soft hands
dipped in bright henna
fumed a humble prayer
wide eyes
filled with thick kohl
soaked the holy light
her tender face
beneath satin veil
shied an expression
a long thobe
woven in smooth thread
defined his body
strong hearts
absorbed the aura
of a sacred night
snow white kurtas
embraced their souls
amid moon lit sea
shahi kheer and cold faluda
flavored a sweetness
along the Mumbai shores
between their glowing smiles
underneath falling stars
a long hug exchanged a wish
Eid Mubarak
Author notes
images from google
http://www.indnav.com/images/dyn/featureImages/21075_2_1.jpg
http://www.tourismsouthindia.com/mumbai-travel/gifs/haji-ali.jpg
Haji Ali is a mosque which is the tomb of the Muslim saint Haji Ali. It is said that Haji Ali was a wealthy Muslim merchant who renounced all his worldly belongings before embarking on a pilgrimage to Mecca. He died in Mecca and the casket miraculously drifted and came to the spot where the mosque and tomb were built by his devotes in the early 19th century.
The mosque has a narrow concrete pathway about a kilometer built over water to reach the shrine and can only be reached at low tide. The top of the tomb is covered with a zari cloth and flowers and other offerings by devotees lie scattered around the tomb. The devotees pray and touch their heads and lips to the cloth. Ladies, as is the case in all mosques, have a separate room for prayers. All visitors need to remove their shoes before entering the shrine.
During high tide the walkway to the mosque is submerged in the sea making the impression that the mosque and the tomb are floating in water. The courtyard of the mosque is surrounded by loads of refreshment stalls (shahi kheer and cold faluda
are one of them). This dargah is an integral part of Mumbai's heritage and Indian culture. The rocks exposed at low tide behind the mosque are a favourite spot if you are interested in catch sea breezes. The best time to visit is on Friday or on Thursday evenings.
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this is quite different..the author notes tend me to visit the place. shahi kheer and cold faluda.....such words needs foot notes as person like me has to follow it. after all the fine words with greenish atmosphere has a special effect,,,,,,,
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Whew!!! How on earth did I miss this?? What was absolutely beautiful. I love poems that read like a whisper, and this definitely did.
Write on!
~*~SP~*~
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yeh whispers are good...sometimes they say a lot with few words
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when did you go here?
remove the phrase 'arabian shore' it takes away the mumbai essence of this place
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Eid Mubarak
haha sure deary...there is nothing better than to relate this with Mumbai 
afterall precious things are born here 
hey you gota check out my pics in veil, bindi, mehendi, bangles...haha just like a married woman....
I gota pure white satin salwar kameez with a light rose pink flowers on duppatta 
will mail you all the excitement about this place. Its sooo damn gorgeous with vast ocean around 
Next time I will take you there
kits
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Great write! I really like it. It is a wonderful piece. Keep up the wonderful work!
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