FREIBURGER ZEITGEISTLITERATURE (Satis Shroff)

Satis Shroff's ZEITGEIST LITERATURE : Off to Join the Gurkhas (Satis Shroff) : OFF TO JOIN THE GURKHAS (Satis Shroff) There were two young men, brothers Who left their homes In the foothills of the E...

OFF TO JOIN THE GURKHAS (Satis Shroff) There were two young men, brothers Who left their homes In the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas. The older one, for his father had barked at him, 'Go to Nepal and never come home again.' The younger, for he couldn't bear the beatings At the hands of his old man. The older brother sobbed and stifled his sorrow and anger For Nepal was in fact Kathmandu, With its colleges, universities, Education Ministry, Temples, Rana-palaces and golden pagodas And also its share of hippies, hashish, tourists, Rising prices and expensive rooms to rent. The younger brother went to Dharan, And enlisted in the British Army depot To become a Gurkha, A soldier in King Edwards Own Gurkha Rifles. He came home the day he became a recruit, With a bald head, as though his father had died. He looked forward to the parades and hardships That went under the guise ...

Satis Shroff's ZEITGEIST LITERATURE : LITTLE BRITAIN: A Quick Divorce (Satis Shroff) : LITTLE BRITAIN: A QUICK DIVORCE (Satis Shroff) In the meantime statistics show that only 36 % of 18-24 year olds did go to the poll...

LITTLE BRITAIN: A QUICK DIVORCE (Satis Shroff) In the meantime statistics show that only 36 % of 18-24 year olds did go to the polls, whereas 64% didn't. Young Brits make the elderly people responsible for the Brexit mess, instead of doing a bit of soul searching themselves to look into matter. It's the young people who didn't bother to go to and vote against the Brexit. Whether over 3 million signatures in the On-line Petetition will bring about an exit from Brexit remains to be seen. The PM's not in a hurry and he wants to Captain X to take over the ship in October 2016.This slowness on the part of the British government engages the EU leaders, especially Hollande, who would like to have the Brits out as possible. Great to hear that over 3 million people in Britain have signed the EU Referendum on the UK's membership of the EU , but the EU leaders are behaving like 'beleidigte Leberwürste' and want Britain (PM Cameron) to decide as soon as pos...

Satis Shroff's ZEITGEIST LITERATURE : O, CRY WITH ME (Satis Shroff) : O, CRY WITH ME I (Satis Shroff) Adieu winter, The signs of growth are here, Between sunshine and rain. There’s a subtle greening everyw...

O, CRY WITH ME I (Satis Shroff) Adieu winter, The signs of growth are here, Between sunshine and rain. There’s a subtle greening everywhere. People work line bees, Cutting and pruning weeds Using their ancient hoes To plough the terraces The joy that plants have survived Beneath the deadwood. There’s optimism in the air And with it hope, When crocuses rear their heads. Lovely lupins, delphiniums and daffodils, In the meadows of the Himalayas. People are bathing in the tributaries of holy rivers, Chanting vedic hymns. Those who have lost their mothers, Remember them through rites, Followed by a bath in the river Matatirtha. The sound of thundering hoofs in Tudikhel, In the heart of Catmandu. Snorting and foaming horses, And cheering Nepalese. Spectators who watch the great chariots Of Bhairawa and Bhadrakali. The joy of the fresh air, In the tranquility of the blue Mahabharat hills, Where life begins anew. The blackbirds, finches, thrushes Twitter and chirp to the glory of Prakriti...