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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 251, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: I see the yellow river
Last Line: Because we keep ourselves blind
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Yellow River, China; Buddha; Buddhists
First Line: I see the yellow river
Last Line: Because we keep ourselves blind
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Yellow River, China; Buddha; Buddhists
I see the Yellow River
and how many times it clears
its current like an arrow
our lives like so much duckweed
our ignorance springs of karma
our delusion valleys of sorrow
we whirl around countless kalpas
because we keep ourselves blind
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