Language Poems

Read wonderful language poetry on the following sub-topics: arts, barrier, culture, different, figurative, identity, learning, sensory, songs and more. Read a definition and example (where appropriate).

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	Body Language	Gregory R Barden	Senryu	analogy, body, language, metaphor,
	Bohm Explicates Resilient Systems	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	language, culture, earth, health, integrity,
	We Say Too Much	Joe DiMino	Free verse	introspection, language, literature, love,
	A BOOKWORM IN NEED OF BOOKS	Martin Brown	Free verse	appreciation, books, encouraging, language,
	IN LOVE LIVES WE	Muhammad Safa Thajudeen	Blank verse	inspirational, language, love,
	The Dreaded Math Quiz	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	language, environment, games, health, humor,
	Animusing Anima	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	language, earth, emotions, health, humanity,
	Where Does Poetry Begin	Joe DiMino	Free verse	language, perspective, poetry, spoken
	QUANTUM GLYPHS	Edlynn Nau	Rhyme	analogy, imagery, language, science,
	Mad Gab-Figure It Out	Carol Connell	I do not know?	friendship love, language, silly,
	Sarah	Abdullah Alhemaidy	Haiku	language,
	Unselfish Selfies	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	language, art, deep, health, humor,
	Amazeballs, Right	CayCay Jennings	Acrostic	language, confusion, humor, imagination, judgement,
	A finely turned phrase	Gershon Wolf	Light Verse	language, poetry, song,
	Adopting Healthy Adaptations	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	caregiving, health, integrity, language,
	Freer Verse	Rita A. Simmonds	Free verse	language, poetry, true love,
	USEFUL ENGLISH	Muhammad Safa Thajudeen	Blank verse	language, character, creation, fun, imagination,
	Preponderance Of Dimensions Perplexes With Bliss String Fervor	matthew harris	Free verse	language, appreciation, art, atheist, beauty,
	Observe	M. L. Kiser	Monoku	language, anger, bullying, feelings, integrity,
	Luring Bliss	M. L. Kiser	Senryu	appreciation, joy, language, music,
	Rhymification's Ramifications	Gershon Wolf	Light Verse	language, word play,
	Six of One	Gerald Dillenbeck	Free verse	health, humor, language, math,
	The Long Gray Line	Gregory R Barden	Limerick	analogy, language, metaphor,
	English	FABIYAS M V	Free verse	language,
	Onashville	Kelsey Graves	Rhyme	funny, humor, irony, language,
	Expanded Vocabulary	TS Lewis	Free verse	language, word play,
	EASY	Muhammad Safa Thajudeen	Blank verse	language,
	Getting Around the Censor	Gershon Wolf	Monoku	language, word play,
	POETIC LANGUAGE IS LOVE	MAHTAB BANGALEE	Blank verse	language, love, poetess, poets,
	Hold Your Applause Till the End	Gershon Wolf	Alliteration	language, nonsense, word play,
	Deep Learning Organisms	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	language, art, creation, deep, education,
	Eye it -- Buy it	Gershon Wolf	Monorhyme	adventure, food, language,
	EXCLUSION RULE	Allan Terry	Classicism	language, discrimination, hip hop, inspirational,
	POET'S HEART	Demetrios Trifiatis	Free verse	language, poets, universe,
	Charlie Chan	Gershon Wolf	Clerihew	humorous, language,
	LANGUAGE AS GESTURES	Brian Strand	Verse	imagery, language,
	'Nativist'	jamie brolin	Couplet	america, community, language, native
	Liquid Love	Julia Ford	Free verse	language, crush, deep, dream, drink,
	Song of Sorrow	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	language, change, conflict, environment, health,
	Nature's Language	Heidi Sands	Free verse	language, love, snow, words,
	SOUL'S LANGUAGE	Demetrios Trifiatis	Monoku	language, spiritual,
	Ode to 'Crack'	Gershon Wolf	I do not know?	language, word play,
	Green Grows UltraViolet	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	language, caregiving, culture, games, health,
	Standards for Literature	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	history, humor, language, literature,
	Perspectives	Julia Ford	Free verse	language, forgiveness, girl, gothic, growth,
	LANGUAGE	Demetrios Trifiatis	Monoku	introspection, language, words,
	DECEPTION	Demetrios Trifiatis	Monoku	language, truth,
	Prevailing Winds	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	earth, grandmother, health, language,
	Instructions	Rico Leffanta	Limerick	funny, international, language, words,
	Language Inconsistency	Robert Pettit	Free verse	language,

Language Poem Example

Language Barrier

I couldn’t understand the language she spoke,

at least not all of it,

but the emotion pouring past her lips, 

the tears in her eyes, her clenched and shaking fists

enunciated more clearly,

than any piece of English Poetry I had ever read,

and grabbed me, held me still.

                   …In that moment, her soul was in my arms.

In that finite, tender breath of our lives,

she was my mother, my best friend…

but I could not console her. 

I didn’t have the words;

and my heart sank into the 

concrete between us,

wet with the pain of God’s rain

and her tears. 

                  …Were my tears

So, I simply opened my palms

toward her crouched form and 

spoke the only words I could 

fathom, that would be accepted

by a stranger on a dangerous street. 

"I am sorry, It will be okay. God will bless you."

I knew she did not understand…

"Lo siento" 

                  “que va a estar bien”    

                            “Dios te bendecira’ “ 

the words were as messy as the overturned

duffle bag at her feet…and fumbled, slowly

from my lips, as my knees hit the street.

Two strangers, cried in the rain,

knowing nothing of each other’s suffering,

and yet we shared the weight,

together, for those few moments;

the barrier of language was broken.

Love spoke for us.  

-James Kelley 2014, All rights reserved.

…Love transcends any language

               

Poem Copyright © James Kelley