My City Hyderabad

Haiku …My City Hyderabad Same stories in books Same thoughts I read time again Missing myself Those old lanes Those dim lit windows above My city glows Rickshaw-puller leads My thought to its destination In city lanes High minarets rise Call of muazzin rings the city Some bells too Domes lit on Eid Windows lit on Diwali Welcomes Santa Claus Drank Irani chai Haleems and Briyani for lunch Dinner at Medina Hyder to Sikandar The twin city echoes the diversity Deccan at heart Far from here Lives my mother, my family awaits Net call Call that recalls My memories on every visit Sometimes in tears Qutubs shahs to Nizams Rich past and subtle digital future binds My city Hyderabad 24.01.2011