Now in the vesa of a dui cakra rathi I watch them perform kirtan and I follow them back to the asrama where Guru-Gauranga Gandharvika-Giridhari are dressed in orange and brown.
Three offer the arati as one as they turned to the bhakta vrnda I could only hope they didn't know
Do the prabhus take opportunity to goof on you?
Are you really more honeycombed than they?
Do you worry that you've come back just a little late?
And you need a way to sneak upstairs
Take heart! We got exactly what you want
It will make your life sublime!
A kalarupa to hang around your neck so all can see you're in with time!
Wearing their leis of petals and roses who can resist the invitation to join Guru-Gauranga Gandharvika-Giridhari in their eternal service mode?
The gecko and I meet where the long and winding intersects the guptamarga. Spinning easily we pick up speed on the way to the ratha-bhojana-vrksa where we remember SGM's instruction to respect it. Going into the southland we make it back to the main road. Sprinting to the lion's park and beyond to the opal cliff. Sufferers are going out and joggers are making their rounds. At the point of the hook we take a left and overtake a cruiser or two. At the harbor the go light stays green and we cut the corner hardly slowing. There is a pace line on the bridge and we fall in behind. They're quick so we keep quiet so we can stay. Past a railroad bridge over Saint Dagwood's river and then onto the park that retains the name. Circling the trader another pace line goes through. We go on toward an ancient kingdom and begin to see the signs of a race from this wharf to the one in the village. The gecko says “Let's follow the route.” So we begin a sprint all along the west cliff and by the rail track. It goes between the lakes where beachcombers are having parties. It takes us to the east cliff now where another team is following. We stay behind as they come to the village. They continue to the finish line but we take the path by the soccer pitch and go to the wharf ridge to view the end. After that the gecko and I split up he to the shop and me on to the sandhya. The ratha-bhojana-vrksa is waiting for me to fold my palms and the kalarupa escorts me to the asrama.
In the ninth Guru Maharaja appeared. This dress was made for that celebration. The moon has come almost full tonight and so it's a night for a late dance under the stars.