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   Chennai’s landscape is changing 
faster beyond the raising of the brows; 
A fusion of time zones where the past 
has disappeared into the shadows. 
A jaded glimmer of luscious green 
lurks like a tree in the maze of mist; 
Roads cry for a fresh coat of life 
as wheels rip through clouds of dust. 
New alleys of chameleon hope on view 
Farmlands giving way to pigeonholes; 
where the old seek salubrious wind, 
the young tensing for defined roles. 
The Past only a dust-blown wallpaper, 
uncovers new vistas in the day’s layer.     |