RKS Poetry Anthology: “A Poem Inspired by President Donald J. Trump and COVID”

A Poem Inspired by President Donald J. Trump and COVID

It all commenced with the Trumpster’s Kung Flu

Many so hoping out of the White House he flew

But such a jolly fun-loving man he was possessing a memorable sense of humour

(or was it ethnic hatred?)

And I was with him playing golf the other day honestly maintaining my scorecard with true shots

Pardon me he was manipulating his card lots!

We holed out on the 18th and went to the 19th for a cold drink

Him chattering how the Democrats stink

And he showed me a list for naming mutated viruses

For the United Kingdom the “Brit Bug”

For Canada the “Canuck Muck”

For India the “Curry Cold”

For Vietnam the “Saigon Slammer”

For Australia the “Melbourne Hammer”

For Singapore the “Pulmonary Wallbanger”

I replied “Keep this hatred nonsense at bay or you’ll end up in the slammer”

What a man of nasty manner

Then I decided give the man some of what he dished out and called the latest virus the “Kansas Killer”

Well he became so angry and red in a temper tantrum he dropped dead

Was it something I said?

Or perhaps it was all the Kentucky Fried Chicken he downed on Air Force One

That made him completely done?

Robert K. Stephen

RKS Poetry Anthology: “Good Shot”

Good shot

Writhing in misery

A

Niagara Falls of pumping blood

A companion to the dead leaves

Supplanting cellophaned beef

For 3.2 families

The busy executives of death

Blind to forces of nature

Place heads on top of cars

And parade homewards to continue the same

On Monday morning

Robert K. Stephen

RKS Poetry Anthology: “Roasted Pigeon Droppings”

Roasted Pigeon Droppings

Time declared they were great

Forbes acclaimed them a delight

Rolling Stone stated they were outta sight

Playboy advised them as an aphrodisiac at night

CNN advertisements promised a special 10% off deal

Good Housekeeping gave them an approval seal

National Geographic showed bare breasted natives scraping them off rocks

Clearasil used them in its cream for zits

Personally, I believe they taste like

The shits

Robert K. Stephen

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: LOSING MY MANHOOD: SOMETHING IS UP

LOSING MY MANHOOD: SOMETHING IS UP

I am getting more attention than usual and I query why?

Extra treats and cuddles.

Hearing lots of “Poor Rory”.

My food bowl disappearing at 20:00 with a comment “they say” no food after that time. Why?

As a West Highland Terrier I sense something is up. What is it?

RKS Literature: “The Communist Manifesto”: FREE TRADE

“The bourgeoisie, wherever it has got the upper hand, has put an end to all the feudal, patriarchal, idyllic relations. It has pitilessly torn asunder the motley feudal ties that bound man to his “natural superiors” and has left remaining no other nexus between man and man than naked self-interest, than callous cash payment. It has drowned the most heavenly ecstasies of religious fervor, of chivalrous enthusiasm, of philistine sentimentalism, in the icy water of egotistical calculation. It has resolved personal wealth into exchange value, and in place of the numberless indefeasible chartered freedoms, has set up that single unconscionable freedom- Free Trade. In one word, for exploitation, veiled by religious and political illusions. It has substituted naked, shameless, direct, brutal exploitation.

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, “The Communist Manifesto”, 1848.

RKS 2026 International Film: “Blades of The Guardians”: Epic and Spectacular Martial Arts Film!

The Chinese film “Blades of the Guardians” directed by Yuen Woo-Ping leaves no doubt there should be no disparaging of Chinese film. True, it is yet another martial art centric film, but can there be one more spectacular?

Majestic cinematography, enthralling costuming, creative sets, momentous and artistic martial arts choreography and a Gobi Desert location all combine to create an epic Chinese cinematographic masterpiece.

Martial arts to the extreme. Levitating bodies and stunning acrobatics. Hard core martial arts aficionados have just found their Cinema Paradiso! Newbies to martial arts films may find the scenes impossible to believe due to the special effects and implausibility of one against 500 victorious but isn’t that part of the fantasy of martial arts films?

The plot is intricate enough to pique the interest of viewers with sharp minds and eyes for detail to process the extensive parade of characters. Some viewers may be overwhelmed by this so my advice may be to focus on good guys and bad guys and enjoy the action.  

The Sui Dynasty is in decline with the desert clans fighting amongst themselves for control of their territory. The leader of the Flower rebellion Zhishilang represents a challenge to the Sui Dynasty and becomes the most wanted man of the dynasty with a huge bounty placed on his head.

Dao Ma (Jing Wu) a bounty hunter and former imperial guard participates in the slaying of corrupt desert war lord Chang (Jet Li) and has a bounty, the second largest in China, placed on his head by Chang’s clan due to Dao Ma’s slaying of Chang. Dao Ma’s benefactor Lao Mo (Tony Ka Fai Leung) convinces Dao Ma for the good of China (and the liquidation of all his debts) to transport Zhishilang to safety and hence the epic journey commences.

Dao Ma is pursued by dynasty forces, bounty hunters and clans seeking desert prominence. Meeting foes and enemies and friends some of which are in fact enemies present martial arts display scenes never seen before on the screen.

Be prepared for political treachery and intrigue, astounding martial arts and battle scenes, colourful characters, chopped off body parts, pools of blood, romance, fair damsels, handsome dudes, armies of extras in Ben Huresque proportions and a new quasi-Darth Vader bad guy.

Of course, the good guys win but at a terrible cost but what are hundreds of victims in a martial arts film?

You can watch the trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJjGHK0qL88

Released in the People’s Republic of China and North America 17February2026.

RKS 2026 International Film Rating 86/100.

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: LOSING MY MANHOOD: WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?

LOSING MY MANHOOD: WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?

West Highland Terriers have a tremendous hearing ability and there is some weird talk going on here at home and on my walks which by the way I LOVE! Puppy fighting is the best!

I think they are saying soon I will be losing my manhood. What could that mean for a six-month-old puppy? I am a dog and not a man.

Some crude person, identity protected, said they would be “cutting off my balls”. I don’t have any balls to cut off but I love to chase them.

I hear the word “neutered”. I am not new so how can this word apply to me?

Puppydom is full of riddles!

RKS Literature: “The Communist Manifesto”: The History of Existing Society

“The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.

Freeman and slave, patrician and plebian, lord and serf, guild-master and journeyman, in a word, oppressor and oppressed, stood in constant opposition to one another, carried on an uninterrupted, now hidden, now open fight that each time ended, either in a revolutionary reconstitution of society at large, or in he common ruin of the contending classes.”

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, “The Communist Manifesto”, 1848.