Phibby Venable : Writing

Pearlie Mae Fur

Pearlie Mae Fur

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Pearlie Mae Fur (small town murder) She loved to swim at the water's edge. where she would emerge with drops of chastity rollingfrom her ba..
Wands That Fly

Wands That Fly

A Poem by Phibby Venable


considering magic..
Isabella

Isabella

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Isabella Isabella, the corn has ripened. See here, she is green & rough to the touch She has thrown out a camouflage of dull brown stran..
Spring Equinox

Spring Equinox

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Spring Equinox I fall backwards into your mouth of a dozen wines Into the taste of you & the sweetness I sleep in the canal of your throat to..
So Now You Live

So Now You Live

A Poem by Phibby Venable


So Now You Live So now you live like a lava rock & you remember a flow, a rush, more heat than brains & a hundred things you might impro..
There Are the Pale Points

There Are the Pale Points

A Poem by Phibby Venable


There Are the Pale Points The house is lit withpetaled sun The pale points ofa late sunburst idle across the wooden floor It is t..
Love Song

Love Song

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Love Song Love walks all over town in thosebig boots Looking for a stomping ground Listening for a breaking sound Looking fora cracked shell ..
Winter Passing

Winter Passing

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Winter Passing A latitude of long faces, their hair upswept in old tangles & held fast with duty It is hard to walk through sleep & f..
Only A Wave

Only A Wave

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Only A Wave I am the evening curve of odd months that seek the length oftime & tallies in barter houses for good days My eyes fly open, ..
Cats Play This

Cats Play This

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Cats Play This A rapier blade felt in a moment as I stand,openedto the thought of how to feed upon the scraps of early morning dumpster sacks S..