Getting and spending we lay waste our days.
Han-Shan got it right:
Years ago Iwas ambitious,but nothinghappened andI forgot to try.
A whole lifestruggling upthis mountain
Place your wordslike tessera ofancient mosaicscovered bythe sands of time:
Who knows where the time goes?
All those yearsthoughtlessly carriedin my pocketsemptied out quickly.