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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON GOING TO A TAVERN, by WANG CHI
First Line: These days, continually fuddled with drink
Last Line: How can I alone remain sober?
Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kung; Wang Ch'i
Subject(s): Bars & Bartenders; China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Pubs; Taverns; Saloons
First Line: These days, continually fuddled with drink
Last Line: How can I alone remain sober?
Alternate Author Name(s): Wu-kung; Wang Ch'i
Subject(s): Bars & Bartenders; China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Pubs; Taverns; Saloons
THESE days, continually fuddled with drink,
I fail to satisfy the appetites of the soul.
But seeing men all behaving like drunkards,
How can I alone remain sober?
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