August 2022
Bio Note: I've written all my life, starting with poop and crayons on the walls, but didn't start writing and publishing poetry until last year, at age 67. I've published more than 100 poems, most often in Medusa's Kitchen, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, and Alien Buddha Zine. My chapbook, "My Father's Ghost Hates Cats," is available on Amazon, and my second, "The Big Unda" will be released this month.
U-Turn
You can legally U-turn
on the Main Street bridge,
return to chase your heart
across the miles,
speed-grieve under lampposts
sprouting swaying flower baskets,
watch twilight’s neckline plunge
into lace camisoles of mist,
re-boil those hard
boiled eggs you couldn’t peel,
return to hope that you
can find a second chance.
Latte Ghost
Every time I
stop for coffee,
I see the ghost of you.
Curtains move,
no windows open,
I shiver though
the door is closed.
A new barista
serves up my latte.
The ghost of you
is in the foam.
How could he know
how much I miss you
sitting here beside me?
©2022 Nolcha Fox
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