Peace “Paghe” in Sardinian Spaghetti in a Daily Dose of Peace

A Daily Dose of Peace. Each week, I focus on Love, Joy, and Peace in the world languages. the last week in February focuses on Italy in Europe.

Filindeus threads of God or Angel’s Hair Sardinian pasta peace poetry with Kimberly Burnham Photo by Heather Gill on Unsplash

Filindeus, A Little Peaceful Sardinian Spaghetti

In Sardinian spoken in Italy
“paghe” is peace or “pace” in Italian
the Sardi word “pagheddu”
means a little or “pochino” in Italian
so there is a lot of peace in a little

Peace is embedded in “spaghettini” in Italian
or “filindeus” in Sardinian
literally “threads of God”
or the English “angels hair”
hand kneaded into 256 strands
set out in the sun to dry
layered to create
a fine mesh of Sardinian pasta

Pasta like peace
formed in an incredible heritage
fragile and precious
a most engaging human process
takes high skillfulness and time

Sardinian pasta and peace poetry with Kimberly Burnham Photo by Cool Snaps & Pics on Unsplash

Originally Published in Finding Peace in Italy, a Travel and Meditation Journal on February 28, 2021.