January Language Poems

In the quiet of my mind, words dance and twirl 
A fragile ballet of mere notions unfurled 
I sit and ponder, pen in place just...

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     long days and nights upon this blue
 my best attempts to speak with you
and still my studies can’t construe
 the...

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November again! 
Striked euphoria, inevitable pain
clouds dry with no rain
dried are those eyes
and those mastermind lips
clichéd, dumbstruck! only losses, no gain
Little sweetums!
it's your fault,be in...

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High above the quiet, darkened streets of January, the night wind begins to whisper secrets through my apartment window casements. Far below me lie four...

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In our phonetics class of tongue-tasking
Students delight in pronunciation basking
Musk is distinct against mosque… just checking
And musk differs from mask; that’s so striking!

With definitions for...

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Oh, eternal Poetry:

Divine language of the Gods

Soul of my soul

Thought of my thought

Breath of my breath

Heart of my heart.

On your enchanting chest

Let me forever linger

For

Your...

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A student wrote an essay for my class,
explaining how he felt about the school.
“The rules are dumb,” was followed by one point:
“Y’all tell us how...

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Language has limits
when backed to the wall

Its truth self-defining
by sages et al.

Language deserts us
as meaning retreats

Its light self-diffusing
—when destiny speaks

(Villanova University: January, 2021)...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Blue and Gold.

I'll keep the blue flag flying,
With its stars of gold.
A symbol of true friendship
Between enemies of old.

I'll keep the blue flag flying
As we...

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Language builds a place to stand,
inside our own cognition

Each word confirms what thought instills,
in psychic recognition

Are you the true informant,
about what’s inside your head

1st person...

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Is language the key to consciousness,
unlocking what we see and feel

Do words and thoughts when so defined
—make something other real

(Dreamsleep: January, 2020)...

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Sing!
The human spirit
That cries to the winds
Laughs with the rain

Resonate!
Voices of mercy and hate
Consoling the memories of our experience
Again and again

Vibrato!
Of penetrating spirit-filled passion
Reaching from...

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J-ust
E-xpress
S-incere
S-tatement
A-nd

S-ay
A-rtless
L-anguage
G-enuinely
A-rticulating
D-ialect's
O-pinion

Topic: Birthday of Jessa Salgado (January 07)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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If rectify means to right a wrong
   Shouldn't singify mean to sing a song
Then again, there's the word, compose
   Which would...

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