Ryōkan - "Begging for Food" 乞食

十字街頭乞食了
八幡宮辺方徘徊
児童相見共相語
去年痴僧今又来


Having begged for food at the crossroad,
I wander by the Hachiman Shrine.
The children come see me and we talk.
Now the stupid monk of last year has come again.

-Ryōkan 良寛 (1758–1831)

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