Strike the Pose of Sweet Krishna

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Strike the Pose of Sweet Krishna

 

 

Strike the bent pose of sweet Krishna

when he dances with the cowherd-girls;

come stand in the shrine

of the heart's temple.

Come show yourself

as the charming crooked one

with Radha at your side.

Take off your skirt of human arms

and put on the yellow dhoti

of the cowherd god.

Put the peacock feather on your head,

and crook one foot over the other.

Abandon your garland of human heads

and put on the garland of forest flowers instead.

Be the Dark Charmer for once,

and not the Black Destroyer.

O woman with heart of stone,

the lotus of my heart blossoms

when it sees the black moon!

Just once, drop the sword

and pick up the bamboo flute!

Fulfill the yearning of the faithful!

 

 

Nabai Moyra