Song Cone Combo Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Song Cone Combo

Volcano ain't 'volcano'
in China; it's a combination
of ‘hwo' and ‘shan',
‘fire' and ‘mountain' -

‘feu' and ‘mont'
in French;

but it would not be wrong
to call one in France
'cône à chanson' -
a combo of ‘cone' and ‘song'.

Song Cone Combo
Saturday, May 25, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: language,mountain,song
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
On the brain since Gunung Agung fired again. Volcano in bahasa is gunung berapi, 'api' being 'fire', 'gunung', 'mountain'.26.5.19
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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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