Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 274, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: Cold cliff's remoteness is what I like Last Line: But the pearl of my mind stays safe Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Chinese Literature; Contentment; Mountains; Old Age; Solitude; Hills; Downs (great Britain); Loneliness | ||||||||
Cold Cliff's remoteness is what I like no one travels this way a great peak penetrates the clouds a lone gibbon howls on the ridge what could please me more my heart content I enjoy old age the seasons change my appearance but the pearl of my mind stays safe | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN ABEYANCE by DENISE LEVERTOV IN A VACANT HOUSE by PHILIP LEVINE SUNDAY ALONE IN A FIFTH FLOOR APARTMENT, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS by WILLIAM MATTHEWS SILENCE LIKE COOL SAND by PAT MORA THE HONEY BEAR by EILEEN MYLES THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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