A Song 49

At Marine Drive
in Arabian Sea,
Kabir and Tuka,
wiping pigeon shit from
bald heads,
breakfasted on Parle G
with paleolithic stray Goti,
gone astray.
Walked to Srinivasa Ramanujan
at TIFR,
inquiring Goti's DNA.
'Goti is familiar with shunya,'
said Kabira;
'Shunya knows Goti,'
added Tuka.
Ramanujan smiled, first smile ever;
indeed laughed.
Offered them sambhar, avial, pappadoms;
Said: 'Am into Finities and Infinities,
as my wife prefers her stray
to me.'