• Poems

    Richard Fox: “Facebook Birthday Note from My Cousin, 2016”

    Richard Fox

    Facebook Birthday Note from My Cousin, 2016

    for Maureen O’Donnell Bunting, in memoriam: 1963 – 2023

    I’m sorry that I missed your Birthday,
    I have been signing off FB for 2-3 days,
    then checking in, & popping off again—
    so tired of the angst & depression
    this election is bringing.

    I hope you had a wonderful meal,
    a good wine, & fabulous dessert,
    & your loved one to share it with you.

    Love to you both.

    Someday, I will show you a picture
    of my best friend.

    You will understand when I show you.


    Richard Fox has been a regular contributor of poetry and visual art to online and print literary journals. Swagger & Remorse, his book of poetry, was published in 2007. A collage by Richard is on the main page of The Scarred Tree. A poet and visual artist, he holds a BFA in Photography from Temple University, Philadelphia. He lives in Salt Lake City, UT.