Poetry by PS

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

I suffer from thanatophobia. I fear death. Not sure if that fear roots itself in my failing search for god or my strong disbelief in

Rejection. How many times in our lives have we suffered unrequited love? Where the rules of love’s engagements change midstream, and we are left wanting

Nearly 30 years since my wife and I first started dating. I still love her more today than the day before. There are moments, like

Forbidden love. Poets have broken the hearts of readers for millennia exploring this tragic theme. The ensuing tragedies and repercussions from these taboo affairs echo

This poem explores the notion of suffering. There is something profound to me in that idea. In reality, do we get so accustomed to our

I wrote this poem to honor my strong, bold, headstrong daughters… now young women. May the early feminism demonstrated by Xanthippe always guide them on