Ge Hong's Elixir?
it does turn rotten wood
into comely art.
Lingzhi (灵芝) [Haiku]
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Hiking to the hilltop
To get a better view,
I found myself in clouds
That edged the sky of blue.
Standing upon a cliff,
(How high? I cannot know,)
I doubt cloud would catch me,
If I'd let myself go.
But it looked so fluffy,
Like it could bear my weight,
But then the sky 'd looked clear
From down the valley strait.
I guess the moral is:
One just can't trust the sky;
If you leap into the clouds,
It's certain that you'll die,
& when you think the sky clear
You may be denied.

rain patters
in the rice paddy;
a frog croaks.

bats hang in bamboo —
blanket-wrapped in wings —
hang like their food, fruit.
What could you do more of?
Walk in natural settings.