Philip Gaber : Writing

let the sun set on this

let the sun set on this

A Poem by Philip Gaber


I heard you say you don’t like diamond cluster rings.I heard you when you said grace before we ate our meal.I heard you say you wanted t..
without a light of doubt

without a light of doubt

A Poem by Philip Gaber


I remember those days well. My doc began prescribing meds. Thorazine. For myself, I prescribed rotgut whiskey and bennies. Couldn’t afford Marti..
secrets and shame

secrets and shame

A Poem by Philip Gaber


She whispered to me, “You’re the nicest guy I never got to know.” I knew exactly what she meant. I’d been les..
a revolutionary sense of truth

a revolutionary sense of truth

A Poem by Philip Gaber


The tender old man so frail in the midnight moon waits for a new day.
a revolutionary sense of truth

a revolutionary sense of truth

A Poem by Philip Gaber


The tender old man so frail in the midnight moon waits for a new day.
the bubble dancer

the bubble dancer

A Story by Philip Gaber


I've worked odd jobs with bizarre people, but that first job was a doozy.There was a little fish restaurant called The Captain's Cabin that had been t..
a trivial, tedious clock

a trivial, tedious clock

A Poem by Philip Gaber


She thinks it’s so sad that he only sits around reading and watching TV all day. “Why is that sad?” he says. “It’s w..
it's about removing the layers

it's about removing the layers

A Poem by Philip Gaber


I did a few things differently this Thanksgiving. First, I shaved. I also put the store-bought chocolate pecan pie into a glass pie plate instead of b..
Just another easy-to-believe tragicomedy

Just another easy-to-believe tragicomedy

A Poem by Philip Gaber


Think it was 1990…Funny how you can’t remember dates when you’ve been alone for so long.Seems like somebody was always pulling a gu..
she jives by night

she jives by night

A Poem by Philip Gaber


Boy: I love you…Girl: I love you, too…I think…Boy: How do you know?Girl: ‘Cuz I feel it…I recalled a distant lover w..