Some Clarification
In brief:
Difference between Mumbai and Bombay
• There is no difference between Mumbai and Bombay as these are names of the same city that is the capital of the state of Maharashtra
• Bombay is the name given to the city by British that is a corruption of the word Portuguese Bom Bahia, meaning Good Bay.
• Mumbai, the present name of the city is because of Mumba Devi, an ancient Kali Goddess who has a temple in her name in Bhileshwar in the city.
4/25/2021
Categories:
bombay, history,
Form: Free verse
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There once was a man from Bombay.
Insistent, on having his way!
Poor devil, drove drunk.
Mashed his car into a trunk.
Wife bailed him out, no delay.
4/24/2021
Categories:
bombay, humor,
Form: Limerick
Skunks have religious sanctum in Bombay
Protected from hunting both night and day
Skunk whisper was good
But misunderstood
When in skunk language they said, "Let us spray!"
Categories:
bombay, animal, confusion, fantasy, humor,
Form: Limerick
Before you were real, you were a dream.
Before you were a dream, you were an actress, born in Bombay.
Her’s is Ayesha; yours is Ali, and she told me you were coming, years before you came, and she placed you inside of my heart.
You’ve since become a keloid on my soul.
Categories:
bombay, absence, angel, beautiful, black
Form: Prose
Bombay
The gateway to India
Sadly now Mumbai
Where is my Bombay
duck
Who now passes
through these golden
gates
Categories:
bombay, food,
Form: Free verse
Shyam*, finds cat food at special rate near the door.
Goes to check out to manager of the grocery store
Doubting manager asks him to bring cat if he has one
Shyam returns with his small cat to buy food anon.
Next day Shyam comes with a bag in his hand
And asks the manager to put his hand in the bag down to the end
Manager puts his hand and shouts “Pooh, Doodie pure”
Shyam says, “yes, sir, I want the toilet paper sure”
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March 23, 2014
Dr. Ram Mehta
Form: Rhyme
Sixth Place Win
Contest: Collaboration by Jared Pickett
Collaboration of Ram Mehta and Shyam Mehta
The poem is partly a fictional write. First Stanza is a real event but the second stanza
is fictional. But I wanted to test my grandson's rhyming talent. So wrote
the first stanza and asked him to write second stanza with fun and humor,
of course with my suggestion that suppose he goes to buy toilet paper
and the owner needs a proof. * Shyam is an Indian name. He
is a 9th Grade student in Charlotte, NC.
Categories:
bombay, fun, humor, , 9th
Form: Rhyme
The Bombay Grocery (Indian)- North Carolina
Shyam*, finds cat food at special rate near the door.
Goes to check out to manager of the grocery store
Doubting manager asks to bring cat if he has one
Shyam returns with his small cat to buy food anon.
Next day Shyam comes with a bag in his hand
And ask the manager to put his hand to the end
Manager puts his hand and shouts “Poo,Doodie pure”
Shyam says, “ yes, sir, I want the toilet paper sure”
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Fourth Place winner IN
Contest: Grocery Grammer by Linda-Marie, the sweetheart
* Shyam is an Indian name. Shyam also means Black-cloud colour. It is one of the name of
Lord Krishna. It happens to be the name of one of my grandson living in Charlotte (NC)
Categories:
bombay, cat, food,
Form: Rhyme