一杯やりたい夕焼空
ippai yaritai yūyake-zora


a drink now
would taste so good
sunset sky
—Santoka


(Tr. David LaSpina)

_{("Sunset in an ancient city" by Hirokazu Fukuda)}

It's our favorite free-verse haiku poet, the drunk wandering monk, Santoka. I've mentioned it before, but it bears repeating: by his own words, the only two things in life he was passionate about were haiku and saké. He wasn't shy about his drinking problem, often featuring it in his haiku, such as this one. In this haiku we can really feel the strength of his addiction.

Let this be a lesson to you: next time you see a beer commercial and get thirsty for having one yourself, write a haiku about that urge!

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