MY DEAREST FRIENDS

WHEN I JUST REMEMBER YOU
DEAREST SHRILA PRABHUPADA
I FIND MYSELF WRITING AGAIN
TO REVEAL THAT KRISHNA’S GOD.

YES WHEN I JUST REMEMBER YOU
THIS DEAD MAN COMES TO LIFE
AND MY PEN AGAIN WRITES
JUST WHAT YOU BRING TO LIGHT.

THOUGH THOUSNDS OF POEMS WERE LOST
THIS LOST SOUL YOU NEVER FORGOT
FOR YOU ARE MY ETERNAL GUIDE
MY MOST DEAREST SHRILA PRABHUPADA.

YES THOUGH I’M FALLEN AS CAN BE
YOUR MERCY IS DEEPER THAN THE SEA
YOU KEEP RETURNING TO INSPIRE ME
TO AGAIN ANSWER THY ETERNAL PLEA.

THAT THERE NEVER IS FAILURE
IN BHAKTI THE MOST AUSPICIOUSE PATH
THERE IS NO LOSS NOR DIMUNITION
LORD KRISHNA ALWAYS BRINGS YOU BACK.

YES HE BRINGS YOU BACK TO YOUR DEVOTION
EVEN IF YOU FALL DOWN AND CAN’T BARE IT
LORD KRISHNA TOLD ARJUNA TO LOUDLY DECLARE IT
THAT HIS DEAR. DEVOTEE SHALL NEVER PERISH.

AND LORD KRISHNA SHALL CARRY WHAT HE LACKS
WHO SURRENDERS TO HIS DEVOTIONAL PATH
AND THATS WHY I KNOW I’M STILL HERE
WITH THIS MESSAGE I TRY TO MAKE CLEAR.

THOUGH SO FEW APPEAR TO EVEN CARE
YES KRISHNA’S SERVANT HERE IS MOST RARE
WHO COMPLETELY SURRENDERS UNTO KRISHNA
TO SEE BEYOND COMPARE KRISHNA EVERYWHERE.

AS THE CAUSE OF ALL CAUSES
AS THE FATHER OF ALL FATHERS
THE DEAREST FRIEND IN EVERY HEART
HE WHOM FROM ALL LIFE IS A SPARK.

AND THOUGH I’M MOSTLY A PRETENDER
A MOST FOOLISH ONE AND OFFENDER
I’M PLEADING TO YOU SHRILA PRABHUPADA
PLEASE KEEP FORCING ME TO SURRENDER.

BIRTH AFTER BIRTH AFTER BIRTH
TILL I FINALLY REALISE MY WORTH
AND NEVER MORE WAIST MY TIME
EVERY MOMENT SERVING THE DIVINE.

PLEASE HEAR ME MY DEAREST FRIENDS
AND PRAY VERY SOON I TRANSCEND
ALL WITH A BEGGINNING AND END
AND TAKE SHELTER OF GODS NAMES AGAIN.

HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA
KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA
RAMA RAMA HARE HARE

(by Anubhavananda Das)