Sri Chinmoy Rainbow-Dreams
Our Rainbow-Dreamers’ Sky
Welcome, welcome to our rainbow-dreamers’ sky!
We shall teach you, without wings, how to fly.
Softball Throw
Softball throw, softball throw, softball!
I am my heart’s ecstasy-doll.
Twenty-Seven Penalty Throws in a Row
Twenty-seven penalty throws in a row!
My Lord’s fastest Compassion-Flow.
I Eat Raw Eggs
I eat raw eggs, I eat,
To clasp my Supreme’s jumping Feet.
Three Hundred Pounds
Three hundred pounds and one thirty times
On my abdomen dance.
My ancient soul and my transient body
Enjoy ecstasy-silence-trance.
Lo, Crunch Sit-Ups
Lo, crunch sit-ups thirteen thousand times!
Ring my Supreme Lord’s Victory-Chimes.
Thirty-Five Times Finger Push-ups
Thirty-five times finger push-ups consecutively!
My poor finger-breaking cries I feel helplessly.
Sirshasan, Head-Balance
Sirshasan, head balance, four minutes neck pain, ooooo!
I am on the verge of losing my brain, ooooo!
I Am Juggling
Juggling, juggling, juggling, I am juggling
To make my heart once more happiness-king.
Two Hundred Times My Volleyball-Lifting
Two hundred times my volleyball-lifting thrills;
My proud champion-heart gloriously feels.
Seven Tops Dancing
Seven tops dancing, jumping, seven!
My sleeping heart-life to awaken.
Skipping Rope
Skipping rope, skipping rope, vous etes mon ami.
Jaunte phalai shiggir shiggir bhoye bhoye kena thami
Four Zero Zero Metres Backward Running
Four zero zero metres backward running,
Danke Gott!
By God’s Beauty-Eye
My body is caught.
Marbles
Marbles, marbles, you were my childhood-treasures
And now my sixty-five summer-pleasures.
Young in Heart, Young in Mind
Young in heart, young in mind,
Ganapati, Madal, Chinmoy.
Old and gold in oneness-soul;
A God-memory-toy.
My Body Is Rowing
My body is rowing.
My mind is crying.
My heart is dancing.
My soul is dreaming.
One Twenty-Pound Leg Extension
One twenty-pound leg extension,
One ten-pound curl!
My summit-victory-banner
My children sweet hurl.
Standing High Jump
Standing high jump thirty-five inches,
My numero uno miracle!
My surprising legs surmount
A formidable obstacle!
Vertical Jump
Vertical jump, vertical jump, vertical!
Why, why were you my joy-refusal?
Thirty-Three Inch Vertical Jump
Thirty-three-inch vertical jump onto a platform!
Old age is no life-extinction, I inform.
One Thousand Five-Hundred Calf Raise
One thousand five hundred calf raise!
Praise Sri Chinmoy Ghose, praise!
On My Camel Back
No joke, no joke, on my camel-back
A one hundred-pound vest!
Crying, smiling, walking, my body’s breath
Passed my foolish test.
My Spine on Earth
My spine on earth, my fingers dancing with the rising sun.
Gahiche tader param prabhur chira bijoyer gan
My Basketball Foul-Penalties
My basketball foul-penalties:
Charming, challenging realities!
Behold, out of a hundred seventy-seven!
God Himself cradles my eyes and hands in Heaven.
My Heart-Whistle-Birds
My heart-whistle-birds, my heart,
Visit never ignorance-mart.
Sleeplessly, breathlessly, they sing and sing and sing
And give the world our Supreme’s golden Ring.
My Body Is Jumping
My body is jumping,
My vital, thundering,
My mind, climbing,
My heart, flying,
My soul, clapping,
My Lord, dancing,
My Lord’s Eye my devotion is meeting.
My Lord’s Smiles my gratitude is eating.
Artichoke, Arugula, Asparagus
Artichoke, arugula, asparagus, avocado,
Blackberries, butternut squash, cherimoya,
Cherry tomatoes, daikon, endive, honeydew,
Jicama, kale, kohlrabi, kirby, kumquat, leek,
Okra, persimmon, portobello mushroom,
Radicchio, sugarsnap peas, tomatillo, watercress, zucchini!
Art Silk, Banarsie, Calcutta Cotton
Art silk, Banarsie, Calcutta cotton,
China silk, computer, crepe silk,
French chiffon, gold stamp, hakoba,
Heena, jaquard, kanjipuram, Kashkiri,
Powder touch, rajcoat, raw silk, satin ribbon,
Shamoos, tissue organza, yoryu!
African Daisy, Agapanthus, Allium
African daisy, agapanthus, allium, amaryllis, anthurium, baby’s breath, bird of paradise, carnation, chrysanthemum, cornflower, cosmos, daisy, delphinium, freesia, gardenia, gloriosa lily, iris, jasmine, liatris, monk’s-hood, orchid, pansy, rose, sweet william, sunflower, tuberose, zinnia.
My Heart Sleeplessly Loves
My heart sleeplessly loves
God’s Compassion-Eye.
My life breathlessly needs
God’s Forgiveness-Feet.
I Vividly Saw Your Compassion-Eye
My Lord Supreme,
I vividly saw Your Compassion-Eye
At my marathon journey’s start.
My Lord Supreme,
I now throbbingly feel Your Satisfaction-Heart
At my marathon journey’s close.
