What's 'gofuku? ' Poem by Douglas Scotney
What's 'gofuku? '
It's the Japanese word
for 'kimono',
I'm told,
and see why
one is not called that
in English.
My next question is,
'So,
what in Japan
is 'kimono'? '
'Go' is 'China'
and 'fuku' is 'clothes',
I'll tell,
and point you to 'Story' below,
and kidorakujapan.com
/glossary
/gofuku.html
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: language,japan
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
A gofuku-ya is a shop
that sells all things kimono.
'Gofuku' is 'kure-hatori'.
that sells all things kimono.
'Gofuku' is 'kure-hatori'.
READ THIS POEM IN OTHER LANGUAGES
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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