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Einsamkeit Von Satis Shroff
EINSAMKEIT von Satis Shroff Die Dame mit den silbernen Haaren sitzt vor ihrem Wohnungseingang Und denkt über ihr Leben nach. Ihre Tochter Androula ist wohlauf in Deutschland, Ihr Sohn Janis lebt mit seiner Frau in Athen. Und sie? Sie lebt in Einsamkeit und Gebet, Eine Witwe in Schwarz Tag ein und aus. Ihre Beine sind schwach und ihr Gang instabil. Ihr wird es häufig schwindelig. Aber...

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Categories: shroff, anxiety, loneliness, missing you,
Form: Free verse
Life Is a Cosmic Dance By Satis Shroff
LIFE IS A COSMIC DANCE (Satis Shroff) My soul is a passionate dancer. I hear music where ever I am, Whatever I do. I hear the lively rhythm Beckoning me to dance. Sometimes it violins and Vienna waltz. At other times a fiery salsa. A Punjabi bhangra or a slow fox. Life is a cosmic dance. With its kampfmuster And its own choreography. We have people around...

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Categories: shroff, culture, dance, desire, song,
Form: Free verse



Life Is a Cosmic Dance By Satis Shroff
LIFE IS A COSMIC DANCE (Satis Shroff) My soul is a passionate dancer. I hear music where ever I am, Whatever I do. I hear the lively rhythm Beckoning me to dance. Sometimes it violins and Vienna waltz. At other times a fiery salsa. A Punjabi bhangra or a slow fox. Life is a cosmic dance. With its kampfmuster And its own choreography. We have people around...

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Categories: shroff, culture, dance, desire, song,
Form: Free verse
April 5, 1945 By Satis Shroff
5. APRIL 1945 (Satis Shroff) Sie trug einen roten Wintermantel Und hielt einen Gehstock in der Hand. Gabriela Klein überquerte den Zebrastreifen, Neben der neue schwarzen Unibibliothek. Eine Kompanie von Soldaten im Kampfanzug Kamen von der anderen Straßenseite. Ihre Schritte verlangsamten und ihr Körper zitterte. In ihrem Geist, ist sie im April 1945: Die Franzosen haben Freiburg in den Besitz genommen. Die Werwolf Hitlerjugend wollte...

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Categories: shroff, age, fear, memory, world
Form: Free verse
The Soul of a Child By Satis Shroff
THE SOUL OF A CHILD By Satis Shroff They called me the ‘harelip monster’ at school, And the schoolkids kicked me down the stairs. I’d often come home bruised; The children of my age called me: ‘Lakhe, the red-faced monster,’ Some even called me ‘Scareface.’ We were poor and my mother prayed for me. But that didn’t help me. I became very sad and...

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Categories: shroff, child, fear, feelings, psychological,
Form: Free verse



A Small Child By Satis Shroff
Ein kleines Kind (Satis Shroff) Es war Fasnetzeit, Der Winter wurde vertrieben. Die Leute trugen bunte Kleider Um den Karneval zu feiern. Isolde war gekleidet als ein Harlekin, Mit farbenfrohem Kostüm und einer Blume Auf ihrem Kopf. Sie sah ein kleines Kind vorbei laufen, Hob das Kind hoch und umarmte es. Sie schloß ihre Augen und summte ein Lied. Ihre innerster Wunsch war, eine Mutter zu...

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Categories: shroff, desire, mental illness, mother,
Form: Free verse
Memories By Satis Shroff
Erinnerungen (Satis Shroff) Ich ging in ein Altersheim Verkleidet als ein Hase, Mit einer roten Nase. Ich spielte mit meiner Mundharmonika Alte Deutsche Lieder für die Mitbewohner. Manche lächelten,starrten Und andere applaudierten, Wie der Jubel kleiner Kinder. Die alten Melodien riefen Erinnerungen, Von glücklichen Tagen hervor. Besonders bei Gästen mit Demenz. ‘Dank’schön!’ sagte eine betagte Dame, Mit Tränen in den Augen. Ihre Augen sagten: ‘Sie haben mir meine Erinnerungen zurückgebracht.’ O,...

