THE PRICE OF THE PARCHED RICE

"This much alone I can give now in return for the affection infinite
Thy boneless hand rained on the boys of ¹Gokula, bubbling over with mirth 
And being ever lucky to be singled out for favours special infinite
To justify, perhaps, thy attribute, ²Deena bandhu clinging from thy birth

Could you recall dear pal, those honied days suffused with be atitude
When we played hide and seek on the golden sands of ³Kalindi banks
Along with ⁴Brahma, who joined blindfolded the cowherd boys in multitude 
And drained, to dregs the nectarine idyllic bliss oblivious of ranks.

Can anyone forget those taunting sports you played with many a belle,
Particularly those ,juvenescent ravishing sweeties of the hamlet ⁵Repalle, 
Who, dancing Tong the paths soaked by the melody of thy flute joined
With joy ecstatic in ⁶Rasa Lila, when their venial love you deftly purloined.

Glossary: 
1. the place Krishna- was brought up . . 
2. relative of the poor and the distressed . 
3. name of the river flowing in Gokula . . 
4. the Creator 
5. name of a small village near Gokula .. 

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