Kimberly Burnham Poems

Peace is simple
like white light split by rough glass shines a diverse rainbow
in the soft worn fabric of Gandhi's example
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Learn from yesterday
peace cannot be kept by force
achieve by understanding
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Starless midnight of racism and war
in the silence of good people
come here on different ships
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Shalom Alecheim
peace be upon you in Hebrew
a traditional Friday night song
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"Dwasz men" in Hiamnda
or Jaba Hausa means
many things to the Nigerians
who use this word
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Does someone have to lose
to have peace
"mem" or "emem" in Efik
spoken in Nigeria
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Katentreman and Tengtrem
peace in Sudanese
spoken in West Java and Banten province
in Asia
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"Utzil" or "uxlanem"
peace in K'iche'
a Mayan language spoken
in Guatemala
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Together we search for peace
engage in peace
develop peace
it is a creative process of words
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There is a saying
in Acholi spoken in Uganda
"Ka lyec ariyo tye ka
lweny lum ayee deno can"
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