keep your eyes on Mahaprabhu's cape
Giridhari's coat and Srimati Gandharvika's sari
they've got the pleats in action
let them roll Murka let them roll
more wisterious leis
for another day
pink for Mahaprabhu and Srimati Gandharvika
yellow is Giridhari chooses
Cycle Babble and i are following the cruisers
past the campa hatta and the clank of the aluminum bat
singing with the whalers they know where it's at
through the treacherous triangle with ease
now let us take the corner please
through the park of Saint Dagwood
on through town as we should
vela challenge is coming on strong
the street ahead is blocked
in spite of the shouting of the beast drivers
the race course wasn't lost
ratha-bhojana-vrksa's call came out
as we saw the sea lions on their rock
hammering back down beach hill
through the roundabout giving drivers a thrill
chasing kalarupa to wake the thakuras from their nap
Murka performs the ceremony while the karatalas tap
in the evening there is synchronicity
of the mango yellow and blue
on vyasa pug day thakuras all round the globe wore those colors too
and tonight they enjoy like anything
till the brahma muhurta brings
the start of another day
through the first two weeks in April
we are told following ekadasi will take us back home
that top most destination
where you learn to walk on your head
so we looked at the calendar and counted
it was the eleventh day after full moon
we waved at the pujari as he pushed back the curtain
saying you've come in the nick of time
the dress has every color in the rainbow
and their effulgence is as brilliant as the sun
so we bowed before the thakuras
and waited till the leis were done
made of roses gerbera and lots of leaves
showing how sometimes they're made from seemingly nothing
but looked o so well
then Bhakta Blade smiled at Cycle Babble and i
saying why don't you guys go for a ride
on main street we came upon two or four cruisers
going by them so smoothly
then we drafted behind a big truck took us up the whaler's hill
hearing them sing the names of Gaura we cheered their will
then the call of ratha-bhojana-vrksa brought us back down
following kalarupa back for service
hoping to see those rainbow colors once more
and in the evening the laughing lion
deep blue with yellow boarder
topped by surya puspa mukut and effulgence
enjoying till the night was through
a lion in the joytish wheel and birth moment
a blue ribbon personality is going to appear
on this full moon night on a full lunar eclipse day
people gathered on the Ganges bank chanting Hari Nama
blue with pink and silver accents
flower mukuts and effulgence
rose, primrose and wisteria combine in novel ways
dancing with their forms outstanding leis
that Gaura Purnima a vivid memory
Cycle Babble and i set our sights far along
a young pace line is our gage
the point of the hook on the horizon
a bright afternoon stage
travelers with their saddle bags stuffed
for cross country adventure
call of ratha-bhojana-vrksa hammering back
chasing kalarupa that's a fact
kernel of divine love welcomes us in
ceremony of the bells is about to begin
in the evening Murka helps them with their
Pralhlad-a-dad
orange with a panel skirt
dancing and dancing till brahma muhurta
try a design unique to the math
swirling and dancing on the altar
seamstress saw it in a picture thakura's clothes floating on the air
pink jasmine and plumerias in their hair
purple and pink for Mahaprabhu
pink and purple for Giridhari too
sat cit even ananda
Srimati Gandharvika mostly pink with mesh over all
two separate chodders
made for Janmastami day
twoderful whole rose leis
Murka and everyone but the maker like it that way
Cycle Babble and i pedaling along main street
mahamuni's post box up skater's hill seeing them perform their feat
blissful in their pirouettes
while Cycle Babble and i revel along the new path by the beach
two pace lines
we fit between quite fine
sprinting along to keep up
ratha-bhojana-vrksa calls us back
round the corner to salute the cruiser king
his subjects sing
through the treacherous triangle
the house where choc-o-lot and strawberries tangle
pushing hard up the hill to campa hatti with lilac
past marcedo de las pulgas
meeting kalarupa who's already sprinting fast
the kernel of divine love puts his hands together
as Murka starts the ceremony of the bells
with the incense smelling ever better
in the mint green and purple the Thakuras dress for rest
dancing and dancing they pass the test
as all come for brahma muhurta to be seen
are eternally blessed
follow the angels
where the angels are leading
even the safest of places are scary when you're alone
could be a python waiting to devour us all
from the angels
you'll get the divine name
from the angels
mercy is falling like rain
rose, primrose and petals in the leis
green with yellow today
Mahaprabhu and Srimati Gandharvika with green
Giridhari's jacket is tie-dye or is it yellow
you'll see it as revealed by this magical fellow
Cycle Babble and i are out on t he main street
skaters performing at the top of their hill
we pick up speed on the way down
when we're sprinting
pace lines come round the bend
on the beach trail
mothers are strolling their kids
while we're hammering
tennis players are on serve
over the harbor bridge passing the beasts on their right
they catch up after the light
round the corner to salute the king once more
his subjects out number us twenty-two or three to four
heading through the treacherous triangle
beasts are mangled
some one calls Cycle Babble's name from behind
"Gaura Premanandi!" together we chimed
kalarupa is trying to keep up
crossing the gate a sweet smiler has us drink from a buttercup
kirtan beomes a pleasant cacophony
through the bells ceremony
a lion on the chase
green accenting the purple base
thakuras sway and dance
all about the place
put six bangles on Giridhari's left arm
six jeweled bangles his shirtless display
at the beginning of the spring season
marks the first of the warmest of days
come along to be seen by the thakuras
Giridhari plays his flute by the kund
and from the temple of Srimati Gandharvika's heart
shows his form of Mahaprabhu
dressed in the colors purple, yellow, and sky blue
cleaning the roses taking some of the petals mixing with whole ones
to make the leis
lets go and be seen by the thakuras
dressed up for the warm day
what if then we invite everyone we meet to come see them this way
Cycle Babble and i are off to do that
asking cyclists on tires both skinny and fat
to leave all their sadness far behind them
spend hours in the saddle chanting the name
from the main street up to the whalers
come to the harbor and hear the sailors
donning summer clothes no more dodging the raindrops
now they're on the drops cheating the wind
ratha-bhojana-vrksa calls in a sweet tune
come to be seen by the thakuras on the day before dark moon
we'll hear the kernel of divine love chant the kirtan
finding the truth in each motion as Murka
performs the ceremony of the bells
then as the thakuras slip into their nightdress
"deep within the far off jungle"
watch for their dancing by the twinkling starlight
coming again to brahma muhurta celebration to make the day bright
among fishes i am the shark
colors of a hockey team
teal blue and chocolate brown
ruffles in Giridhari's kirta like flowers round
master hypnotist cast a spell one thought His silk chodder is velvet
leis of wild flowers collected from all around put together perfect
i say to Cycle Babble "come with me"
"let's go sprinting free"
a polished cyclist gave us the eye
as if he should know who he had went by
the whalers are singing and dancing
and detailing the beasts
Cycle Babble and i salute when they expect it least
missing the treacherous triangle by taking the smaller side streets
to see the king a small feat
ratha-bhojana-vrksa calls so we wing along
between the hills pedaling strong
marcedo de las pulgas is empty now
so it's quickly to meet kalarupa any how
at the mrga bhavana where the rhododendron blooms
light comes from all the rooms
to the gate walking through the mud
remembering the longhorns chewing their cud
bells in ceremony begin to ring
Mahamuni greets us saying "ring-a-ding-ding"
hiranya kasipu is the nightdress
soft gold and yellow their forms caress
till they look upon all at brahma muhurta and bless
with smaranam the live long day
Sunday, April 22, 2012
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