Calamari

Calamari, The place where the world arrived today.
The rich and the not so rich
The famous, infamous and the cannot be famous
The white, greys, browns and every other shade
The one's with sunglasses and those without
The bikini clad and the chuda draped
It was after all the Sunday band
and the weather was spectacular
Inviting the world to Calamari today.

A newly-wed and the newly broken
The singles wanting to mingle
and the friends just being friends
The book-readers and the sea-watchers
The hoggers, quite a few of them I tell you
and the squatters too!
They all did come to Calamari's famous Sunday bonanza.

Regi welcomed them all
as he had done for 8 years now
with his gracious smile and Goan charm.

He never let a slip happen,
and his band of boys were well trained
to catch an eye when required 
or to leave you alone in intimate moments
They were his boys who charmed the crowd
wanting to stay on longer 
and keep coming for more

The band was a hit today,
with songs from countries close and near
of love, joy and happiness
they played and sang with gay abandon
for there was not a worry in the world
as long as one was on a Goan holiday
and Calamari was at your service this Sunday!

Here's a toast to you Regi
and your remarkable band of boys
For Calamari was definitely
our destination of choice
on our special Goan holiday!

~ 24th October 2010