Peace: Absence of War
Shalom: Wholeness; Unity
Everything: Broken
A house divided can’t stand
The world soul must be healed.

12/13/16

Note:
שלום = Shalom (pronounced Sha-lome), the Hebrew word most commonly tramslated as “Peace,” but which more literally means, as stated in the poem, “wholeness.” See more here.

This tanka is my response to Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka #Poetry Prompt Challenge #12 – Peace & Spirit. I chose to use “soul” in place of “spirit.”