Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)

COVID Poetry Corner: “Yet another COVID mutation”

Yet another COVID mutation Yes another nasty mutation is causing so many to squirmsupposedly from South Africa this germno need to for South Africa to feel badyou blame them and I’ll become madI am afraid this is only the beginning of a nasty mess heading everyone’s wayparticularly in long term-care facilities people it will slaywhenContinue reading “COVID Poetry Corner: “Yet another COVID mutation””

COVID Poetry Corner: “Where have all the stores and restaurants gone?”

Where have the stores and restaurants gone? Taking my pooch in Toronto for a distemper shot todayhave to keep that nasty virus away So no relaxing in a waiting roomlest I spread some deadly doom So I took a stroll in a once busy commercial neighbourhoodIf I couldI’d change what I saw as more thanContinue reading “COVID Poetry Corner: “Where have all the stores and restaurants gone?””

Poetry Corner : “A paganistic birthday party”

Paganistic Birthday Party Assembled about the synthetic evergreen altarare the little dazed childrenstunned as if pondering the words of the three wise menthey murmur their pagan chantsmaterialistic hymns of candy, games and toys greedy gleaming eyes of the little fry thought to be cutewish they could have more than they see the evening festa ritualisticContinue reading “Poetry Corner : “A paganistic birthday party””

Poetry Corner: “A winter statistic”

A winter statistic Tangled in the jagged steelit lies on the highwayand the cold air wafts the steamy messfurther on down the roadwhere a crowd stands gawkingpondering how the exaggerate the bloody mess before them so as to createinteresting dinner conversation Robert K. Stephen

Poetry Corner: What you have to look forward to or you’d best pawn that gold watch your employer gave you”

What you have to look forward to or you’d best pawn that gold watch your employer gave you You slave for the dignity the weekly pay affordsYes sir!No sir!and if you are lucky a pittance of a pension comes your wayretire and read the paper all dayand learn how to stretch that cat food allContinue reading “Poetry Corner: What you have to look forward to or you’d best pawn that gold watch your employer gave you””

COVID Poetry Corner : “The Prison sentence”

The Prison Sentence It’s been over a yearcowering by many in COVID fear Let me outta herebut oh no leave the house and B117 will cause my lungs to sear Realistically with vaccine delays aboundingwhy Pfizer chooses now to retool in Belgium is astoundingjust we when all hoped from stress we’d be rebounding politico-medico directivesContinue reading “COVID Poetry Corner : “The Prison sentence””