Yes, he was a poet and a philosopher. He was the founder of philosophical Taoism.
"Laozi is the name of a legendary Daoist philosopher. . . " Ref: http://www.iep.utm.edu/laozi/
And I was going to suggest you meeting up with me and my (Dutch) gf and the three of us having a weekend-long threesome! Oh well - on to the next man. . . . . :hump: