Category Archives: literature

RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds): “WARD 23 A”

WARD 23 A Eating burgers and sipping Fanta An entire ward of men gone banana We watched the idiot (did you have to say that word so loudly) box Lawrence Welk (or was it Bert Parks) jumped out and grabbed me But I pushed him back into the tube Ed Sullivan used to stroll outContinue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds): “WARD 23 A””

RKS Literature: Freedom Compared to the Poor Female Cousin in Certain Middle-Class Families (Albert Camus)

“Among us, for instance, in Western Europe, freedom is officially approved. But such freedom makes me think of the poor female cousin in certain middle-class families. She has become a widow, she has lost her natural protector. So she has been taken in, given a room in the top floor, and is welcome in theContinue reading “RKS Literature: Freedom Compared to the Poor Female Cousin in Certain Middle-Class Families (Albert Camus)”

RKS Literature: The Death of a Lying and Comfort Loving Europe (Albert Camus)

“Let us rejoice, indeed, at having witnessed the death of a lying and comfortable Europe and being faced by cruel truths. Let us rejoice as men because a prolonged hoax has collapsed and we see clearly what threatens us.” Albert Camus, “Create Dangerously”, 1957.

RKS Literature: The Justification of a Writer (Albert Camus)

“We must know that we can never escape the common misery and that our only justification, if indeed there is any justification, is to speak up, insofar as we can, for those who cannot do so. But we must do so for all those that are suffering at the moment, whatever may be the glories,Continue reading “RKS Literature: The Justification of a Writer (Albert Camus)”

RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds): “The Untouchables” (COVID MEMORIES)

The Untouchables (COVID MEMORIES) Politico and medicos message is trust none All seen a potential disease carrying scum All untouchables Ground zeros of infection Police powers imparting lessons and obedience Like dogs on a leash Results of a bungled vaccination policy Canadian provinces blame it on the feds Everyone the enemy Imprison for “safety” atContinue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds): “The Untouchables” (COVID MEMORIES)”

RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds): “Cheap eats”

Cheap eats Bill and Mona went to McDonalds for the all-American meal Disguised hamburger with cereal Hamburgers and shakes It weren’t but minutes later until Bill was seized with the quakes And Mona began to groana Apparently the deal on Big Meal Had their stomachs screaming for an appeal for the inhuman squeal The painContinue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds): “Cheap eats””

RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds):”Russian “liberators” of the Ukraine Heard Singing a Nancy Sinatra Tune”

Russian “liberators” of the Ukraine Heard Singing a Nancy Sinatra Tune “These boots are made for walking And that’s just what they’ll do One of these days these boots are going to walk all over you” Robert K. Stephen

RKS Literature: What Can Art Speak of? (Albert Camus)

“Of what could art speak, indeed? If it adapts itself to what the majority of our society wants, art will be meaningless recreation. If it blindly rejects that society, if the artist makes up his mind to take refuge in his dream, art will express nothing but a negation. In this way we shall haveContinue reading “RKS Literature: What Can Art Speak of? (Albert Camus)”

RKS Literature: The Wretched Condition of the Masses (Albert Camus)

“The questioning of art by the artist has many reasons, and only the loftiest need be considered. Amongst the best explanations is the feeling the contemporary artist has of lying or of indulging in useless words if he pays no attention to history’s woes. What characterizes our time, indeed, is the way masses and theirContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Wretched Condition of the Masses (Albert Camus)”

RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds): “The historians”

The historians Contained in the pens The scribes of the rulers and victors? Attend to the justifications of the slaughter One by one or the thousands Throats slit and bodies thrown on the hooks Guilty historians white lie in the books Justify the hero crook Blind to the fact millions were sorely took by ITT,Continue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology (All We Get Are The Coffee Grinds): “The historians””