Phibby Venable : Writing

Optimistic Autumn

Optimistic Autumn

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Optimistic AutumnI worry a bone of discontentand bustle it into quick veins -to empty into mountain streamsthat flow toward lakes of cold regret.Somet..
The Woe of O'dell

The Woe of O'dell

A Poem by Phibby Venable


tragic love story?
daughter of a different day

daughter of a different day

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Daughter of A Different DayI wake up & hurry to cook your breakfast -you are barefoot in the kitchen, angrywith my dead father, that you believe,r..
last man in stella's cafe

last man in stella's cafe

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Last Man in Stella's Cafe Stella stands in a vague meditationof the coffee pot, that need not be refilled,if the last customer will hurry on...
bi polar wars

bi polar wars

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Bi - Polar Wars She wants to tear us to pieces for the audacity of it all. Damn us to hell, but still remain a Christian. And the rant! Each day,..
magnificent in old clothes

magnificent in old clothes

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Magnificent In Old ClothesOne night I saw you at the town bar,magnificent in old clothes from the Goodwill bin,your eyes hammering lights & sewi..
A Body Pulled From the Wreckage

A Body Pulled From the Wreckage

A Poem by Phibby Venable


She is lying prone, & from her positionthe sun is a marble dome, the ground a seepageof water bottles, intended to aid her health. The do..
power bill

power bill

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Power Bill I told them that I could not read in auditoriums -the walls echoing my voice as if I meantto repeat each point for emphasis.That was jus..
i was in the school of life

i was in the school of life

A Poem by Phibby Venable


I was in the school of life, waltzing on top of the world. I meant to change everything on the highway to nowhere. I meant to write a letter to my hea..
Ocean High Rise

Ocean High Rise

A Poem by Phibby Venable


Ocean High Rise You rise inside the highest building, the one that is still just a frame. You are lifted by the large bucket, pulled upwards, ..