This website includes my (growing) collection of poems published on Medium, Substack, and elsewhere, starting from the day my mother died, November 1, 2023, to the present.

For a complete listing of links to my poems and other cool stuff:

https://nolchafox2.wixsite.com/blog

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Nolcha Fox

Nov 10, 20241 min read

Cones of Summer

painting by Barbara Gordon They march through summer's heat each year, traffic cones in party clothes with stripes of red and white that...

Nolcha Fox

Oct 31, 20241 min read

Music to My Sawed-Off Ears

This not-music is sandpaper and saw to sensitive ears. Polar bears and elephants scream and flee from the noise to the next great...

Nolcha Fox

Oct 17, 20241 min read

October 2024 Feature

Waiting to Be Worn Meeting misunderstandings leave us punctured and jagged. Abrasive reactions cause bristled veneers. Time will smooth...

Nolcha Fox

Oct 10, 20242 min read

Longing

image credit Sarah Whiley In dream, I float to open window. Below me, docked boats rock in wind and waves. I know it’s time to leave...

Nolcha Fox

Oct 1, 20241 min read

Misty Musty

I called my optometrist to complain I couldn’t see through my new glasses, I told him he should get another job. He called me to his...

Nolcha Fox

Sep 30, 20241 min read

Bumper Crops

The veggies all grow crazy and then cascade to the ground, where I pick them, clean them up from all the muck and bugs. If folks leave...

Nolcha Fox

Sep 30, 20241 min read

Strung Out

I walk a tightrope of frayed string. At journey’s end it strangles me. If strangulation be the means, strangle me with strings of pearls,...

Nolcha Fox

Sep 30, 20241 min read

Frozen Insanity

He plays on ice, not thinking gloves can quell his arctic chill. He thinks some safety straps will keep him from a watery grave. He...

Nolcha Fox

Sep 30, 20241 min read

Hot in the Kitchen!

Under Surveillance Deer jump the fence to criticize the taste of leaves and flowers. Rabbits check the greenness of the grass in our...

Nolcha Fox

Sep 30, 20241 min read

Ugly Sweater

I have an ugly sweater I bought for Christmas joy. The dogs depart when it comes out for fear they’ll have to wear it. The Christmas tree...

Nolcha Fox

Sep 29, 20241 min read

Oops and Poops

A lapse in concentration, I did not see my dog run to do her business on some old lady’s towel. But not my fault that she sat on the...

Nolcha Fox

Sep 28, 20241 min read

Okay, Breathe

You tell me to breathe deeply. You think my breath is shallow to reflect my personality. The truth is it’s so hot, it bakes my lungs to...

Nolcha Fox

Sep 28, 20241 min read

So Sexy

Supersized lips may lure you in with promises she won’t spill the beans about illicit trysts. But don’t believe a word she says, you’ll...

Nolcha Fox

Sep 27, 20241 min read

Hotel Lobby

Hotel Lobby – Edward Hopper 1943 Time sits still in the hotel lobby, crosses her legs, reads a book, waits for Death to walk in the...

Nolcha Fox

Sep 26, 20241 min read

Can’t Change It

Life is a vending machine that disguises my choices as panda-painted Chow Chows. My selections are stuck in the cogwheels of karma. It...

Nolcha Fox

Sep 25, 20241 min read

Seasons

continue uncontained, a puzzle of coincidences and connections, rooms within dreams within light within sound, unpierced by skyscrapers,...

Nolcha Fox

Sep 24, 20241 min read

Autumn Dream

Leaves dress up in lipstick red and lemon gold to dance in wind that chills the bones. One by one, leaves kiss the ground, goodbye to...

Nolcha Fox

Sep 24, 20241 min read

Again a Solar Equinox

Another chance for perfect balance, harmony comes twice a year. At least up in the heavens. If I could be in perfect balance, I would be...

Nolcha Fox

Sep 23, 20241 min read

Last Walk

Today I walk in golden glow of autumn in the woods. The stream reflects the darkening sky and trees in reds and ambers, ready to embrace...

Nolcha Fox

Sep 23, 20241 min read