Marina Beach

Beaches are always so close to my heart

Since i live in a place with lot of beaches

I was excited about seeing a beach

That i saw on TV,ravaged by tsunami

Marina beach,chennai's own beach

Me and my friend hired an auto

As we didn't know the route

On the way,i felt the chennai heat

As if blowers are blowing hot air

from the sides

It turned to be just a short journey

But,we just couldn't prevent ourself

over paying ever greedy service provider

At first i looked forward

I asked myself, where is the sea?

I was surprised to see the long sand beach

so long and wide

I said to myself,oh my god

Its simply the biggest beach i ever visited

We walked towards the sea

It seemed that the distance isn't getting shorter

I thought,the long beach could

easily accommodate handful of football pitches

We saw the vendors on the beach

Serving colorful fish delicacies

and other snacks in various stalls

At a distance we saw the crowd

enjoying the waves in their little groups

Some were riding horses for fun

Some were walking along the beach

Some were sitting and watching the waves

Daring ones swam in those waves

Some who wanted to feel the waves

walked towards the waves

When the waves splashed with force

some were screaming and running backwards

Some fell down,and on lookers laughed

Some groups stood together

As if they wanted to conquer the waves

We went to have our feet wet

But i didnt feel the wave to be the that strong

Like the ones i normally see in my native beach

May be i was expecting alot about the waves

But surely felt the warm afternoon breeze of the sea

Some attention seeking guys

Showed their stunts in waves

To impress the beautiful ladies out there

Some girls were so busy in enticing

the guys who stared at them

We saw so many romantic couples

At one glance,we felt

Most of them were students

Who bunked classes from colleges

To have some romance on the beach

Families enjoyed their time in beach

letting kids to play on the sand

Some built castles and houses

Some were just running around

There were groups of students

In company of their teachers

Seeing the beach as part of tour

In short there were hundreds

who were excited about the waves and beach

I think,its a place that draws diverse hearts

With one passion

We tested out the fruit salad from a stall

Its a respite from the burning heat

Big open area and bright sun above

There are no place to hide

As we sat down , we saw some crabs walking around

Vendors came up with ground nuts and other stuffs

We saw some kids throwing bottles into sea

And then trying to snatch it back from the waves

A group was so immersed in that game

But one kid stood out from all

As he went towards the waves with a plastic board

May be a junk one.

He swam bit through the waves carrying it

Then he laid over the board and he floated

As the waves started coming towards beach

It seemed he was more of like laid surfing

For a kid to do such an act,was amazing

No one else dared to go that far like he did

Surely he got some appreciation from stunned eyes

As we had to return to railway station

We said good bye to the waves

And walked towards the bus stop

On our way we saw some burrows on beach

we went and watched it closely

Stunned by the scene

Yes,there were some tin cans containing water

from the depth of beach

We saw some kids filling thrown away bottles

with the water from those burrows

There were so many such filled bottled

Arranged  beside those burrows

I never saw such burrows in any beach before

Surprisingly,

many vendors stalls nearby had such water bottles,

we were less shocked though

We walked past the body sized posters of filmstars

may be for taking photos for the visitors by standing aside

We walked past the beautiful sculptured park

Saw many people resting there

Though buses came

I don't know why,i insisted on walking

Though we were tired,

May be i thought the distance was less

Or may be i liked the tiled walkway

With sculptured barriers on the side

While we walked ,we kept looking at the beach

Saw many upcoming lawns aside

Sprinkled with water

There were series of parks at some distance

Lost count of colleges and railwaystations

We kept walking in search of a Gandhi statue

Simply the beach was so long

I was envious,cos its so beautiful

May be i was too excited about walking

and watching the beach

But it took a toll on my friend

Who had a long journey undue at night

I wished to see the sun set though

But i had a train to catch

So kept on walking

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