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

Sep 231 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...

Sep 231 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...

Sep 231 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...

Sep 221 min read

Schmooshy

I’m marshmallow white, prone to being burned by those who call themselves friends. I’m marshmallow white, indecisive, schmooshy, gooshy,...

Sep 221 min read

Poems on YouTube!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8z6bPTkxnNA https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HLsTy37BQus https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OzhdiWPa7z8...

Sep 211 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...

Sep 211 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...

Sep 201 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...

Sep 201 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...

Sep 191 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...

Sep 171 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....

Sep 171 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....

Sep 171 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...

Sep 161 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...

Sep 161 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,...

Sep 151 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...

Sep 141 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...

Sep 131 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...

Sep 121 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...

Sep 122 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...