As the queen of bling was looking down
Her king took a chance
to exhibit the limit of cleverness
by drawing dolphins right across her chest
while their cowherd friends watched from all around
enjoying pastimes of divine love dance in the full moon night
sing till the morning light
full roses make the leis with symmetry grace their fair forms
all enough to break this world’s charms
murka and I pedaling of course today
to chat with friends in line
off again to the campa hatti
after the snob hill climb
all along the beach the clouds roll by
the wind is blowing hard
still the red sky at night
brings the rhyme’s great delight
natasala is closed today no one waits outside
at the shop I take leave but Murka is going back
along the pedaler’s ramp and asking the bear
just what it takes to read with him
getting dark the Lord wants to play
change his clothes from those he wore today
o deer dough is the nightdress name
celebrating Radhastami is when it first came
and tonight they dress up to play in their nightly game
puts any ordinary fashion to shame
we watch to see
if it is Ekadasi
cause that’s when the kings and queens
dress like the days of old
with Mahaprabhu in fuchsia and Gandharvika in orange
with Giridhari on purple and gold
leis of petals and roses so symmetrical
regal like the queen in days of old
over main street beyond the woods of the long and winding road
Murka and I enter the highway to speak the friends gathered there
Back to the main street crossing over the first highway the whalers are singing in honor of Halloween. The house that taught choc-o-lot to talk-a-lot is doing brisk trade too. The natasala is gearing up for the weekend and I take leave at the shop while Murka turns the corner and talks with the king before darting through the treacherous triangle to the ramp. The bear is still waiting for a call as Murka goes down the wharf road and then under the first highway to heed the call of the ratha-bhojana-vrksa and join in the sandhya
It’s a miracle mom, the nightdress this evening, that Sri Guru-Gauranga Gandharvika-Giridhari are dancing all night for so long here to invite us all to associate with them in our eternal serving mood.