When you realize Mackanlal has you hypnotized
Sue 'nila vansan has captured eyes
Dropping acorns from a tree trying to wake me
Mango, yellow and beautifully blue quick come see
Knowing the full rose and pompom leis
As fine jewelry catching and reflecting sun's rays
Orange panel skirt vest and sash for the rescue day of the lad
Yeah it's pralad a dad
On this pink and silver day we realize
It's mahaprabhu who is the superstar purifying our eyes
Walking up to the altar we see the rose and baby's breath leis
coming in contact with the thakura's bodies colors are set a blaze
the topmost devotees are searching for his love
asking even the does if they've received grace from the lord above
o deer dough
where is Giridhari, can you tell us? Do you know?
Guru Maharaja spoke high truth concise
Die to live was his advice
In a word game t and o took sides
Giving this dress the name diet olive
Then in the evening with a slower pace
Came green and purple lion on the chase
Nrsimha caturdasi nightdress
Remembering this brings life's success
Gaura purnima caused an increase in pulse rate
Cause one asked the arati be late
Coach said this is our Saint Patrick's day
Easter's purple with yellow with rose, sunflower and tube rose leis
Saint Patrick easter comes fashionably late
White red and olive come together for the thakuras to sleep
After dancing in the jungle far off and deep
A grape skirt but it's a bit short
An extra ruffle covers the base where the lotus flower sports
Beginning of the orchids and stephanotis leis
From the dvipas for a weekend stay
Coming up from the treacherous triangle past the mall
Murkha and I are hammering hard
Then he hears the rbv's call
and I take leave it's the changing of the guard
taking rest with the hiranya kasipu nightdress
yellow and gold with pink lotus belt for a leprechaun to bless
thakura's outfit came in a bag marked “pills”
with stars, hearts and thrills
red, teal and flowers frills
couldn't wait to see
vyasa puja was the first time it was seen
later hari nama on halloween
karatalas chimed and devotees gleamed
pictures for all to see
mukuts and ruffles beaded to the extreme
more leis of stephanotis, campak, tube rose and rose
giving joy to every nose
coming from Hawaii
hammering on dui cakra ratha
I laugh as Murkha slips into sloth
Fixed gear freaks are pedaling
By the sea
The festival now has passed
Thakuras take rest at last
In “the touch that kills” they get dressed fast
Ready and waiting for mangal arati`
In the mid day kirtan
Watching the young kids dance
One comes to ask about
The thakura's wardrobe expanse
Then he asks me if they have one yellow and red
Seamstress brought it together so fast
A week and a half
the stephanotis and orchid leis still last
over the first highway past the dvitya campa hatti
in the valley all the high school students act so haughty
while the whalers attend the finest detail
next to the shop people on the test trail
round the corner is the cruiser king
sneaking through the treacherous triangle bells ring
lot is full at the house that taught choc-o-lot
to talk-a-lot
at the Mercado de las pulgas
the merchants celebrate mass
circling the research park
RBV calls out it's getting dark
Kalarupa joins in the chase
All the way to asrama base
It's a world a names
With the tirthas included
They call east Bengal radhadesa
This one is blue
When the brocade curtain opened
For everyone to see Giridhari in his cloak
Stars of the supreme magician we're all under his hoax
sight of peacocks on Gandharvika's skirt everyone has hope
marigold, rose & stephanotis leis may their glory always be spoken
pedaling through the manasic recesses
where every hoot, hill and holler are crowned as successes
orange panel skirt of Prahlad-a-dad
first of it's kind they've had
the pink and green combination once seemed favorite
for some time took a back seat for more elaborate
plain to see with this gem
the aruna har posse rides again
accented by gerbera daisies smiling
in leis and Gandharvika's bouquet
lotus nails looks green
or is that an orange sheen?
Either way you look at it they dance through the night
Allowing everyone's spirits to take flight
Pujari closed the curtain didn't take a detective to guess
The thakuras would be bathed and dressed
Guru Maharaja's teachings protect us well
Giving us the benefit of darsana of “follow the angels”
A dress that's green and yellow
Trimmed by the leis
Of roses and daisies
Who could resist attraction to their serving mellow?
“It's a miracle mom” dress of both deep purple and purple pink
they enjoy all the night dancing in sync
bumblebees floating on Srimati Gandharvika's veil
they buzz of the dark moon's tale
rose and daisy leis once more
make the devas swoon all thirty-three cror
as this dark moon night pastimes awakened
thakuras went off in “deep within the far off jungle” to play
getting ready for tomorrow
In the month of Damodara
Ghee on the stove cooking
Golden foam top of crystal clear looking
Through to the bottom of the pot
Along with rust and avocado dots
Wispy chodders and veil drifting on the breeze
Leis of stephanotis and roses
Gently swaying with their forms as they pose
Pedaling along as seen through Murkha's eye
Some say it's madness but in the rain he stays dry
Between the cruiser king and the rbv
Some several species of pedalers are there to see
As if floating on a cumulo-stratus cloud high
Coming to rest
Steady stream of tears from his golden eyes
Moistened his clothes brilliant as the sun
Join in his worship
Offering leis of roses and thick stephanotis that flip
Round and round minus a top piece Gandharvika's looks undone
Murkha and I pedal through moments of reflection
Of the dark and chilly winter time
With classical accompaniment giving the direction
Back to where the sandhya bells chime
In time to dress the thakuras in “in the ninth” nightdress
Red and purple with a little green
Especially for the mangal arati scene
There was white glue on the red cloth
That had to be washed off
And some seed beads making peacock feathers
Defeating the finest English leather
As if forming a sikhipicca camara
To be used in their service by cowherd Visalaksa
Leis coming in late
First more stephanotis ending with sumanas
To climb the step ladder before madyana kalia
On this day the way out is also the way in
Hammering through manasic folds once again
No matter what leading to contentment
As the ratha-bhojana-vrksa shows the way to commitment
tonight the deep blue laughing lion trimmed with yellow flowers
the dress they choose for their resting hours