It is nice to get a glimpse of a lady bathing–
You scrubbed your flower face and cleansed your lovely body
While this old monk sat in the hot water,
Feeling more blessed than even the emperor of China!
(Ikkyu Sojun)
More Poetry from Ikkyu Sojun:
Ikkyu Sojun Poems based on Topics: Emotions, Water- A Fisherman (Ikkyu Sojun Poems)
- Exhausted with gay pleasures (Ikkyu Sojun Poems)
- I Hate Incense (Ikkyu Sojun Poems)
- My Hovel (Ikkyu Sojun Poems)
- A Meal of Fresh Octopus (Ikkyu Sojun Poems)
- To Lady Mori with Deepest Gratitude and Thanks (Ikkyu Sojun Poems)