Fukagawa Hachiman Poem by Ahmad Shiddiqi

Fukagawa Hachiman

Rating: 5.0


Since 1627
Historic Edo
Shinto worship
Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine

Features music
Dance performances
Lively parades
Water splashing of hardy bearers

All day parading
Exuberant jostling
54 mikoshi
Portable shrines

Kami, main shrine
Bring happiness
To local residents
In Koto-ku, Tokyo

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sathyanarayana M V S 08 November 2008

Ahmed, from ur poems i am getting lot of delightful details of japanese culture, their festivals and the way they celebrate. Thank u so much.....10

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Katherine Ng Li Hoon 08 November 2008

interesting and exressive in words.

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Tarun Sharma 07 November 2008

a light and beautiful portrait! rgds

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Seema Chowdhury 03 November 2008

very interesting, nice flow.

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Ahmad Shiddiqi

Ahmad Shiddiqi

Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
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