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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.
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For a complete listing of links to my poems and other cool stuff:
Nolcha Fox
Sep 23, 20241 min read
In the Laundromat
My washer and dryer in the dump, I had to wash my clothes in some deserted laundromat that turned my white clothes blue. The dryer ate my...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 23, 20241 min read
Go Figure
I’ve never been good with figures. My checkbook is quite a mess. Then there’s the figure I see in the mirror. I find her distressing at...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 23, 20241 min read
Something Missing
Seen in silhouette you are most charming and disarming. But in the shadows I suspect you are a puzzle with some pieces missing. inspired...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 22, 20241 min read
Schmooshy
I’m marshmallow white, prone to being burned by those who call themselves friends. I’m marshmallow white, indecisive, schmooshy, gooshy,...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 22, 20241 min read
Poems on YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8z6bPTkxnNA https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HLsTy37BQus https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OzhdiWPa7z8...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 21, 20241 min read
Too Hot to Handle
Lava Hot mama Fries her lovers Wish I had her Sizzle inspired by: https://skepticskaddish.com/2024/09/18/w3-prompt-125-weave-written-week...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 21, 20241 min read
Never Ever
I can never say yes to a dress. I’m unsexy in spandex, a slug in saran wrap. I slip in high heels, turn ankles and side flop. I’m...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 20, 20241 min read
Deadly Weapons
She gave him a peace of her mind, a dagger sharp enough to pierce the silence, pregnant paws, asleep on the table between them. Better...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 20, 20241 min read
The Deceiver
Lady Autumn is so lovely in her crown of falling leaves. She promises to wed us in a gown of brilliant reds and yellows. Her kisses...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 19, 20241 min read
Wandering or Wondering
I’m told my thoughts are wandering. I say they are wondering to some lonely isle, or is that aisle? I say it’s a journey for the soul, or...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 17, 20241 min read
My Body Has Coffee With Love
Love whispers forever. It learned to lie from my younger self. That self that didn’t break from scrapes from falling on the concrete....
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 17, 20241 min read
Stoppage
He didn’t show up for work one day. The law books sagged in the bookcases. The calendar forgot to change. The conference room sat empty....
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 17, 20241 min read
Glitter Lips
Her lips have poof, sparkling proof that her skin has shimmer too. Her bags and shoes have bling. She’s a bling ding, Only glam and...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 16, 20241 min read
Suckers
Phillip Burne-Jones, Vampire (1897) She was a vamp, a red-haired tramp. At her icy stare, the women simply disappeared into the...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 16, 20241 min read
Waging Art
I battle dragons in their caves on winding plaths of body art. The swords and daggers on my arms that point to sunlight shout I’ve won,...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 15, 20241 min read
Alley Cat
Her soul is a back alley where moon shadows slink. The windows are boarded. The doors are all barred. The walkway is littered with...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 14, 20241 min read
Riding Out the Storm
Little bird, so small, with mottled feathers, I wonder if you quake upon that bouncy branch when thunder shakes the ground, or if you see...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 13, 20241 min read
Separation
I served myself a notice that I noticed I was halved, and needed to repair the break I found within myself. I could no longer play the...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 12, 20241 min read
Along the Trail
I met myself with all my faults that shook the rocky path. I dusted off all my mistakes and laid them end to end. My errors stretched...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 12, 20242 min read
September 2024 Feature
On a Roll I rattle through my broken vows in this barrel of regrets. I pray for rain to wash away my excuses and pretensions. I pray that...
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