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Categories: shroff, age, appreciation, depression, how
Form: Free verse
The Ritual By Satis Shroff
1. Das Ritual (Satis Shroff) Eine betagte Dame sitzt auf dem Boden und spielt ein Tamborin. Die anderen sitzen im Kreis. Plötzlich legt sie das Tamborin beiseite, Steht auf und verläßt den Raum. Sie lebt in einem Altersheim. Sie öffnet ihre Zimmertür, Schaut das Van Gogh Bild an Und fragt sich: ‘Hängt das Bild gerade oder schief? Habe ich das Licht ausgemacht? Sie bedient den Lichtschalter viermal. Sie...

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Categories: shroff, age, angst, confusion, memory,
Form: Free verse
Lost Friendships By Satis Shroff
LOST FRIENDSHIPS (Satis Shroff) When old friends Go asunder, What remains Are memories, Of moments In tranquility. When world tremble And words shiver, When lips vibrate And nothing comes out Of your larynx. Just the uneasy Breath from your nostrils. The silence and solitude That prevails, When friendships Have lost their meanings. Encounters, Wiedersehen, Become embarassing. And words become superfluous. The old wounds bleed again, Causing pain, That come like sea waves, Incessantly, Stab and go. * * * © Satis Shroff. All...

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Categories: shroff, sad, sorrow, spoken word,
Form: Free verse
Habitat For the Wild By Satis Shroff
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 hiding. It's Spring, The landscape gardeners Have chopped all the trees. Now the spur is bare, No more can I see The deer...

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Categories: shroff, animal, april, beauty, winter,
Form: Free verse
A Tale of Destruction By Satis Shroff
TALE OF DESTRUCTION (Satis Shroff) Tell the tale you clouds and gulls, Despite the happiness and hope, Spread by the sunlight In early Spring. Tell your tale of destruction Carried by the gales and storms, That bore names. The wooden stairs and platforms Lie now strewn upon the shore, Blown to smithereens. Plastic products everywhere, Among a people that care. A water desert, That has been left behind, As a...

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Categories: shroff, beach, beauty, sea,
Form: Free verse
The Golden Sun By Satis Shroff
THE GOLDEN SUN (Satis Shroff) Through the cloudy veil Appears the golden sun, Changing the silvery North Sea To a golden and crimson horizon. The waves adorned with rich colours Of yellow, orange blue and brown hues. A fascinating play of colors, Unfolding before your eyes. Even the man-made Buhnen glow. As you trudge on the beach sand, To avoid wetting your shows, By the ever coming...

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Categories: shroff, sea, sunset,
Form: Free verse
The North Sea By Satis Shroff
THE NORTH SEA (Satis Shroff) The sea fascinates the artist in you, It's dramatic setting, With its ceaseless waves. Strong winds are pushing Curly clouds in the vast sky, The heavy waves roll, In the bluish-grey seascape, Emitting a long line of spray, Above the white froth. © Satis Shroff. All rights reserved...

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Categories: shroff, sea, water, wind,
Form: Free verse
A Hymn To the Splendour of This World By Satis Shroff
A HYMN TO THE SPLENDOR OF THIS WORLD(Satis Shroff) The sea is calm and a fair moon Stealthily appears in the sky, Behind the northern clouds. The red cliff of Kampen glimmers Under the light of the dying sun. And the waves take on yellow, orange, scarlet hues. The tides still roar decently, Cease, recede, only to come again. A sweet Frisian nocturnal air, Mingles...

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Categories: shroff, appreciation, beach, sea, sunset,
Form: Free verse
The Ebb and Flow of Refugees Bysatis Shroff
THE EBB AND FLOW OF REFUGEES (Satis Shroff) The waves shimmer like silvery fishes, The sand is bleached by the moonlight, As you walk holding hands, Barefeet along the shore. The waves have left pebbles, Sea shells, sea weed and crustaceans, Flotsam and jetsam, On the sea shore. And the ebb and flow of refugees, In the distance of the Mediterranean Sea, Who've struggled in their...

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Categories: shroff, bereavement, sad, sea,
Form: Free verse

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