Poetry by PS

Hello, dear friends, My focus in this week’s poem was on the metaphor of a storm – an external vs internal event of chaos. In

This week’s poem, for me, highlights the dangers of absolute thinking. The poem alludes to many characters from Irish mythology, folklore, and history – the

As I daydream by my window, snug & warm, and watch the world transition to winter, an homage to autumn felt so good to me.

I do not write much war poetry. But this poem came to me as I was thinking through the power of juxtaposition and irony. And

The enduring power of love. What a truly poetic notion. In this poem, I am exploring a tragic “end” to forbidden love. Shipwrecked and doomed,

Enjoy this new poem. Something fiendishly fun for your Halloween 2021. If the spirits move you, please feel free to leave your thoughts in the

One thing I love about writing poetry is attempting to get inside the head of a character – explore their thoughts and feelings from a

For those of you who regularly read my poetry, you know I often interject allusions to mythology, Celtic legends, the bible, literature, etc. I fundamentally

On one of our trips to Ireland, my wife and I visited the burial site of my favorite poet, WB Yeats. The cryptic and provocative

Sometimes a poem is an expression of pure, unadulterated emotion. That’s it. Simple in its intention. No great masterwork of literature. Just a good read

As so many of you tell me, much to my unending delight, you genuinely enjoy my references to mythology, religion, and literature in my poetry.

Since ancient times, repetition has been a bedrock of poetry. Both in written and oral traditions, poetic repetition helps shape rhythm. That rhythm is what

I loved this poem from the moment my Muses pushed me to pen it. But, alas, I’m a bit biased. To be sure, it uses

There are so many sayings, expressions, and idioms regarding the eyes. This poem seeks to focus in on the enormity of a moment captured in

Sometimes I kick back after writing a poem, reread it, and am left wondering who wrote it. Seriously. Isn’t that so weird? Total “out of

Who doesn’t love a good faerie tale? As a young lad of Irish descent, I was raised to believe that the fae were not to

Oh my broken poet’s heart! Irish mythology and legend contain so many heart-wrenchingly tragic love stories. They could make William Shakespeare cry! But the backstory

We make so many assumptions when we read literature – especially poetry. So much of what we take away from a poem is informed by

This poem is sad. No question about it. I cried when I finished it. Broke my heart. But what is it about certain poems that

Who doesn’t love romantic poetry and smushy gushy language? This is a love poem, for sure, on a surface-level reading. But I like it all