Your Name

On waking oh Krishna
The first thought is your name
Reverberating through my senses still
After yesterdays sixteen rounds.
From this room I hear
The song of your name begin
Vibrating through the gentle darkness
The low drone of Vaisnav voices
Below in the temple
Sending Krishna, Krishna
Hare Krishna
Penetrating through every wall.

I wash the night’s dirt away
And useless dreams,
Then taking this precious bag
Filled with the emblem of your 
Sacred holy names
Bead by bead is held and turned
Between finger and thumb
Your name whispered, prayerfully spoken
Krishna, Krishna, Hare Krishna
Krishna for mercy
Krishna for deliverance
And Krishna for unrelenting love.

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Jay