Success and failure are taken in stride, he does not concern himself with such petty worries. His days are spent with wine glass and writing brush, composing verse to entertain himself.
這位高呼「田園將蕪胡不歸」的田園詩人，早年亦有「少時壯且厲，撫劍獨行遊」的入世情懷，後來他還當過八十幾天的公務員﹘﹘彭澤縣令。