Chennai India

Brown sugar sapotas Blending with custard alfonso mangos And bold sweet lime juice Georgette saris Pairing with uncut diamond necklaces Mixed with peals and rubies Gently sloping palm trees Swaying in balmy sultry air And hazy golden sunsets Frenetic yellow autos Competing with dusty zipping mopeds Mixed with ambulating pedestrians Aromas of cumin Blending with the sewage Other times with incense Glows of brass oil lamps Singing in hums of prayer Added with turmeric's incantations Brightly-patterned salwars Accentuating gemstone bindis Comfy fitted leggings Savory masala dosas Coupling coconut chutney Meter-high filter coffee