Poems

Krishna Awakes Krishna awake, for the day has dawned: large, deep and lotus-like, your eyes are as in the love-shaped lake a pair of swans even […]

Krishna Beginning To Speak Mohan’s begun to say ‘Maiya Maiya,’ And ‘Baba Baba’ to Nanda, Balaram He’s calling ‘baiya’ From atop the house Yasoda shouts Taking […]

Krishna Complains About His Older Brother O mother mine, Dau (Balram)forever teases me. you never gave birth to me, and I was bought in the market. […]

Krishna Crawling Chuckling, Kanha came crawling, Trying to catch His reflection In the bejewelled courtyard of Nanda. One moment He would stare at His shadow Then […]

Krishna Denying He Stole The Butter O mother mine, I did not eat the butter come dawn, with the herds, you send me to the jungle, […]

Krishna Goes To The Woods O Krishna, darling of Gokula, awake I have brought you milk, curd and sugar-candy come and partake of these delicacies: your […]

Krishna In The Cradle Yasoda lulling Hari to sleep, Shaking the cradle, cuddling and fondling, Singing to Him a song. My darling is sleepy Why doesn’t […]

Krishna Learning To Walk Hands stretched out hesitantly, A foot on the ground unstably, Yasoda, teaching the Lord to walk. Sometimes watching His adorable face Storing […]

Krishna Learns To Walk Kanha walks Two steps at a time, Yasoda’s desires see Fulfilment sublime. ‘Runuk jhunk’ sing His anklets, A sound So pleasing to […]

Krishna Questions His Hair Braid Not Growing Mother, when will my hair-braid grow? milk you said will make it grow, but still it remains so short. […]