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Into A Fire I Built

A Poem by Phibby Venable

Into A Fire I Built Into a fire I built, I fell. Had I not found a flowering branch caught in the trembling red of flame, I might have dropp..

Quarry Rock

A Poem by Phibby Venable

Quarry Rock Too deep in the blue quarry to turn back, I measure the water with my breath, held by the coldness, that rises slowly upwards, unti..

baritone love song

A Poem by Phibby Venable

Baritone Love Song In the baritone thunder, in the mist of black clouds, I remember your skin in the sun. The world is gray with heavy rain.Soil..

One Thousand Birds to Carolina

A Poem by Phibby Venable

One Thousand Birds to CarolinaFrom my observations,two hundred miles along,I believe I am still, one thousand birdsfrom Carolina.There are cardinals s..

The Escape of Song

A Poem by Phibby Venable

The Escape of SongJust when I thought I was singing,a string of falling stars, crashed,in the background of my gravity.They lit the small creek, where..

I Saw The Dog That Missed The Farm

A Poem by Phibby Venable

I Saw The Dog That Missed The Farm I saw the dog that missed the farm. He stood where he had been released, staring puzzled at the car, ..

small door to open

A Poem by Phibby Venable

small door to opensmall door to openmortar tightpain a beastthat holds it shutpink footfalls caughton shredded glassthe path to walka lost embracenow ..

Seagirl

A Poem by Phibby Venable

Seagirl A Caucasian seagirl, with heady intent, of southern flight, lifts off on Route 1, in a wingspan of inner flight,swinging wide at full ..

island

A Poem by Phibby Venable

IslandI wish to walk the marble of your bones,to track the snowy footprints of my hope.I feel exiled, my island, bare and bleak,rising black, a crag o..

A Bird Sang Dawn Into the Room

A Poem by Phibby Venable

A Bird Sang Dawn Into The RoomA bird sang dawn into the roomI watched the ceiling miss the moon;the moon so full of promises,red gold in blushing unde..