Category Archives: Poetry

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 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):”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 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””

RKS Poetry Anthology: “What you have to look forward to or you’d best pawn that gold watch”

What you have to look forward to or you’d best pawn that gold watch You slave for the dignity the weekly pay affords Yes SIR! No SIR! The fortunate may have a pittance of a pension tossed their way Retire and read the paper all day And stretch that cat food all the way! RobertContinue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology: “What you have to look forward to or you’d best pawn that gold watch””

RKS Poetry Anthology: “Merry Christmas”

Merry Christmas A lukewarm bottle of beer Or two Or three Just to ease into the propagated spirit And a can of beans with mock turkey loaf Climaxed with Johnny Carson On the fucked up black and white The gifts of life from Christ working in the aftershave department Blessing of the meek with MastercardContinue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology: “Merry Christmas””

RKS Poetry Anthology: “Successive COVID terrors and the bottom line”

Successive COVID terrors and the bottom line COVID-19 causing the initial scream Delta variant augments the nightmare sharp and keen a BIG PHARMA wet dream Terror begs a solution and if so innumerable esteem Then OMICRON MORE VACCINES screams Big PHARMA! The solution is “so brilliant” it requires three jabs of the vaccine to curbContinue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology: “Successive COVID terrors and the bottom line””

RKS Poetry Anthology: “Slime in the back lanes”

Slime in the back lanes Greasy bacon fat hair Not exactly popularity on the suburban to downtown bus Toothless and urine fumes Scabbed red hands from the Oedipal clasp of sherry bottles Decorated by black nailed claws That must not touch! Fleeing refugees from a spineless napalmed society? Victims of a hedonistic society? All dependsContinue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology: “Slime in the back lanes””

RKS Poetry Anthology: “Legless Lager Louts”

Legless Lager Louts A phenomenon in the United Kingdom I am told A few pints and the timid become bold Occasionally dampered by a police chokehold You see them as tourists in countless European cities and towns in the ubiquitous Irish pub Safe and comforting place to eat bangers and mash grub Eaten by aContinue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology: “Legless Lager Louts””

RKS Poetry Anthology: “Beans and toast panic attack at Singapore Shangri-La”

Beans and toast panic attack at Singapore Shangri-La Newly arrived the previous night at the awesome Shangri-La Singapore 27 hours travelling perhaps more Could hardly raise a snore Float half senseless to buffet breakfast at The Line A quick peek on the way to the table My goodness this must be some gastronomical fable Asian,Continue reading “RKS Poetry Anthology: “Beans and toast panic attack at Singapore Shangri-La””