Phibby Venable : Writing

the appaloosa

the appaloosa

A Poem by Phibby Venable


published in afternoon magazine
Trains Passing

Trains Passing

A Poem by Phibby Venable


for Emily, because we both love rain & trains. ( a poem I wrote in college..a long time ago)
rain on tin

rain on tin

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Rain on Tin you are that sound. a tremor of pebbles down a furrow of dark. exquisite in dark gray in the darkset of metal. a shaving from tr..
the piggybacks

the piggybacks

A Poem by Phibby Venable


The Piggybacks I can feel them behind me. It is a piggyback ride of warnings. My mother leans over my shoulder alert to the road ahead with di..
Teach Me To Be Smooth

Teach Me To Be Smooth

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Teach Me To Be Smooth you are so beautiful, a strut legged piece of swagger, an eight ball in the pocket of your choosing. each day I slip..
Angelo's Spaghetti

Angelo\'s Spaghetti

A Poem by Phibby Venable


I am here for donuts, but today Angelo is pushing spaghetti. He is ill with the waitress, the appliance man, the wife, and mostly himself, for cooki..
This Is A Secret

This Is A Secret

A Poem by Phibby Venable


This Is A Secret This is a secret hidden by the snow. A warm wind is packing up a continent away It dreams of a southern vacation. The lilacs..
Morning on the Mountain

Morning on the Mountain

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Morning on the Mountain I wake up to the woodpecker in his lumberjack underwear, widening a circle. It is cold and my room is a tombstone, me..
snow road

snow road

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Snow Road I will drive you, uphill or down, according to how I approach you. You are my road of the moment. You are my private passion. You are..
Was She Pretty?

Was She Pretty?

A Poem by Phibby Venable


this was hard to write and i know it is not my best work, but i wanted to say something.