Phibby Venable : Writing

The White Fields

The White Fields

A Poem by Phibby Venable


I am supposed to be sleepingbut the moon casts a pale blue shadowand I want to watch the cotton fieldsin long rows of white fluff cocoonedand spreadin..
Riding On Long Trains

Riding On Long Trains

A Poem by Phibby Venable


There are very few complexities on trainsand this one passes Crone Mountain, slowas the cars gather momentum and the countrysideslides into blue &..
All The World Is An Isle On Tuesday

All The World Is An Isle On Tuesday

A Poem by Phibby Venable


All the world is an isle on Tuesday whether we are recovering still or searching the aromas of a weekend We fall into the bed, loose sacks limber with..
In Season

In Season

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Long ago I fell in love with seasonsand pitched a soft woo to greenery,to snow, to leaves leaping in a colorfuldeath, the way I would like to goThese ..
Wren Calls

Wren Calls

A Poem by Phibby Venable


what can I do with fireflies embracing my hair,the fearless night warm with mountain rosesand the scent of honeysuckle in slow flightit is summer and..
Howard's Coal Mine

Howard's Coal Mine

A Poem by Phibby Venable


the mountain women in Dante have houses side by sidethey reach each other through the windows and lend supplies there is a strident echo in the mining..
Devastation by Domination

Devastation by Domination

A Poem by Phibby Venable


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Things I Must Keep

Things I Must Keep

A Poem by Phibby Venable


I cannot surrender my expectations ringing through my head in bellness and I cannot surrender bellness because a golden purity rings through t..
Smaller Pieces Can Be Found Here

Smaller Pieces Can Be Found Here

A Poem by Phibby Venable


This is where my whole fallsindifferent to the scandalof being incompleteThe older I becomethe more I scatterin an idealism of split choicesI tear my ..