Phibby Venable : Writing

window box

window box

A Poem by Phibby Venable


to a friend
A Replica of Bones

A Replica of Bones

A Poem by Phibby Venable


I shed myself of little liesan arthropod, but undefinedOf two brains andtwo minds and yetmy choices still held detrimentsof tiny pieces that still g..
Dressed for Anxiety

Dressed for Anxiety

A Poem by Phibby Venable


I don't care if the delicate air flowsin the ribboned streaks between cloudsI can't think about freshness nowThe radius of my fear penetrates lightI..
at the butterfly conservatory

at the butterfly conservatory

A Poem by Phibby Venable


I didn't touch the butterflies at the conservatorythe poison of nicotine and sweat at oddswith the purity of wings in gentle flight When they lande..
Angels Who Go Mad

Angels Who Go Mad

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Angels pour their attitude of loveon all the broken promises that hurt.They pray through earphones as a woman drivesThey sing in empty rooms to suic..
Flowers on Rock

Flowers on Rock

A Poem by Phibby Venable


I reach the final heightto the plateauwhere natives say that only violets grow.I climbed here through a honey comb i boughtfrom bees with bulging ey..
Loving Angry Men

Loving Angry Men

A Poem by Phibby Venable


I peel you back, a volatile dessert -no apples in your melt, but ginger sharp,suckled by wolves, you snap me with your bite.I find absorbing interes..
Man of Red River

Man of Red River

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Man of Red River He is a figment of my heart, a word they suggestedI retire with angel, with soul, with all thosewords that tangle in my fan bl..
outlasting winter

outlasting winter

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Let the Kokopelli trees bend and blow their fluted limbsinto their tangled feet, where I will sit -A heavy leaf clinging in the autumn wind.I am out..
To The Open Road

To The Open Road

A Poem by Phibby Venable


I kindle a song from the trespass of facesthat press against money and fall flatthat ride the roads with artful piecesfor words and the genius of op..