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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
Oct 17, 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...
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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,...
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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...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 26, 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...
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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 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 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 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 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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Nolcha Fox
Sep 9, 20241 min read
Our Mothers
Our mothers know time as a face on the band around their wrists. They know seasons as months they tear off the wall. They know love as a...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 5, 20241 min read
Tabloid Tableau
Pretty faces grace the tabloids, They’re so crucial. I ignore them, check the weather, shred their kissers for kitty litter. the tableau...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 3, 20241 min read
Too Cozy
I’m insulated, wrapped in jacket that confines my arms, protects me from the swings I bring upon me when I’m inappropriate. In the...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 2, 20241 min read
Seeping, Weeping
Image credit; Esra Korkmaz @ Unsplash Raindrops on the window seep through pages, wrinkling, running ink that smears and obfuscates the...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 2, 20241 min read
Holes in My Pockets
I paint a smile on my face. I tell myself it’s over, and I can live as I once did, without the endless sorrow. I hide my hands inside the...
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Nolcha Fox
Aug 29, 20241 min read
Why I Can’t Find My Father
Image credit Sarah Whiley I dig through snow with frozen fingers. Branches scratch words in the sky. Don’t bother. We touched the ground...
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Nolcha Fox
Aug 27, 20241 min read
Gang of Thieves
They rise, they say, to give us room to live and work and play. They say that space is precious. Upward mobility has its price. Look...
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Nolcha Fox
Aug 27, 20241 min read
Enough
The wind begun to rock the grass With threatening tunes and low, — He flung a menace at the earth, A menace at the sky. – “A...
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Nolcha Fox
Aug 27, 20242 min read
Collaboration Chaos 8/27/24
Collaborative poems written by Barbara Leonhard, Alex S. Johnson, and me! KINGDOM OF QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT My neighbor left his dogs for...
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