Khalsa Once Again - Yatra throughout the Punjab
Snatam Kaur Khalsa
Berkeley CA, U.S.A.
Green trees and cool mud
Away from the hot sun.
Villagers gather and fans cool
The time of inspiration has finally come.
Siri Guru Granth Sahib
Has made the journey to this place
Answering the longing
Seen in the people’s faces.
Mothers push sons forward
To be in the front of the crowd.
The eyes of each boy wrapped in awe
Gazing at the Amrit Dhari blue white and gold.
As the Jethadar speaks
Boys curls knees to chin
"If Guru Gobind Singh came this very moment, how many of you would follow?"
In a heart pulse moment little boys raise both hands.
And yet
Not a boy is left unshaven
Each displaying mother’s and father’s fear
Fear that no child could possibly contain.
Oh Guru Gobind Singh
Your hair lies on the ground
Cut from the heads of your children.
Oh Guru Gobind Singh
The children’s eyes
Have never turned from you.
Oh Guru Gobind Singh
The children ask
For the Khalsa Rehit.
Oh Guru Gobind Singh
The sound of your voice
Still echoes in the green fields of the Punjab.
Oh Guru Gobind Singh
The time has come
For the Sikhs to live in your Grace once again.