Along the Marine Drives

ALONG THE MARINE DRIVES

Nothing serves a Mumbaikar better than Marine Drives.... Hangouts, picnics, long drives, romance and more fun. Who wouldn't love a cool breeze with no fears and worries!

I am pakki Mumbaikar, and here goes my ode to Mumbai's paradise- Marine Drives!

ALONG THE MARINE DRIVES

There, the sea’s never calm,

The wind, it never blows, it flies,

And seem to play ‘Ringa-roses’,

That’s the Mumbaikars’ love,

We like to call it ‘Marine Lines’.

Every lover’s paradise,

Every proposer’s stage,

Every teenager’s getaway,

The marvels, the wonders, the tricks,

It has it all,

Where I and flee my friends away,

For a nice birthday bash!

The waters bounce to welcome us,

And we greet them with our cameras,

Picturing the vivid natural beauty,

The rocks, on which we climb and descent,

Dazzle like the silent tenants forever.

Oh! The sandy-salty waters,

How eager they are to touch our feet,

Pushing everyone over each other,

And wetting us almost fully,

Man, we’re fighting to get ourselves,

Into the photos that the cameras took.

And when the water-masti is over,

Our legs walk a bit more farther,

Nearer the Girgaum Chawpati.

And our hunger wakes up by now,

Making its way to various chaat counters.

Pani-puri, Bhelpuri or the chana-chaat,

It's not worth to miss them at all.

Hey! The Golawala gives us an inviting call,

Yummy Kulfi and delicious cotton candy,

Did I forget the kalakhatta or the keri?

This roadside food we are so fond of,

Never miss to please our eager tummies.

The day slides down and night comes,

We bid a huge goodbye

To the massive buildings and busy roads,

Also our lovely shore,

Which is now called the Queen’s Necklace.

Needless to say, we’ll come back,

To this Mumbaikar’s love,

We call it Marine Drives.!!!!