Phibby Venable : Writing

Waves

Waves

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Waves Waves lap against the length of my bed Something supple & salt warm, a long blue of crashes roll fierce in a soft spill. I am tired o..
This Is A Night

This Is A Night

A Poem by Phibby Venable


This Is A Night This is a night of long silences, except for Peace Train playing on my friend's guitar. If I tell her she is a master, she s..
champagne

champagne

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Happy New Year
The Coat

The Coat

A Poem by Phibby Venable


missing hearts
The Web

The Web

A Poem by Phibby Venable


The Web There, through our slender window, is the web some spider swung a pattern by to land on the limb tip of that pine on the other side Ther..
I Looked into a Wishing Well

I Looked into a Wishing Well

A Poem by Phibby Venable


some days I have to cleanse with a lyric just to get those beats out of my head.
She Would Not Admit She Had A Friend

She Would Not Admit She Had A Friend

A Poem by Phibby Venable


just me, watching the rain & enjoying coffee.
Beyong That Black Bridge

Beyong That Black Bridge

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Beyond That Black Bridge! Beyond that black bridge, the backwaters spill & the fragrant laurels lean in a cover up Nothing one might give a n..
At Woodstock

At Woodstock

A Poem by Phibby Venable


At Woodstock he was a naked man at Woodstock but I fell in love with him anyway though it was some years later because he danced loose, li..
Riding the Plow

Riding the Plow

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Riding the Plow I am riding the loose heart of the plow that leaps over each roll of heavy earth . The last 20 acres are turning for seed. The p..