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...
top of page
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...
0 views0 comments
Nolcha Fox
Sep 301 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...
2 views0 comments
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...
0 views0 comments
Nolcha Fox
Sep 241 min read
Seasons
continue uncontained, a puzzle of coincidences and connections, rooms within dreams within light within sound, unpierced by skyscrapers,...
5 views2 comments
Nolcha Fox
Sep 241 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...
20 views23 comments
Nolcha Fox
Sep 231 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...
6 views0 comments
Nolcha Fox
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...
0 views0 comments
Nolcha Fox
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...
7 views2 comments
Nolcha Fox
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...
14 views8 comments
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...
0 views0 comments
Nolcha Fox
Sep 111 min read
Leaving the Leaves
Summer slips slowly to yellows and reds. Chokecherry trees scatter purple goodbyes. Aspen leaves wither and crunch underfoot. Mornings I...
19 views10 comments
Nolcha Fox
Sep 101 min read
Haze
I see the air I inhale, forest-fire smoke that turns the flowers to pale haloes ready, waiting while I bend and drop the weight of you...
2 views0 comments
Nolcha Fox
Sep 101 min read
For Autumn
Soon the lawnmower will depart to safety of the shed. The hoses will wind around their wheels and hide until next year. The fire bush...
0 views0 comments
Nolcha Fox
Sep 101 min read
The Myth of Belonging
I take a mental snapshot of this building I call home. We thought it was the place that we could die for. And die in. We built it ...
28 views11 comments
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...
1 view2 comments
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:...
8 views0 comments
Nolcha Fox
Sep 71 min read
So Shiny
She makes a path of shiny seconds as she flies through the hours. A path to take her home in case this moment disappoints. But jackdaws...
0 views0 comments
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...
0 views0 comments
bottom of page