from Form, Shadow, Spirit: from Form Addresses Shadow by T’ao Ch’ien

I’m no immortal. I can’t just soar away
beyond change. There’s no doubt about it,

death’s death. Once you see that, you’ll
see that turning down drinks is for fools.

translated by David Hinton

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