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Ode to Jayananda by Vishoka dasa |
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Ode
to Jayananda
Ohe!
Vaishnava Jayananda Thakur, why did you have to go? You
know, things aren’t going so good, and we’re full of fear Iskcon
isn’t what it used to be … like when you were here and
I really miss your association so… We
could have done better with you aboard on
this Iskcon ship, just a little longer you
could have steered the boat, but you left in a rush, and
now we’re left yelling and sinking and floundering, I
really do miss your association so… You
taught us so nicely, to serve and think of others to
serve God and his parcels without remuneration selfless
service was the shining example you’ve shown but
I’m so selfish, such a bad learner, dear Jayananda I
only want your association for myself, like the old days, because
I really miss your association so… When
will we go on a bhoga run together again? and
those Bhagavad-Gita readings
in your room together, oh
where did they go? When will we read sastra again? And
when will we have your blissful impromptu kirtans, dancing
around the red truck like Prabhupada’s simple children? Come
back, I miss your association so… When
will we built another Ratha cart in the Frisco sun? with
big wheels turning round, and lotus flowers abound? When
will I wake to see you working all night? so
we could see Srila Prabhupada ride on Lady Subhadra’s cart? Oh
Thakurji, I miss your association so… Oh
Jayananda, you don’t know the pain I feel, that
separation from a Vaishnava like you, is
the greatest calamity, worse than a ring of fire, here
a few days and gone so quick, how can I live with that? And
I miss your association so… I
see you everywhere, your face at every turn, then
I look around and wonder, “Where did you go?” such
short brilliant years on this earth, what great injustice! while
so many rascals (myself) live their long and useless years, where
is the rhyme and reason to all this? I
just miss your association so… Come
on back, and steer the ship, help
us weather the storm of un-cooperation, and
eschew the deadly rocks of false ego, give
up our selfish, petty and pathetic plans, and
serve Lord Chaitanya’s mission selflessly, before
the world passes us all by, and
I do miss your association so much… your
friend and godbrother, Vishoka dasa *
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