Phibby Venable : Writing

Interrupted Grace

Interrupted Grace

A Poem by Phibby Venable


for my mother
This Mountain Stream Is A Promise Ring

This Mountain Stream Is A Promise Ring

A Poem by Phibby Venable


This Mountain Stream Is A Promise RingI waver on the edge of fidelityin a husk of cattails icedleaning apartTheir spirit and spine fullness,strain aga..
I Throw Things Out

I Throw Things Out

A Poem by Phibby Venable


I Throw Things OutThe era tumbles and closeswith the clang of a lidI shift through the densityof old days and interestsin an exploration of what I nee..
October

October

A Poem by Phibby Venable


October stands in vertebrae,the mountain skeletal with reach,diminished greenery leaves the sketch,as colors fall beyond regret.All the strong reduce ..
I Should Know This By Now

I Should Know This By Now

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Autumn slips into bleachers unseen until the wind of her applause The way birds shift & huddle their plans toward soft warm breezes I have grown..
As Long As It Lasts

As Long As It Lasts

A Poem by Phibby Venable


since my husband's death, i believe I have taped the whole place together, i do like how flexible all the broken things are.
This Is How It Is

This Is How It Is

A Poem by Phibby Venable


This is how it is when the breeze is locked in the softness of a fog and I am trying to believe in myself but stumbling in negativity. even the flo..
Unfinished Dream

Unfinished Dream

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Unfinished DreamI awaken from a dream world of symbols & situationsI want to run backto that warm climate but listento the effervescence of birdst..
The Room Where Morning Slept

The Room Where Morning Slept

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Perhaps I shouldn't be here at dawnnudging the stone mattress, watchingmorning blossom a hint of inspiration.Sometimes a glow isn't enoughThe lavender..
Morning Comes To Order

Morning Comes To Order

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Caught in the bottleneck of a couch I call comfortable, the sun sends morning slices through the blinds and all is yellow; slats, eggs, my stomach af..