Here, nubile girls dine with boring bush shirts
And even the chairs are nymphets
A glass cage enfolds them, shutting out the bay

Its very USP

An elderly couple, wait for their order; As do I
He wears a blue tee, and a worried expression
She, insouciance and an active iPhone

Behind us, a sign guarantees fire compliance
As though its proximity to the Arabian Sea
Is not assurance enough

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Lina Krishnan is an artist and poet in Auroville.