Xi Chuan

Night is the sleep of seven wax mothsDawn is the singing of five mermaidsNoon is the scratching of three field miceDusk is the shadow of a crow

No one has yet tested the pencilTo see how many words it can write

Many people pretend to be in thought, proving thought to be a beautiful thing. But the bald man doesn__ need a comb, the tiger doesn__ need weapons, the fool doesn__ need thought. The person with no needs is practically a sage, but the sage also needs to count the rivers across the iron bridge to pass the time. This is the difference between the sage and the fool.

If I breathe, what will my heart think?If I vomit, what will my soul think?