Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 137, by HAN SHAN


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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 137, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Last night I dreamt I went home
Last Line: And my temples weren't their old color
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Dreams; Homecoming; Marriage; Nightmares; Weddings; Husbands; Wives


Last night I dreamt I went home
and saw my wife at her loom
she stopped the shuttle as if in thought
then raised it as if without strength
I called and she turned to look
she looked but didn't know me
I guess we'd been apart too many years
and my temples weren't their old color





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