Midsummer Poem by Taigu Ryokan
Midsummer
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.
Ryōkan was fond of rice wine (Sake) and would sometimes drink it to excess [ '' I send one of the children to buy some country wine / And after I'm drunk, toss off a few lines of calligraphy ''
he loved sake! Rice wine, like Sake, typically has a higher alcohol content,18%–25%, than grape wine (9%–16%)
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4/18/2024 11:05:14 AM # 1.0.0.1119
It is said that Ryōkan loved to attend the midsummer Bon Festivals. Because he was a monk, he would normally be unable to attend, but sneaked in disguised as a woman.