Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 167, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: Cold mountain owns a house Last Line: Think and discover the key Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Home | ||||||||
Cold Mountain owns a house with no partitions inside six doors open left and right from the hall he sees blue sky wherever he looks it's bare the east wall greets the west nothing stands between them no need for anyone's care he makes a small fire when cold comes cooks plants when hunger arrives he isn't like the old farmer enlarging his fields and sheds creating nothing but hell-bound karma once begun it never ends think this over well think and discover the key | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EL FLORIDA ROOM by RICHARD BLANCO DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN TO THIS HOUSE by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE UPSTAIRS ROOM by WELDON KEES HOME IS SO SAD by PHILIP LARKIN DUTCH INTERIOR by DAVID LEHMAN THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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