Prompt: Poetry by Tao Qian

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This week's prompt is from the poem "Returning to Live in the South (I)," by Tao Qian, translated by Mark Alexander: "The smoke above reluctant to depart."

You have until the next prompt goes up on Friday, April 23, to answer this prompt. Please post your fills of the prompt as your own entries, tagged with the prompt tag. You may post multiple drabbles per entry. Please review the community rules for what drabble forms are allowed.