Portuguese Lessons

<p><em>Dificuldade</em>,<br /> My tongue feels its way<br /> From dee to fee,<br /> Each sound a fresh opportunity<br /> To trip over a new old sound,<br /> On past fee, but careful not to touch<br /> Tongue to front gum<br /> For a nice Portuguese ell,<br /> An exhaled long u promises relief<br /> Only to be cut short<br /> By an easy hard dee followed<br /> By an accented ah of a sigh,<br /> And finish with a soft gee.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/poets-unlimited/portuguese-lessons-8a6cd97e2f14"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>