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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 151, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: A man with a good head and belly
Last Line: A descendant of poverty his name is broke
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poverty
First Line: A man with a good head and belly
Last Line: A descendant of poverty his name is broke
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Poverty
A man with a good head and belly
versed in all six arts
in the South he's driven North
in the West he's driven East
forever adrift like duckweed
a tumbleweed that never rests
who is this you ask
a descendant of Poverty his name is Broke
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