Midsummer Zen Poem by Ryōkan
"Midsummer-
I walk about with my staff.
Old farmers spot me
And call me over for a drink.
We sit in the fields
Using leaves for plates.
Pleasantly drunk and so happy
I drift off peacefully
Sprawled out on a paddy bank."
- Taigu Ryōkan (1758-1831)
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