Kimberly Burnham Poems

In the Latin plant world
"tranquillus" is calm still quiet
the opposite of turbulent
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Sometimes the word for peace
describes
an environment where peace thrives
"top keŋiŋ"
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"Duniya" means peace and light in Karachay
"mamırlıqin" is also peace in this language
of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia
spoken by people in European Russia and Turkey
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In Hindi peace or shānt is found after
"shahīd" or martyr
shānt calm quite peaceful
still the way life is when you don't have to be a martyr
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Eleven thousand people
seeking peace
"liwak marowhway" in Abau
a language of Papua New Guinea
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Alamblak a language from East Sepik
Papua New Guinea has a wordfor peace
"duka mmokfot" two words really
with six meanings
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Peace has many translations in Tagalog
or Filipino a language with eight major dialects
spoken in the Philippines
Kapayapaan or Payapa
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If you look for peace
really seeing the words
in a Chin Hakah - English dictionary
you might think
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Dima Peace Magic

In Daga Dimuga or Nawp
a language of Papua New Guinea
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A pretty pink earth
the color of a sunset
the color first made by a living thing
1.1 billion years old
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