Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poem to appear here was “Moth Balls” (December 2019).  Angelic Utterances By Charlene James-Duguid Why would I Anybody Or Anyone Want to meet an Angel I’ve heard they have a Way with words Being messengers And they know dictionaries Inside out Can pull out thought Like Sweet Blindness Give it meaning […]

Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poem to appear here was “Black Ice” (November 2019). Moth Balls By Charlene James-Duguid My olfactories sense Wislawa’s clothing Emitting that unique odor Little know in the United States Because moths don’t seem to thrive here, At least not in my neighborhood. It is similar, though not exactly, the home-filled scent […]

Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poem to appear here was “Tribute to a Japanese Gentleman” (October 2019).  Black Ice By Charlene James-Duguid Puny creatures leading paltry lives Trying to redeem our aged souls. Nothing is what it seems to be. Deceptive paths, trick-filled roads. Care places with no care. Canes that bend, chairs break. Falls bring […]

Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poem to appear here was “Ode to a Kohlrabi” (September 2019).  Tribute to a Japanese Gentleman By Charlene James-Duguid Years past our lives met He reserved as stately oak I fluttering by No model for us No mold to harden firmly Only look by look Words unworkable Oceans streams and rivulets […]

Charlene James-Duguid’s most recent poem to appear here was “Moon Talk” (August 2019).  Ode to a Kohlrabi By Charlene James-Duguid Well, Think of what its like to be an undistinguished, unloved, unappreciated, left in the grocery bin, Vegetable. Add to that a name That, though it rolls off the tongue, Rhymes with nothing else romantic, […]