lotus flowers and dragonflies
bringing consciousness high
into the water color sky
light and airy blue for the dress of Mahaprabhu
Srimati Gandharvika has pink in her
sari setting off the blue too
same shade of the water color sky
Giridhari in his yellow
his flower mukut and effulgence raise the mellow
across the water color sky
rose and dahlia leis
see how they sway
against this water color sky
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Guru Maharaja was born at midnight
to explain the glories of Mahaprabhu
sky had turned the shades of purple
that are seen in this days dress
today Thakura Bhaktivinoda's birthday party
he was the first to fan devotion's spark
floating through a bay side jungle
with Cycle Babble, my constant pal,
city thickens as the shopping mall
comes into view
further the point begins to hook
white cap waves let's have a look
sufferers come out from the ocean
covering themselves with sunblock lotion
players on serve in tennis park
others cycling on a lark
Cycle Babble and i go quickly round
hospital curve heading for the edge of town
seeing the natural bridges sun
says time to go back home
accelerating to a flat out run
Vijaya waits to see who's come to the zone
where all walk is dance
and all talk is song
dressing in white with olive and red
for now it's time to go to bed
Friday, September 28, 2012
Mahaprabhu is dancing again
hari nama sankirtana
breaking the seal of ecstatic perm
and seeing his mood all the while
Srimati Gandharvika has a mischievous smile
leis of full roses
sway round their necks down to their toeses
it's more than all right
it's three derfully
effulgent and bright
walking and laughing with a fellow Sam
a flutter buttered by
saying "follow me i'll get you home
it was to a forest we were taken
where all the trees and creepers
are personalities dancing and swirling
as they were conducted by the bamboo flute
while Srimati Gandharvika's sari
shimmered as if there are christmas lights
twinkling on it
full rose leis swing from their shoulders
cycle babble and i, as the days grow colder,
bow to the rath bhojana vrksa
following teacher's siksa
keeping the harbor pirates on the right
and hear local detailers
with their harmonies tight
sing the holy names polishing the trailers
up beach hill round Surfer Thakura saluting sea lions on their rock
sprinting to get back for the waking at four o'clock
a lion on the chase is the nightdress
purple and green soft as they lay down for rest
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
a lunar leap year features an extra month to be seen
this time Janmastami and Radhastami have six weeks between
instead of the usual two
come see the new outfit with flower effulgence and panels supreme
Devotees are breathless with this mystical vision as the summer days end
here in surf city the surfers drive "woodies, vans with wood panels on their sides,
so this one's named surf city daru for the sari panels and the place where the thakuras reside
he's a real smooth dancing actor with a thousand mirrors reflecting the devotees' love
they sway in their purple and yellow with rose leis
their gentle smiles drawing preme's consciousness high above