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| Embankment being built at Canaguinim beach. |
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| Approach to Canaguinim beach. |
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| Ruins nearby. |
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| Boats moored by the sea. |
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| A dip in the Summer sea. |
- Brian Mendonca
59 kms from here
Can we do it?
is the question.
Cana brings
the family together.
A can of Kingfisher
Xacuti with pulao
Goans canverse
on a day by the sea.
Kayaks swerve
in the stream nearby
Copacabana days
Football on the red mud.
Ruins to relieve oneself
in a candid mood
It's Canaguinim calling
South of Betul.
(1 May 2025
Canaguinim beach
South Goa)
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All pix taken by Brian Mendonca at Little beach, Naqueri, Canaguinim, Goa on 1 May 2025.
Glossary
-Cana: Place where Jesus turns the water into wine.
-Kingfisher: Brand of beer.
-Xacuti: Portuguese chicken curry with roasted coconut.
-canverse: the effort to make a conversation. The poet was introduced to a budding writer for 'tips.'
-Copacabana: beach shack near Bogmalo beach, Goa mentioned in the poem 'May Queen' (2004) by Brian Mendonca.
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