Phibby Venable : Writing

Sister, Out Dancing

Sister, Out Dancing

A Poem by Phibby Venable


You thought I meant to leave you entrapped in the family blanket; The one that suffocated our lives with enmeshment, a guilty fabric sold in all..
In Bed Twelve Days

In Bed Twelve Days

A Poem by Phibby Venable


You said the fog here cloudedthe gist of your visions.You said it kept the sun out.But the sun is my oyster,golden, slipping down my throat,so that ..
Down Highway 58

Down Highway 58

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Lavender, and the dawn is slow,to twine the granite mountain in its light,or push the darkened lavender to gold.I think I might extend my drive to w..
Opacity of Green Boughs

Opacity of Green Boughs

A Poem by Phibby Venable


The opacity of the green boughs where I sit, filter out the rainbow's quiet descent. I find my own safe comfort from the rain. A coven of trees e..
My Oasis of Attitudes

My Oasis of Attitudes

A Poem by Phibby Venable


My Oasis of Attitudes Once I thought to walk the long highway in front of our house, to take myself to the end of the world, or at l..
Toddler

Toddler

A Poem by Phibby Venable


ToddlerIn the prettiest moments of whiteness,when a clean heart coincides withmy line of vision, I pause for the purityenclosed in small garments.Ther..
whitewash

whitewash

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Whitewash The city wanted a new image.The buildings were shoots of black mold,rubbing their scent on fake foliage.The streets stank of tar &..
Purple Is Pretty

Purple Is Pretty

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Purple Is Pretty I raised my hand for permission to speak,but the dark braid of the asylum's aide,swung full view to greet me.I learned to talk to ..
Potato Fields Below the Fog Line

Potato Fields Below the Fog Line

A Poem by Phibby Venable


It is hard to remember why I came here. I think someone rumored how the fog swallowed the height of ridge lines, and that I wanted to see the ..
Oh well...

Oh well...

A Poem by Phibby Venable


By morning I have recovered a cheerful nature. Theday before someone had pocketed my pay. I decide to hold no malice; Malicestays sticky to the t..