Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 190, by HAN SHAN


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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 190, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: One bottle is cast in gold
Last Line: Cultivation begins today
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Virtue; Wealth; Riches; Fortunes


One bottle is cast in gold
another is moulded from clay
take a look at these two
which one is bound to endure
knowing these bottles differ
surely you know karma does too
examine the seeds of rebirth
cultivation begins today





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