Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 19, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: Parrots live in western lands Last Line: Flying up in the clouds Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Parrots; Prisons & Prisoners; Convicts | ||||||||
Parrots live in western lands hunters bring them back in nets courtesans tease them dawn to dusk somewhere behind palace curtains they're given a golden cage but locked away their plumage fades not like wild geese and swans flying up in the clouds | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SECULAR GAMES by RICHARD HOWARD WHAT DID YOU SEE? by FANNY HOWE JULIA TUTWILER STATE PRISON FOR WOMEN by ANDREW HUDGINS BOTHWELL: PART 4 by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN BOTHWELL: PART 4 by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN WORK IN PROGRESS by CHARLES MARTIN THE SUBCULTURE OF THE WRONGLY ACCUSED by THYLIAS MOSS THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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