Wednesday 8 December 2021

Friday, December 3, 2021

Vancouver, British Columbia

Sorry to See You Go

Jaya Govinda, Deepak, and I did some serious walking on 1st and 2nd Ave. near the Science Centre, just to see if the park sites and nearby streets could be a possible new area for next year’s Chariot Fest. We will make proposals to the City Council. The situation is that the former route, along English bay at Sunset and Third Beach, will no longer be available for our parade and, hence, a new pathway has to be chalked out.

It was also a nice walk along Stanley Park. I was really taken by the crane habitat, with multiple nests atop massive trees.

A portion of today I spent pulling together a poem to honour a deceased friend and devotee, Sura, from L.A.

Sorry to See You Go

Sura, we are sorry to see you go

If we had our way, we’d say “absolutely no!”

But providence has other plans

It’s really all in Krishna’s hands

You come from the temple town of Chicago

Eventually you entered a life of bravado

When you met devotees, caring and gentle

Shaping a life somewhat monumental

It was the books that stole your heart

Which indicates you had a sincere smart

You dedicated yourself to the incredible mission

Picking up fully on Prabhupada’s vision

Bhakti became your complete backbone

And jovial you were anytime on the phone

When book orders came in you were happy

And bills being paid – a blissful chappy

We won’t forget that raspy, sweet bhajan voice

Where stage and studio become your choice

Sura, you are definitely a true inspiration

You leave us deep in fond adoration

 

May the Source be with you!

 

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