Phibby Venable : Writing

independent living

independent living

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Independent Living I hurry to the gate and plead with apples falling from the tree grass bound and brown, but sweet inside, a vinegar tinge,..
God

God

A Poem by Phibby Venable


God I am attending this one mass to bring what you brought first to me to give you back the gift of these, an arm of prayers, a hand of hope, ..
Tape Me, I'm Yours.

Tape Me, I\'m Yours.

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Tape Me, I'm Yours. Outside the window, it is cold. The lily roots lie in a tapestry of hills. The leaves freeze into a metal bloom. A gag of ..
When Mazie Dean Sings!

When Mazie Dean Sings!

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Mazie Dean at the Kitchen Pants Tonight, Mazie Dean is playing at the Kitchen Pants. She has that mercy, mercy, starvation voice that warbles, be..
My Children With Their Beautiful Eyes

My Children With Their Beautiful Eyes

A Poem by Phibby Venable


My Children With Their Beautiful Eyes Our inner transparencies are colored by life. The world is big and always hungry. Sand, clay, and thorns st..
I Am Looking For A Blue Star

I Am Looking For A Blue Star

A Poem by Phibby Venable


I Am Looking For A Blue Star I am looking for a blue star. I am not afraid to travel without luggage. I moisten my tongue with the stones that I..
I Am Tired Now

I Am Tired Now

A Poem by Phibby Venable


I Am Tired Now You may choose if you want to stay or not. I am too exhausted to be too exact, having dredged up the last euphemism of kindness I..
A Seer Moon

A Seer Moon

A Poem by Phibby Venable


very, very tired..
the hooves of my horse

the hooves of my horse

A Poem by Phibby Venable


the hooves of my horse the hooves of my horse on a sunny day splash grass and search for byways she has no fraud in her mane of exploration her..
Dreams of a Hard - Headed Woman

Dreams of a Hard - Headed Woman

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Dreams of a Hard Headed Woman If you find me with my hand hanging in a loose palm up off the bed, you assume that I am sleeping, but beneath th..