Taigu Ryokan's Poetry, by popularity

• begging

      today's begging is finished; at the crossroads
      i wander by the side of hachiman shrine

  5 lines
• To Kindle A Fire

  To kindle a fire,
  the autumn winds have piled

  2 lines
• The Lotus

  First blooming in the Western Paradise,
  The lotus has delighted us for ages.

  7 lines
• Down In The Village

  Down in the village
  the din of

  4 lines, 1 comment
• The Winds Have Died

  The winds have died, but flowers go on falling;
  birds call, but silence penetrates each song.

  4 lines
• The Plants And Flowers

  The plants and flowers
  I raised about my hut

  4 lines
• Orchid

  Deep in the valley, a beauty hides:
  Serene, peerless, incomparably sweet.

  3 lines
• Rise Above

  you must rise above
      the gloomy clouds

  4 lines, 1 comment
• You Stop To Point At The Moon In The Sky

  You stop to point at the moon in the sky,
  but the finger's blind unless the moon is shining.

  10 lines
• First Days Of Spring - The sky

  First days of Spring-the sky
  is bright blue, the sun huge and warm.

  19 lines
• You Do Not Need Many Things

  My house is buried in the deepest recess of the forest
  Every year, ivy vines grow longer than the year before.

  7 lines, 2 comments
• White Hair

  Though frost come down,
  Night after night

  14 lines, 3 comments
• This World

  This world
  A fading

  16 lines
• The Way Of The Holy Fool

  At the crossroads this year, after
  begging all day

  7 lines, 1 comment
• At Master Do's Country House

  Two miles from town, I meet an old woodcutter
  and we travel the road lined with huge pines.

  34 lines, 2 comments
• Dreams

  in this dream world
      we doze

  5 lines
• Slopes Of Mount Kugami

  Slopes
  of Mount Kugami—

  20 lines, 1 comment
• No Luck Today On My Mendicant Rounds

  No luck today on my mendicant rounds;
  From village to village I dragged myself.

  7 lines, 1 comment
• Stretched Out

  Stretched out,
  Tipsy,

  4 lines, 1 comment
• Returning To My Native Village

  Returning to my native village after many years’ absence:
  I'll I put up at a country inn and listen to the rain.

  5 lines, 2 comments
• Midsummer

  Midsummer --
  I walk about with my staff.

  8 lines, 1 comment
• Reply To A Friend

  In stubborn stupidity, I live on alone
  befriended by trees and herbs.

  16 lines, 1 comment
• Three Thousand Worlds

  The Three Thousand Worlds
    that step forward

  4 lines
• Have You Forgotten Me

  have you forgotten me
      or lost the path here?

  5 lines
• For Children Killed In A Smallpox Epidemic

  When spring arrives
  From every tree tip

  6 lines, 2 comments
• The Wind Has Settled

  The wind has settled, the blossoms have fallen;
  Birds sing, the mountains grow dark --

  2 lines, 1 comment
• Like The Little Stream

  Like the little stream
  Making its way

  4 lines, 1 comment
• Yes, I’m Truly A Dunce

  Yes, I’m truly a dunce
  Living among trees and plants.

  7 lines, 1 comment
• No Mind

  With no mind, flowers lure the
  butterfly;

  7 lines, 1 comment
• In My Youth I Put Aside My Studies

  In my youth I put aside my studies
  And I aspired to be a saint.

  11 lines, 1 comment

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