An ode to Mumbai

Mumbai..hmm..just back frm a trip to tht gorgeous place..i dont knw wht it is abt the city..the people, the energy, the attitude or mayb all of this..a city i have grown to love and adore..at times wishin it were human..from the familiar smell tht assaults senses at Mahim to the absolute elegance of Marine Drive at night..the metallic coldness of the train bars..the chatpata pani puri at chowpatty..the cacophony of voices at Churchgate station..its a delight for all my senses..celebs in designer garb pose for the flashbulbs..fisherwomen in nawaris battle the sunlight..college yuppies hang out at Mocha..tycoons nurse a Jack Daniels..from the Malabar hill to Dharavi..the BMWs glide the city roads..the locals thunder past with equal spunk..a royal Victoria Terminus stands tall in its ancient glory..a Thapar house carves its dainty niche..heaps of books bake under the lazy sun at Fountain..paperbacks cushioned at Crossword shelves..nimbu paani refreshes haggard travellers..iced tea sips coolin diamond laced throats..Zaveri Bazaar diamond merchants munch hungrily at vada paos..Nariman Point execs chomp at Mcdonalds..salesmen haggle with cranky women at Fashion Street..Heels click the marble floor at Inorbit..a indefatigable spirit coupled with a undyin agility...a city full of myriad possibilities..each beautiful..each unique..heres to the city tht lives in me..