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...
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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.
For a complete listing of links to my poems and other cool stuff:
Nolcha Fox
Oct 102 min read
October 2024 Feature
Waiting to Be Worn Meeting misunderstandings leave us punctured and jagged. Abrasive reactions cause bristled veneers. Time will smooth...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 301 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...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 301 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...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 301 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...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 291 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...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 281 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...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 251 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...
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Nolcha Fox
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...
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Nolcha Fox
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...
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Nolcha Fox
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...
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Nolcha Fox
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...
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Nolcha Fox
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...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 91 min read
Gear Shift
Coffee is calling. As I make a fresh pot, I see wild rabbits gobbling up grass below trees with leaves turning yellow for fall. The wind...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 81 min read
Fall
Fighting the rake, I’d rather play in all the leaves that fall. Let my husband do the work. Leave me all the fun. inspired by:...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 61 min read
Timely
I’ve always been tacky in choices of watches tack/tech/tick/tock/tuck I might need some tech support for my new Fitbit...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 61 min read
Grief Starts Small
She is a tiny thing at first, a mouse that crawls through holes in walls, eluding baits of midnight phone calls that I know will...
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Nolcha Fox
Sep 51 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 51 min read
Rummage
I rummage through plans that fall into the wash when my wants disagree with my musts. My plans run with red ink from things I should do,...
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