FREIBURGER ZEITGEISTLITERATURE (Satis Shroff)

Satis Shroff's ZEITGEIST LITERATURE : FREIBURGER FASNET IMPRESSIONS (Satis Shroff) : European Ethnology: FASNET IN FREIBURG-KAPPEL  Narri! Narro!  The fasnet is upon us and the scary and hideous Schauinsland Berggeister, s...

European Ethnology: FASNET IN FREIBURG-KAPPEL  Narri! Narro!  The fasnet is upon us and the scary and hideous Schauinsland Berggeister, spirits from the mountains, have stormed the local kindergarten and school.  The spirits are motley attired, and spring and prance about, wearing their masks and costumes and make the children happy because they also distribute goodies in the form of bon-bons, sweets, chocolates, popcorn in small plastic bags. The children just love it, sing and dance with the Berggeister on this day. No classworks, no homeworks. Just fun and cheerfulness is the order of the day.  The next target of the Berggeister is the Kappeler town council when the mayor is obliged to hand over the key of the council to the Berggeister as a sign of courteousness and surrender to the Berggeister who then take over the show, throw confetti from the windows and at the otherwise stiff civil servants. Civilized and controlled anarchy spreads everywhere for even though people drin

SEA POEMS (Satis Shroff) Sylt at Dawn (Satis Shroff) You hear the waves As they splash onto the shore. You haven’t opened your eyes, But you discern the cries of sea gulls, As you slowly let the sunlight Into your eyes. Ah, the reassuring rays caress your face, As you proceed to the balcony, Stretch yourself And let out cha-cha-cha, Pa-pa-pa sounds between your teeth, That you’ve learned While singing in your choir. A seagull with a fish in its beak Flutters by. All white and airborne, Twinkling on a blue sky. Out in the horizon, A turquoise blue trawler chugs by. Habitat for Wild (Satis Shroff) The flora and fauna have a hard time In winter. The white mantle Of snow covers The branches, buds and barks. The owl loves winter As it takes in all Beings that move, With its keen sight. The woodpecker knows Where the larvae and insects Are hid