Late at night, listening to the winter rain
Recalling my youth —
Was it only a dream? Was I really young once?


As quoted in One Robe, One Bowl : The Zen Poetry of Ryōkan (2006) edited by John Stevens, p. 71

Ryōkan Quotes

Late at night, listening to the winter rain Recalling my youth — Was it only a dream? Was I really young once?

Late at night, listening to the winter rain Recalling my youth — Was it only a dream? Was I really young once?

Late at night, listening to the winter rain Recalling my youth — Was it only a dream? Was I really young once?

Late at night, listening to the winter rain Recalling my youth — Was it only a dream? Was I really young once?