Robert K Stephen (CSW)

RKS Poetry Anthology: The Manhandlers

The Manhandlers Squeeze that meat Perhaps too much of that white slime Chunky rump roast Succulent chop Once attired by a now despondent pig And at the grocery store the burlesque show continues Robert K. Stephen

RKS Literature: Old Men Far More Interesting Than Young Men (Anton Chekov)

“She was really very gay and in an exultant mood. For two months after her wedding she had been tormented by the thought that she had married Colonel Yagich for his money or, as they say, par dépit”. That same evening in the out of town restaurant, she finally became convinced that she loved himContinue reading “RKS Literature: Old Men Far More Interesting Than Young Men (Anton Chekov)”

RKS 2026 Ontario Wine: Fogolar Funk Riesling?

Aroma: Fascinating funk as an aroma in decay. Never encountered this bizarre and alluring fog from Fogolar. Fog meets Fogolor! Niagara peach and apricot intertwined in this strangeness. Slate and marmalade. Palate: This medium dry Riesling is Pfalz all the way. Honeyed smoothness. Penetrating stone fruit with an endless finish. A full bodied almost aContinue reading “RKS 2026 Ontario Wine: Fogolar Funk Riesling?”

RKS Poetry Anthology: Frustration of a poet who in a narcissistic moment might join an advertising agency

Frustration of a poet who in a narcissistic moment might join an advertising agency Is the poet’s gross national product Limited to 87 poems And from that point on clever loquaciousness Which for all concerned Might better have remained as crumbled balls of paper Robert K. Stephen

RKS Poetry Anthology: Is it possible to go fishing after your funeral?

Is it possible to go fishing after your funeral? The gnawing worms Probably reached you by now Spelling the end Can you be but a pleasant memory Or are you there watching while I string you on my hook? Robert K. Stephen

RKS Literature: Inebriation Followed by Tears and Hysteria (Anton Chekov)

“From past experience the Colonel knew that when women like his wife Sophia Lvovna had been in riotous, rather inebriated sprits he could normally expect fits of hysterical laughter and tears to follow. He was afraid that once they got home he would have to run around with the cold compresses and medicine instead ofContinue reading “RKS Literature: Inebriation Followed by Tears and Hysteria (Anton Chekov)”

RKS Poetry Anthology: Just you wait you………

Just you wait you……… Waiting Ever so slowly Imperceptibly Sweat soaked apprehension Seconds ebb Terrorist fantasies of revenge Shattered by command Robert K. Stephen

RKS Poetry Anthology: Post Prune Respite

Post Prune Respite A man isn’t a man anymore A woman ain’t a women no more You can’t tell the difference anymore Anyways most of em are fruits By God Gladys What’s happening to the world? Robert K. Stephen

RKS Literature: Shortsighted People are Amorous (Friedrich Nietzsche)

“Shortsighted People are Amorous. Sometimes just a stronger pair of glasses will cure an amorous man; and if someone had the power to imagine a face or form twenty years older, he might go through life undisturbed.” Friedrich Nietzsche, “Human, All Too Human”, 1878.

RKS Literature: Happiness of Marriage (Friedrich Nietzsche)

“Happiness of Marriage. Everything habitual draws an ever-tighter net of spiderwebs around us; then we notice that the fibres have become traps, and that we ourselves are sitting in the middle, like a spider that got caught there and must feed on its own blood. That is why the free spirit hates all habits andContinue reading “RKS Literature: Happiness of Marriage (Friedrich Nietzsche)”