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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 158, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: A tree grew here before the grove
Last Line: What remains is real
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature; Trees
First Line: A tree grew here before the grove
Last Line: What remains is real
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Aging; Chinese Literature; Trees
A tree grew here before the grove
its age is twice as great
the shifting earth has gnarled its roots
wind and frost have parched its leaves
people scorn its withered outside
no one sees its fine-grained heart
but when its bark is stripped away
what remains is real
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