New Vrindaban Brijabasi Spirit

(written by an alumnus of NV . See the notes for his sermon “Lessons Learned In New Vrindaban”) Thank you, O my sweet Lord, for life in my hands. Thank you for everything I now understand. Thank you for family; thank you for friends. Thank you for everything that comes to an end. Thank you, […]

Dread Splash (bucket hits the ground in shock) That sweet smell, barn-lila, dripping noses and udders Metal cranes wrought-iron Dropping into vats of gold He said “7 temples…seven hills” We could finish it as soon as tomorrow! Honeybees buzzing in devotion So all the deer appreciate Locked away, hellish winter But the warden smells of […]

by Sankirtana das (for my son and daughter) New Vrindavan quarantined! No one could come or go. All across the country it was on the radio. I don’t know why, but that didn’t stop us. We must have had more faith then, back in ’76, coming up the lonely twisting roads in Bhokta’s van, driving […]

by Hladini dd Vrindavana, Vrindavana all covered with snow. Where did all your surabhi cows go? The green, scenic pastures are covered with ice To live in Vrindavana is not a cheap price. The icy cold winds come demanding the rent For all those sweet summer days you spent. The sunshine, the flowers, the cows […]

The leash isn’t long enough      My neck snaps back as I dash ahead Pretty girls, Ferrari zooms by, big big football game Some friends whom are okay and only a little harmless      I bark and snap and roll in the waste of my instincts Guttural sounds, the shape of things to […]