Poetry by PS

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

The devastation of heartbreak, the death of a relationship, the loss of love. All so painful and tragic. I am reminded of the final act

EPILOGUE I have always enjoyed parables. Mythology is full of them. Poetry can sometimes serve to teach – if we are receptive to listening. “Herakles

Ah! Language! I love to play with words and sounds. Have you ever read those lines from a poem where you have to say “yum!”

Passion. That loving, carnal swell of desire. Dancing with a lover. Maybe that lover is a goddess who traversed the Veil for this one night

I don’t write a lot of science fiction, but I adore the genre as a reader. I was reading “And Death Shall Have No Dominion”

I had so much fun writing this poem. Truly an emotional and intellectual challenge. First, I got to express my obsession with County Clare and

Hi, friends. Time to dust off your Old Testament for a reread of 2 Samuel 11 and 12. The sins of King David with Bathsheba