Writer's Digest April 2023 Poems

the sound of Korean

The Sound of Korean

I have been studying Korean
For almost 45 years
First heard back in 1979
In the Peace Corps

I still struggle daily
But Korea is no longer
A stranger

Korean is my second language
And I hear it all around me
In my retirement home

I study Korean daily
On Duotrope
And while watching K Drama

The language at first
Sounded harsh
As if everyone was yelling
And screaming

Later I learned
Some Korean songs
And the language
Became less discordant

To this day though
I find a Korean woman
Speaking Korean
To be incredibly sexy

Packing so much emotion
And sexual tension
In every word

I suppose I will study Korean
And speak it
Until the day I die.


2023 April PaD Challenge: Day 12
Write a poem every day of April with the 2023 April Poem-A-Day Challenge. For today's prompt, write a sound poem.