Phibby Venable : Writing

morning

morning

A Poem by Phibby Venable


good morning, world
there is something in the soup at this crazy house

there is something in the soup at this crazy house

A Poem by Phibby Venable


there is something in the soup at this crazy house,or we could probably figure some way outinstead we whine, laugh, weep just to keepthe crazy house m..
The Stars Are There Some Place

The Stars Are There Some Place

A Poem by Phibby Venable


The stars are there some place,blinded by the sun that has a tendencyto incinerate the edge of dreams.I can't seem to walk without fallingi..
The Woe of O'dell

The Woe of O'dell

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Odysseus' long suffering wife was the same,as the present Penelope - they share more than name.Descendant of Vikings, unruly red hair,a beauty that id..
the spine lily

the spine lily

A Poem by Phibby Venable


I am winging it in a strobe of hopeless tremors.I anoint my body with jasmine oil and slipthrough the spectators that shout,I see a cold lily! and poi..
Surely This Island Is Not All White

Surely This Island Is Not All White

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Surely this island is not all white, lacking the green bruisingof palm and wild willow weeds.You would have me think there is a void and listen to me ..
becoming a butterfly

becoming a butterfly

A Poem by Phibby Venable


There is a mutual understanding in cocoons,a gamble of win or lose.It is a tightly woven world of perspiration,hardened on the outside until ..
The Way We Sing

The Way We Sing

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Darling, this is your latest updatefrom the other side of town.After the storm winds dieda thousand willows weptinto the hardened ground.In the circle..
Criminal Mercy

Criminal Mercy

A Poem by Phibby Venable


There is the saw horse straddled by boardsbut he is building nothing now.The stained glass pane she said to orderover in Winston has fallen down.Perha..
in this harbor

in this harbor

A Poem by Phibby Venable


My heart harbors in the dunes of this time.With the ease of crossing water I touchthe curved memories of your life,a lighthouse that beams brightly.Al..