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Journey Poetry Jagannatha Puri

Jagannatha Puri
 
Sri Krsna Caitanya
Took up austere life
To teach pure devotion
Beyond worldly strife.
 
He toured holy places
Returning to be
In Jagannatha Puri
The Cart Festival to see.
 
There, centuries later,
A great soul appeared -
Restored pure devotion,
All obstacles cleared.
 
And now every summer
With pennants unfurled
The cart festival of Puri
Is held around the world.
 
2006

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Transition
 
Transition comes
And life moves on -
A sunset here,
And there, the dawn.
 
 
BY KAUMUDAKI dd
 
2007

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JOURNEY OF LOVE
 
Flowers and people
look best in youth,
before full bloom.
 
People through love
can grow in truth,
transcend the tomb.
 
A special gift
this human life...
a special chance
 
to bloom inside
beyond all strife
and join Love's dance.
 
Loving
is a power
of the soul.
 
Spirit-soul
eternal flower,
love the Whole.
 

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WHILE I CAN SPEAK
By HIS GRACE ANUBHAVANANDA DAS
 
 
O my dear souls, while I can speak,
I must approach you, most humble and meek.....
 
With straws pressed in between my teeth,
I beg to Shrila Prabhupada,
to kindly make me speak.....
 
Please hear my friends my final request,
when it comes the time for so called death......
 
Please just cry out jaya Prabhupada,
with all of your hearts,
right now and as my soul departs....
 
Tears of love now feel my eyes,
as in my soul I realize,
Shrila Prabhupada is with us,
he shall answer our soulful cries,
to please him with our meager lives.
 
So please cry out Jaya Prabhupada,
there is no need to lament or sob,
all I can remember now is Krishna, God,
as I cry out to you all, chant Jaya Prabhupada........
 
It feels like soon my soul shall leave,
but I swear to you, no need to grieve,
for in Prabhupada I deeply believe,
who sits right near to answer my need....
 
Jaya Prabhupada, please cry out,
and feel his most ecstatic love
for his surrendered crowd
and let there be no doubt.....
 
Please believe me, I'm being sincere,
I think pretty soon, I'm leaving here,
and so my friends, all I want to hear,
is Jaya Prabhupada, loud and clear!!!!!
 
This fallen soul is foolish as can be,
yet he cries out Jaya Prabhupada,,
feeling Prabhupada's victory.....
 
of coming to us praying for a guide,
so just throw up your hands,
and release your foolish pride.......
 
there is nothing left to do,
but cry out our Lord Krishna's Names,,
when all wisdom makes it's reign.....
 
lost we are with out Prabhupada's mercy,
so let us just accept it,
and stop this useless cursing,
not knowing is the worst thing....
 
I now fall down at Prabhupada's feet,
who made me speak what he wanted to speak,
always feeling most humble and meek,
just cry out Jaya Prabhupada,
knowing he is all we need!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Prabhupada is our life and soul,
that is all we need to know,
and cry out Jaya Prabhupada,
with all of your hearts,
to fully bless this fallen soul,
 
as he blissfully departs,
back to Krishna's Supreme abode,......
 
no!!! don't you have any doubt,
these most dear cries please loudly shout,
Jaya Prabhupada!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jaya Prabhupada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jaya Prabhupada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
everywhere, all about!!!!!!!!!!
 
I just pray to Prabhupada's Servant's most sweet,
just give me your association,
which alone makes life complete,
feeling near Prabhupada's blissful Lotus Feet.
 
when we just trust in Lord Krishna's
and Prabhupada's Lotus Feet,
all shall be revealed, in our time of need,
this faith alone makes life succeed...
 
This poem was written,
because death feels so near,
and forgetting Prabhupada and Krishna,
is all that I fear,
 
so this final request,
I just want you to hear.
 
When crying out Jaya Prabhupada,
we get Prabhupada's presence,
who is always in union with Krishna, God,
bestowing life's highest blessings.....
 
We get the greatest mercy,
when praising Krishna's Servants,
They are the only means,
to get Lord Krishna's mercy.

This is the scripture's conclusion,
it is not a concocted illusion,
it is only Krishna's pure Servants,
who deliver every solution.
 
They alone know Krishna in truth,
as the Supreme Personality,
Who plays the sweetest Flutes,
and by Krishna's Will alone,
everything does move...

But not knowing Prabhupada,
and his most exalted position,
where would we all be,
would we know of Lord Shri Krishna?
would we know just why we're existing?
 
What do we really have to grasp,
that we know shall always last,
it is Prabhupada alone,
who gave us Krishna's Hand,
to carry us across this dead wasteland.
 
But forgetful we are,
this is our plight,
so let us cry out for Shrila Prabhupada,
with all of our might,
for the rest of our life.
 
Knowing his mercy won't fail us,
knowing his mercy is forever,
living in his books,pictures and servants,
only getting better and better and better...
 
So please just cry out Jaya Prabhupada,
who gave us Krishna's Names to chant,
so we may deliver all around us,
to pure love's ecstatic trance,

to eternally feast and sing and dance.....
 
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare

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