Phibby Venable : Writing

Mysteries That Moments Make

Mysteries That Moments Make

A Poem by Phibby Venable


There are times when even a momentof looking backwardsrustles the spirit to a barren tree -the branches trimmed by stormsblowing vaguelyin the backg..
when i am happy

when i am happy

A Poem by Phibby Venable


When I am happy I grow barbaric and fey.A similitude of mixed emotions flowinto the existence of happy tears and joy spansmy inside universe.I am sing..
before the world is awake

before the world is awake

A Poem by Phibby Venable


before the world is awake and you cannot singbring your unquenchable love song to this countryI will build a monument to your sweetnesswe may watch ..
ocean woman

ocean woman

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Sail is the whiteness in her wavering heartHer hair a topaz that the sun adoresaglowin highlights, knighted mellowed goldher roots sink deeply in he..
the man that liked leaving

the man that liked leaving

A Poem by Phibby Venable


I cannot say he loved themhe was a pale machine flapping loose as a beltbroken and at a loss for steady combustionlove oscillated in a fan of low ..
watching the sunset

watching the sunset

A Poem by Phibby Venable


I forget the time and linger here insteadbeneath the many fingered willow leavesMy bare feet brush the wild grown mint that bendsa white spiced hung..
Hillbilly

Hillbilly

A Poem by Phibby Venable


we went there to find whitenessafter the long shadow of black walls,coal mines too deep to breathenose holes always darkened and our haira thick s..
The Man in the Train is Waving

The Man in the Train is Waving

A Story by Phibby Venable


Published this week in Riverbabble, a little different from my usual work.
My Life On Little River

My Life On Little River

A Book by Phibby Venable


A book of poetry...
A Silence In Social Work

A Silence In Social Work

A Poem by Phibby Venable


today we spoke of desperation and how it stoodbeside mental illness as though they were brothersor sisters and how labels are derived and pinnedto the..