A Flute With No Holes Is Not

From The Pine Tree, Learn Of The Pine Tree; And From The Bamboo, Of The Bamboo

When Composing A Verse Let There Not Be A Hair's Breath Separating Your Mind From What You Write; Composition Of A Poem Must Be Done In An Instant, Like A Woodcutter Felling A Huge Tree Or A Swordsman Leaping At A Dangerous Enemy.

Spring Rain Leaking Through The Roof Dripping From The Wasps' Nest.

Now The Swinging Bridge Is Quieted With Creepers ... Like Our Tendrilled Life.

Learn How To Listen As Things Speak For Themselves.