Uncle Bill Can you feel sorrow for an uncle you never met?Well Uncle Bill was a 22-year-old man I never even sawhe died before I was ever bornshot down in the Battle of Britainand now buried in Lincolnshire in the United Kingdomalone and unvisitedyet it is only in the past few years his memory hauntsContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Uncle Bill””
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Your government as the New Mafia?
Remember at one time running the numbers racket was illegalyet today governments control casinos and lotteriesbleeding dry and ruining lives through promotion of gambling addiction narcotics was a dirty wordbut cannabis in many jurisdictions is legalpromotion of weeda brave political deed? Alcohol was once a great sinbut into the government coffers tax revenue is overflowingContinue reading “Your government as the New Mafia?”
Poetry Corner: “Creeping October (aka Homecoming Week in North America)”
Creeping October (aka Homecoming Week in North America) Guess who is in townfor the big college football gamegoon jocks with their war criespurple painted face engineering studentsinitiation rightsinto what?last binge?and the roar after the big playfat assed frat girls as caramel sundaesfor their boysand we all know the topping I’m talking about but back homeContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Creeping October (aka Homecoming Week in North America)””
Poetry Corner: “Woes of the protesting protestant grave searcher”
Woes of the protesting protestant grave searcher Journey to find fathercremated in 64soon lostamongst 14,867 interned Catholicssome snickering about certain historical winsa gateand the wrong cometary obfuscates the search Robert K. Stephen
Poetry Corner: “Childhood Plus”
Childhood Plus Slapped on the asswrenched out with plastic glovesspotlight blinds the primary visiona warm welcome to lifehorrid formula milkand the accursed Pablumshitting all over the placethe Big Ones pat our heads so cutebut so obnoxious so get rid of em quicksthrust into the gulag of kindergarten barricades angry ones yell at usdiscipline, moralsand properContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Childhood Plus””
Poetry Corner: “The Job Interview”
The job interview Yelps and barks of circus sealstenuously balancing sparkling ballsadequately but not dangerously ostentatiousdon’t ruffle the placid masteryour audiencebut then don’t underplayeven thoughregulations and conventionsdictate a certain humilitystatutory interpretation on the trapeze actthe tumble can be wickedreturn to delaying promises and optionsprudently promisedoptionally falsefor the survival of the dream bureaucracydepends on that illusionandContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “The Job Interview””
Poetry Corner: “Frustration of a poet who in a narcistic moment might join an advertising agency
Frustration of a poet who in a narcistic moment might join an advertising agency Is the poet’s gross national productlimited to 87 poemsand from that point on clever loquaciousness which for all concernedmight better have remained ascrumpled balls of paper Robert K. Stephen
Poetry Corner: “Was it better in the Old Country?”
Was it better in the Old Country? We were in a cab last nightI was staring at the meter intently uptightwhile the driver was talking with youof stories of love and wineAh……..the girls of his youthin the Old Countrymany grey hairs less Robert K. Stephen
Poetry Corner: “Personalized Rubrics only after”
Personalized Rubrics only after Initially a friendly glancelate at night you can never tellbut there’s moreas steel rips through your soft belly mocking thanatoshas conquered eroswhoweepsin silenceof red flashes Robert K. Stephen
Poetry Corner: “Too many apples and grapes later”
Too many apples and grapes later A gaspthunderous deafening roarburning acrid gashot molten lavaslides down the precipicea sigh like the spring windthe disaster is sucked down to the bowels of the earthonlythe warm human smell remains
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