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| Gene's Riverside Restaurant |
The black behemoth
sifts through the waters
Regardless of MLTR
playing someday.
Guitar riffs
rip through the night
as a teen listens
lost in her headphones.
Ferries from Chorao
advance towards Ribandar
as Westlife winks
in the Irish noon.
Movement near the bank
'Can one see anything in the dark?'
Old Goa road
closed for repair,
Santa Casa de Misericordia
eyes couples in the dark.
20 minutes to Gene's
Ponte de Linhares,
-across the estuary,
Just follow the river.
(Gene's restaurant
Ribandar, Goa, night
14 October 2023)
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Black behemoth: barge
Someday: Song by band Michael Learns to Rock released in 1995.
Santa Casa de Misericordia: The chapel of the Holy House of Charity, begun by the Portuguese in the 15th century. The chapel towers over Gene's restaurant.
Ponte de Linhares: causeway built by the Portuguese viceroy in 1634.
Updated 16/10/23
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