, I would be waiting to hear all about it from you, romance princess…. With your words, I am certain you will make even BOMBAY blush….
Glad I could evoke such lovely thoughts from you with this poem, sweetie…. Many hugs!!!!!
[...] The heart-collector [...]
I am from Mumbai too. Been a long time since I left like this about her though. This makes me want to reconsider
Hhaha…mine was a very recent visit..besides, I have omitted the heat and humidity bits in the poem… But even so, I love Bombay for the fact that I was born there, and for the buzz and life it holds…
Try visiting, and lemme know how you feel..
Kavita, I came to see if I could find your posting that you entered (and won) for Nain Rouge. Excellent, as always! I love this…what a beautiful introduction to the ‘heart collector’ that is Bombay…a very cool title too. Well, I didn’t post mine yet. I was waiting to see if it would be chosen and now may wait until it is published by Nain Rouge. Congratulations again my friend…and, yay for us! xoxo
Oh wowww…how sweet of you to stop by and look for my poem, Gayle…thank you so much!! And congratulations to you too for your Editor’s “heart-winning” poem!!! That’s really commendable! Oh, i simply HAD TO use the heart reference here, considering the title of my poem…hehhe…
Now since you’ve not posted your poem on your blog, I can’t wait for the first issue of Nain Rougeb to be out, so that I can read your poem there!
Yess…yaaayyy to us indeed!! Love & Many hugs too!!!!
Congratulations, Kavita…I love your poem. Congratulations on being one of the final six selected by Nain Rouge in the dVerse contest, I was stunned myself to be chosen and thanks to Gayle at Bodhirose who won the ‘Editors Choice’ I’ve been peeking into the blogs of others to see who else has their poem showing on their blogs ~ I was delighted to find yours ~ it’s beautiful and makes me want to visit Bombay ~ Polly
Oh, it’s so very nice of you to stop by and read my poem, Polly…I really appreciate it…
But then, we are poets after all, and I am sure there’s plenty of inspiration lying in wait for us in those icky little details too… 
Hearty congratulations to you too on being chosen among the final six for Nain Rouge!!! I was totally taken by surprise when I saw the email by Mark, telling me about this…pleasantly surprised ofcourse!
I am very happy to see that you liked my poem… And yes, you simply MUST visit Bombay some time…monsoons are the best time to visit, although the streets can get a bit icky and mucky..
You have a lovely weekend! And I look forward to reading your poem too..
Hugs..