Deeply Flowing Peace
‘Linow Peace in Agusan Manobo spoken in the Agusan River Valley, Philippines. Peace Poetry Challenge from Peace Dictionary, The Meaning of Peace and Calm in 4000 Languages, encouraging the language of peace in the world.
In Agusan Manobo spoken in the Philippines / “Linow” means peaceful and describes the wider and deeper section of a river / often characterized by large eddies / flowing in opposite directions / as if finding peace is to be able / to hold two ways /of flowing /doing /seeing / “Linow” in the deep sections of life
Searching for Linow Peace Amongst Sulfur Lakes
Put “Linow” AND “Peace” into a search engine/ most of the sites / pop up as hotels, resorts, travel destinations / everyone seeking peace or “linow” / in Agusan Manobo spoken in Agusan River Valley, Philippines / one website encourages visitors to travel and visit / Sulfur Linow Lakes in Tomohon, North Sulawesi / I wonder at the connection between / peace and beauty / relaxation and clean air / calm water and a sharp mind
Before and After Peace “Linow”
In an Agusan Manobo dictionary of the Philippines / “i’ngow” is “to forget” the next word / “li’nombong” a small round rattan basket / sealed with pulp of ‘tabun seeds / protected from “engulf with rising water” or “‘linop” / a word followed by “‘linow” peaceful / and the homonym for “wider and deeper section of a river” / “li’nubù” for leaves of nipa palm or sugar cane shoots to flourish / near the water where people can stretch their “li’og” or neck / and “‘liot” weave or walk through obstacles / while dreaming of a time after COVID-19 when we can freely / “li’ow” leave a house
