Phibby Venable : Writing

Almost to Mexico!

Almost to Mexico!

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Almost to Mexico! He said, Do you want to go to Mexico with me? And I said, Yes. Just as a reflex maybe, just as a cabin fever induced, spur of t..
over the tracks

over the tracks

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Over the Tracks Each morning the train appears, point blank & sudden, from behind the curve, in a black caterpillar rush of wheels. There is ..
March Awakened Yellow-Eyed

March Awakened Yellow-Eyed

A Poem by Phibby Venable


March Awakened Yellow-Eyed I placed the lotus in a float I prayed four virtues on my soul I saw a drunkard's splash occur short as an ethereal ..
The Girls

The Girls

A Poem by Phibby Venable


The Girls Yesterday, the flame crackled out, and it immobilized into a soft ash All the birds flew in, near the chimney top, as dogs calcified..
Lona

Lona

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Lona Lona sits in an amputation of roses, wasted by the lightning shadows that strike in mercurial moments, then fade back inside her memory. T..
Passageways

Passageways

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Passageways Thin, in that Irish way of fine lines. It is pink when dampened & runs in a tunnel of contours & invitations It rebels at le..
Old Benjamin

Old Benjamin

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Old Benjamin It does no good to smile. Your winter mouth clusters now into a point of precision Fireflies of entangled seasons seat you forgetf..
The Night the Man in the Moon Disappeared

The Night the Man in the Moon Disappeared

A Poem by Phibby Venable


tonight is the Wolf Moon...largest moon of the year.
coconut grove

coconut grove

A Poem by Phibby Venable


places to lay it down
What Does A Hawk Do?

What Does A Hawk Do?

A Poem by Phibby Venable


What Does A Hawk Do? What does a hawk do to become extinct? He does not live in a cloistered community, where each limb resembles exactly the nex..