Finnish Tattoo Of Peace Poem by Kimberly Burnham

Finnish Tattoo Of Peace



Peace can be translated
from Finnish
Rauha
Rauhallisuus Harmonia Hiljaisus
four all show up as peace
but other associations lurk and surprise

In addition
rauaha means rest and repose
rauhallisus means calm and tranquility
harmonia unsurprisingly means harmony
accord accordance
But where and when did this word
get adopted

14th century Greek harmonía
joint, framework, agreement, harmony,
lead to Latin harmonia then
Middle French and English armonye
somewhere along the way
harmonia in Finnish

Hiljaisus robust with a surprise
means peace silence quiet
with a touch of what?
tattoo?
yes Hiljaisus also means
tattoo

Friday, April 13, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: peace,peace day,peaceful,silence
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