Phibby Venable : Writing

brother john

brother john

A Poem by Phibby Venable


one of my simple poems from a simple mood.
Stolen Dreams

Stolen Dreams

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Stolen Dreams The white froth of torn lace oscillates at the window.The high hymn song of crickets pierces the rain waterthat orchestrates from the..
My Life on Little River

My Life on Little River

A Poem by Phibby Venable


one of my new poems for a book I am working on.
the calico heifer

the calico heifer

A Poem by Phibby Venable


The Calico Heifer On our range of cows of regular brown, the calico was something we could show. Some freak of nature, her descended coat, a wil..
The Dancing Diva Zombie

The Dancing Diva Zombie

A Story by Phibby Venable


a love story
In The Radius Of My Heart, I Could Turn Hard

In The Radius Of My Heart, I Could Turn Hard

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Softly StandingIn the radius of my heart, I could turn hard,I know that I think about it, and I starelike an agoraphobic, so scared, trying not to sho..
in the backwash of a wave

in the backwash of a wave

A Poem by Phibby Venable


In The Backwash of a Wave In the back wash of a wave, I reach for your hand. The ocean returns, time and time again, as though to argue, as th..
I Flew

I Flew

A Poem by Phibby Venable


for Charles
night song in first key

night song in first key

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Night Song in First KeyIn summer the whippoorwills lived outside my window.They sang to the reverb of crickets.They sounded so certain in that endless..
Hieroglyphics

Hieroglyphics

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Hieroglyphics After our sleep in bear caves, my lover brushes his hair in wind combs. I am inside, using the last daylight as a lamp. I s..