Phibby Venable : Writing

mountain, how can I please you

mountain, how can I please you

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Mountain, how can I please youwe fumble cards in a game of chance,we clash wills in solitude.Your familiar touch whispersall I love in watercolor ridg..
hologram hearts

hologram hearts

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Hologram Hearts There are too many flowers to name so we call them, the reds, the blues, the curly square, small bloom. It is that way with us..
purple morning

purple morning

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Purple Morning In the eloquence of this purple morning, I am watching the tree lines embroidered across the mountain. They are stark bla..
care giving

care giving

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Care Giving some days I cannot rememberif I am myself, or the people I helpI place a soft curtain between usso that I might be touchablethrough ..
true lies

true lies

A Poem by Phibby Venable


True Lies What if I should believe every lie I am toldbecause the liar thinks it is the truth.What if it becomes the truth to him or her,and they c..
Girl In Yellow Grasses

Girl In Yellow Grasses

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Tall Girl in Yellow Grasses I was born in lush greenery, my mouth shut in a small line. A residue of life water clung to my face in wetness an..
Mary Died

Mary Died

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Mary Died They took Mary to visit her sister in the nursing home.When it was time to leave, they locked the doors,Needless to say, she did not w..
Boundary Boy

Boundary Boy

A Poem by Phibby Venable


The Boundary Boy In the Montana laundromat, the sign said,Do not wash your horse blankets here!Whoa, you said, hold back woman,as I flung an afghan..
Singing in Gold

Singing in Gold

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Singing in GoldI remember the yellow pink peaches.the long, sandy roadtoward the beach, and pecans,sold at the peach stand, withcolored shells, and po..
Edna and Bud

Edna and Bud

A Poem by Phibby Venable


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