FREIBURGER ZEITGEISTLITERATURE (Satis Shroff)

CHIRPS AND TWEETS (Satis Shroff) The Haubemeise comes Looks around in my garden, Picks a few corns in the bird-house And flutters away to safety. Scared of bigger birds, With sharp beaks That bite. A finch tweets on a twig, Swooped by a pair of talons, The end of chirps in freedom. * * * PARIS: WHERE THE INNOCENT DIE (Satis Shroff) France versus Germany play 2:0, Explosions outside the stadion, Allah-ho-Akbar rings in the air 129 innocent people slaughtered By bullets from Kalashnikovs, In the City of Love on  11/13. * * * Condolence and prayers For the Parisians, Killed in a concert And elsewhere. * * * A dark day for Paris, Where people enjoy life; Vive la difference, Marred by terrorists. Our prayers are for the slain, In the world city Paris, Where 129 people were killed In the name of IS. * * *

NOT AN AVALANCHE (Satis Shroff) Merkel a Machtpolitician, Remains true to her ethics; Europe cannot close its fortress, When there’s agony and war, In other parts of the world. The challenge of global refugee movement Has to be met and solutions found, For this migration is enriching. What is the cause of migration? She sees not Schäuble’s avalanche of refugees, She sees only humans. A Christian thought worth emulating. * * * VOLKSTRAUERTAG (Satis Shroff) Volkstrauertag Wreaths for the fallen soldiers; Germans show gratitude and humanity. A welcome culture for refugees Others set asylum homes on fire. * * * THE PROMISE (Satis Shroff) When the war ended in 1945 People began to have serious doubts About the Endsieg propaganda. People like you and me, Who believed and did What they were told. ‘Just doing my duty,’ One was told. The enemies from the East and West Were drawing closer. Emoti...

Satis Shroff's ZEITGEIST LITERATURE : TIHAR: A FESTIVAL FOR CROWS, DOGS, COWS & BROTHERS... : + NEPALESE TIHAR (Satis Shroff) Tihar in Nepal and Diwali is the Festival of Light is a five-day period of feastival of ani...

+ NEPALESE TIHAR (Satis Shroff) Tihar in Nepal and Diwali is the Festival of Light is a five-day period of feastival of animals that the Hindus revere and worship in Nepal and India. In the days of the kings in Nepal the royal Nepalese army used to used to parade on tis day and fire gun salutes in the presence of the royalty.  The first day of the tihar festival is devoted to the crow (kaag tihar) in Nepal. It is the day of worship of the corvids. Crows and ravens are worshiped with offerings of sweets and meals placed on the roofs of houses. The cawing of crows and ravens symbolizes sadness and grief in Hinduism, so devotees Messengers of Death. Tihar among the Nepalese and the Gorkhalis represents the divine attachment between humans and other animals . On the second day of tihar it's the Dog Festival Day (kukur tihar), celebrated in Nepal, Sikkim (India) and where the Nepalese and Gorkhalis live and during which a worship of the dogs takes...

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Pure Prose

Satis Shroff's ZEITGEIST LITERATURE : THE AUTUMN FAIR IN SWITZERLAND (Satis Shroff) : THE AUTUMN FAIR IN SWITZERLAND (Satis Shroff)  IT was a beautiful afternoon in November. Friendly fluffy clouds broke the steel ...

THE AUTUMN FAIR IN SWITZERLAND (Satis Shroff)  IT was a beautiful afternoon in November. Friendly fluffy clouds broke the steel blue sky over the Black Forest, as the sleek, white ICE train sped towards Basle (Switzerland) from Freiburg (Germany). The train dashed across the autumnal landscape with yellow, orange and brown leaves on the trees, fields and meadows. The blonde weather frog had said that a mild air-mass would block the colder front, and the sun which would make its heat felt when the mist had cleared. In the distance you could discern the Vosges (France) as faintly blue ranges. If you want to have a quick meal in the train run by the German Railways, you have a choice between various vegetables with artechocks and curcuma rice and focaccio or tofu. Or a kasseler with sauerkraut and salted potatoes. Another possibility would be Dörrpflaumen-Füllung, wirsing served with herbal noodles. I’ve tried the food often on the way to Amsterdam or the North Se...