Feature of the Week – The Poetry of Steven Andrew Westby

This week Literary Revelations brings you the stunning poetry of Steven Andrew Westby. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Bio:

Steven Andrew Westby is a poet and a clinical psychologist.  Originally from Brookings, SD, he attended St. John’s University before going on to earn a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Dakota. Steven now lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his fiancée, Nicole, and his two sons. He began writing poetry around 2008 as a creative outlet to balance with his job. His first collection of poetry By Way of Introduction was published in 2022.

Room

how I remember the laugh
announcing your presence
a whole day transformed
by the mystery of you

we basked in your theater
and joined in your song
until moon’s hidden sadness
eclipsed your bright sun

and we left in darkness
cried out for the starlight
so desperate to find
any memory of you

Luscious

so soft the skin
around her eyes
that frames a gaze
of promised hope

heart’s joy leaps
at unspoken truth
that stole my heart
to luscious ruin

Class

we spend days, perhaps years
in climbing the mountain

seeking guru’d truth
to dispel the soul’s dark

yet find teacher’s wisdom
already within us

the heart asking simply:
our response to this pain?

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12 thoughts on “Feature of the Week – The Poetry of Steven Andrew Westby

  1. Great, especially “until moon’s hidden sadness
    eclipsed your bright sun
    and we left in darkness
    cried out for the starlight
    so desperate to find
    any memory of you”

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