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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 68, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Aboard this boat of rotten wood
Last Line: Alas it's due to bitterness
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Boats; Chinese Literature
First Line: Aboard this boat of rotten wood
Last Line: Alas it's due to bitterness
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Boats; Chinese Literature
Aboard this boat of rotten wood
gathering fruit of the nimba tree
here we are in the open sea
where the waves never cease
only one-day's food along
shore a billion miles away
what's the cause of our distress
alas it's due to bitterness
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