Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 2, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: Sinking like a rock in the sea Last Line: Life and death are dust in space Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Lightning; Buddha; Buddhists; Lightning Rods | ||||||||
Sinking like a rock in the Sea drifting through the Three Worlds poor ethereal creature forever immersed in scenes until a flash of lightning shows life and death are dust in space | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BOLT FROM THE BLUE by GREGORY ORR THE YOUNG MYSTIC by LOUIS UNTERMEYER POSTSCRIPT; TO MAXIME KUMIN by ELEANOR WILNER THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#13): 2. MORE ABOUT THE DEAD MAN AND THUNDER by MARVIN BELL EPITAPH by MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU THE IMPROVISATORE: ALBERT AND EMILY by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES LIGHTNING by WILLIAM ROSE BENET SHEET LIGHTNING by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN THE SCYTHE STRUCK BY LIGHTING by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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