Kimberly Burnham Poems

smooth textured
elemental H two O
a pairing of
immeasurable
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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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Look to the mountains and the low lands
far in the distance
the colors are changing
emotions lifting shining
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Onomatopoeia naming
the sounds associated
buzz hiss
in Chuj a language of Guatemala
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In Old Chinese
ancient words of peace
"bhreŋ" is also level
even and just
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Om shanti cánti śanti
shánti shaanti shanti
peace in many languages
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"Zhi bde" peace
"dmag" war in Tibetan
"Bka' rtags kyi phyag rgya bzhi"
the four seals of the Buddha's teachings
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Peace flys
between an eagle and wood pigeon
in a Bushman dictionary text
"ganee" eagle
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Sometimes words start well
in Skiri Pawnee a native American language
"acikspaarukstii" or "acikspaarukstiiʾuu"
is to have holy thoughts
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In the Latin plant world
"tranquillus" is calm still quiet
the opposite of turbulent
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